Meal Service Styles in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Explore various meal service styles in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), including cafeteria style, pre-plated style, family-style dining, and offer versus serve. Learn about the differences and requirements of each service style to provide nutritious meals to participants effectively.
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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Meal Service Styles Meal Service Styles Adult Care Component Adult Care Component
Meal Service Styles Cafeteria Style Pre-plated Offer versus Serve Family Style
Pre-plated style Minimum serving size of each component is placed on each plate and in each cup Image result for row of plates with food
Family-style Dining Common serving dishes Participants serve themselves Enough food to provide minimum amounts Encourage participants to try all foods and take the minimum amount
Cafeteria Style Minimum serving size of all required components is placed on each participant s plate or tray when the participant goes through a line
Offer versus Serve (OVS) Offer versus Serve (OVS) Breakfast Lunch Supper
Key Terms for OVS Key Terms for OVS Food Component food categories that make up a reimbursable meal (i.e. milk, meat/meat alternate, grains, vegetables, fruits) Food Item foods that are part of a food component (i.e. broccoli, cheese) Combination Food - contains more than one food item from different food components that cannot be separated All food items at breakfast, lunch and supper must be different from one another
Offer Versus Serve Option The Offer versus Serve option requires that all required components be offered
OVS at Breakfast OVS at Breakfast Programs must provide: 1. One serving of milk 4. One additional serving of fruit/vegetable, grains, or serving of a meat/meat alternate 2. One serving of fruit/vegetable 3. One serving of grain Participants must take 3 different food items out of the 4 food items offered
OVS at Breakfast Examples OVS at Breakfast Examples OVS Breakfast Example
OVS at Lunch/Supper OVS at Lunch/Supper Programs must provide: 1. One serving of milk 4. One serving of fruit 2. One serving of grain 5. One serving of meat/meat alternate 3. One serving of vegetable Participants must take 3 food components out of the 5 food components offered
OVS at Lunch Examples OVS at Lunch Examples OVS Lunch Example
OVS at Supper Examples OVS at Supper Examples OVS Supper Example
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