CDC USDA CACFP Meal Program 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under CACFP, what is the minimum age at which a child transitions from the infant meal pattern to the child meal pattern?
- 6 months
- 12 months (Correct answer)
- 18 months
- 24 months
Correct answer: 12 months
Children transition from the infant meal pattern to the child meal pattern at 1 year (12 months) of age.
Question 2: Which of the following grains is NOT creditable under the CACFP grain component when served to children?
- Whole wheat bread
- Brown rice
- Flavored gelatin (Correct answer)
- Oatmeal
Correct answer: Flavored gelatin
Flavored gelatin is not a grain product and does not credit toward the CACFP grain component.
Question 3: A CACFP sponsor operates 15 family day care homes. How often must the sponsor conduct an unannounced monitoring visit to each home per year?
- Once per year (Correct answer)
- Twice per year
- Three times per year
- Four times per year
Correct answer: Once per year
CACFP requires sponsors to conduct at least one unannounced monitoring visit per year to each family day care home.
Question 4: What is the correct CACFP reimbursable meal pattern for a snack served to a child aged 3–5 years?
- Two components from four food components (Correct answer)
- One component from any food group
- Three full meal components
- Only milk and fruit
Correct answer: Two components from four food components
A CACFP snack for children 3–5 must contain two components selected from the four food components: milk, fruit/vegetable, grains, and meat/meat alternate.
Question 5: Under CACFP, which documentation must a family day care home provider maintain for each enrolled child?
- Income eligibility forms for all children
- Enrollment forms with meal count records (Correct answer)
- Attendance sheets only
- Weekly menu plans submitted to the state
Correct answer: Enrollment forms with meal count records
Family day care home providers must maintain enrollment forms and daily meal count records for each enrolled child.
Question 6: When must a daycare center reconcile its daily meal counts with point-of-service meal counts under CACFP?
- At the end of each month
- Within 10 days of the claim submission
- At the time of the meal service (Correct answer)
- During the annual audit
Correct answer: At the time of the meal service
CACFP requires meal counts to be taken at the point of service—when the meal is actually served to the child.
Question 7: Which of the following vegetables does NOT credit as a vegetable component under CACFP?
- Broccoli
- Sweet potato
- Iceberg lettuce used as garnish (less than ⅛ cup) (Correct answer)
- Canned peas
Correct answer: Iceberg lettuce used as garnish (less than ⅛ cup)
Lettuce or other vegetables used only as a garnish in amounts less than the required ⅛ cup minimum do not credit toward the vegetable component.
CDC USDA CACFP Meal Program 2
Under CACFP, what is the minimum age at which a child transitions from the infant meal pattern to the child meal pattern?