Get NJ Child and Adult Food Program Monthly Meal Count Record

School Breakfast Program (SBP): There are three required meal pattern components including Grain, Fruit (or Vegetable), and Milk.

Breakfast must contain at least three of four groups while lunch and dinner have to have all four food groups, including meat and meat alternatives, fruits, vegetables, grains, and milk, plus an additional serving of fruits or vegetables. Snacks must include at least two food groups.

To calculate the average monthly attendance, divide the attendance rate by 100, then multiply by the days of school in the month or period.

The total number of days of student attendance divided by the total number of days in the regular school year. A student attending every day would equal one ADA. ADA is not the same as enrollment, which is the number of students enrolled in each school and district.

Identify the main criteria necessary to demonstrate Performance Standard 3: Program Accountability. The three CACFP Performance Standards include Financial Viability and Financial Management, Administrative Capability and Program Accountability.

The CACFP lunch and supper meal patterns requires all five food components to be offered: milk, meat/meat alternates, vegetables, fruits, and grains.

Step 1. At the end of each day, determine the total number of different children or adult participants (at Adult Day Care Centers) in attendance who are enrolled in CACFP. Step 2. At the end of the reporting month, add the daily totals from Step 1, and this figure will be used to figure your ADA.

Each day, more than 4.2 million children and 138,000 adults receive nutritious meals and snacks through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

The designated attendance factor is used by FANS to perform an edit check on the monthly claim for reimbursement. Calculate the average number of students that attend school each month in the prior school year. Then, Divide by the average number of students enrolled in school each month in the prior school year.

On a weekly basis determine the attendance percentage. (Number of Members Present or Made Up) divided by (Number of Members Used in Calculating Attendance) multiplied by 100 equals the weekly attendance percentage. At the end of the month, average the weekly percentages to get the monthly percentage.

The CACFP breakfast meal pattern for ages 3-5 requires ¾ cup of unflavored low-fat (1%) or unflavored fat-free milk; ½ cup of vegetables, fruits, or both; and ½ ounce equivalent (oz eq) of grains. Meat/meat alternates may substitute for the entire grains component at breakfast up to three times per week.

Snack must include the minimum serving of two of the five components. Only one of the two components may be a creditable beverage, such as milk or juice. The USDA's CACFP Best Practices recommends serving a vegetable or fruit for at least one of the two required snack components.

School Breakfast Program (SBP): There are three required meal pattern components including Grain, Fruit (or Vegetable), and Milk.

Breakfast must contain at least three of four groups while lunch and dinner have to have all four food groups, including meat and meat alternatives, fruits, vegetables, grains, and milk, plus an additional serving of fruits or vegetables. Snacks must include at least two food groups.

To calculate the average monthly attendance, divide the attendance rate by 100, then multiply by the days of school in the month or period.

The total number of days of student attendance divided by the total number of days in the regular school year. A student attending every day would equal one ADA. ADA is not the same as enrollment, which is the number of students enrolled in each school and district.

Identify the main criteria necessary to demonstrate Performance Standard 3: Program Accountability. The three CACFP Performance Standards include Financial Viability and Financial Management, Administrative Capability and Program Accountability.

The CACFP lunch and supper meal patterns requires all five food components to be offered: milk, meat/meat alternates, vegetables, fruits, and grains.

Step 1. At the end of each day, determine the total number of different children or adult participants (at Adult Day Care Centers) in attendance who are enrolled in CACFP. Step 2. At the end of the reporting month, add the daily totals from Step 1, and this figure will be used to figure your ADA.

Each day, more than 4.2 million children and 138,000 adults receive nutritious meals and snacks through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

The designated attendance factor is used by FANS to perform an edit check on the monthly claim for reimbursement. Calculate the average number of students that attend school each month in the prior school year. Then, Divide by the average number of students enrolled in school each month in the prior school year.

On a weekly basis determine the attendance percentage. (Number of Members Present or Made Up) divided by (Number of Members Used in Calculating Attendance) multiplied by 100 equals the weekly attendance percentage. At the end of the month, average the weekly percentages to get the monthly percentage.

The CACFP breakfast meal pattern for ages 3-5 requires ¾ cup of unflavored low-fat (1%) or unflavored fat-free milk; ½ cup of vegetables, fruits, or both; and ½ ounce equivalent (oz eq) of grains. Meat/meat alternates may substitute for the entire grains component at breakfast up to three times per week.

Snack must include the minimum serving of two of the five components. Only one of the two components may be a creditable beverage, such as milk or juice. The USDA's CACFP Best Practices recommends serving a vegetable or fruit for at least one of the two required snack components.