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Child and adult care food program aligning dietary guidance for all

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally-funded program designed to provide healthy meals and snacks to children and adults while receiving day care at participating family day care homes, traditional child care centers, afterschool facilities, adult care facilities, and emergenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, Suzanne P.
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee to Review Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Requirements, National Academies Press (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press c2011, 2011
Subjects:
United States
Nutritional Requirements
Government Programs
Nutrition Policy
Diet
Health Behavior
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Introduction
  • The Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • Methods for examining food and nutrient intakes
  • Nutritional considerations for infants and children
  • Nutritional considerations for adults
  • Process for developing recommendations for meal requirements
  • Recommendations for meal requirements
  • Meal cost implications
  • Implementation
  • Consistency of recommendations for meal requirements and implementation strategies with the committee's critieria
  • Evaluation and research recommendations

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