From old favorites like pancakes and sloppy Joes, to popular new dishes like taco salad
and Mexican pizza, Child
Care Recipes will help you put together great tasting, nutritious meals that young
children will love. Child Care Recipes is a new
collection of recipes that has been developed just for child care centers. Each
recipe contributes to a reimbursable meal served to children in CACFP.
This collection
contains standardized recipes and kitchen tips that will make menu planning and food
preparation easy. As recommended in the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
(PDF),
the recipes help you add variety to your menus, with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and
grain products. The recipes were developed in quantities of 25 and 50
servings. They have been tested, and retested, for product quality, consistency, and
yield in child care centers nationwide.
Using standardized recipes will save you time and money. The recipes will help
you keep meal quality high, and production costs, and time, down. With Child Care Recipes, you can achieve the same excellent quality,
meal after meal. Use it alongside the Nutrition
Guidance for Child Care Centers.
How can you get your copy? If your center participates in CACFP, contact
your State agency for a copy of Child Care Recipes.
