Infants and Preschool in NSLP and SBP

Infant and Preschool Meal Pattern

Preschool Meal Pattern In a Nutshell

Infant and Preschool Meal Pattern Training

• Preschool Meal Pattern Webcast
• Infant Meal Pattern Webcast
• Thirty on Thursdays Training Webinars
• Serving School Meals to Preschoolers 
• Crediting Handbook

Resources

Milk Component

• Milk Component
• Trainer's Tools: Serving Milk

Meat/Meat Alternate Component

• Meat/Meat Alternate Component
• Choose Yogurts that are Lower in Added Sugars
• Using the Nutrition Facts Label

Grains Component

• Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars
• Adding Whole Grains to Your Menu
• Grain-Based Desserts
• Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods Using the Ingredient List
• Is My Recipe Whole Grain-Rich?
• Grains Component

Fruits and Vegetables Component

• Fruits and Vegetables
• Serving Vegetables

Infants

• Feeding Infants
• Infant Meal Form for School Programs
• Infant Meal Record for School Programs
• Feeding Infants in the CACFP Guide (USDA)
  • Note: Combination baby foods (with more than one component) are not creditable towards the meal pattern in WI unless the product’s label includes volume information that credits one or more food components.
• Human Milk Storage Guidelines (USDA WIC Works Resource System)
• Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants

Production Records and Menu Planning

Preschool

You may choose to use a separate production record for children following the Preschool meal pattern, modify your current production record, or use a production record designed for multiple grade groups.

The DPI School Nutrition Team Production Record Templates are a modifiable option.

 

Preschool Production Records

• Preschool Breakfast Production Records
• Preschool Lunch Production Records

Preschool Menu Planning Worksheets

• Breakfast Menu Planning Worksheet (Ages 1-5)
• Lunch Menu Planning Worksheet (Ages 1-5)

Infants

Use the Infant Meal Form or Infant Meal Record to document parent-supplied components, meal components offered, and meals offered to infants. See the Infants Tab for more information.

For assistance with menu planning or standardized recipes, visit the DPI BSN Team Menu Planning Webpage.

Snacks

For information about serving and claiming snacks to infants and preschool-aged children participating in the NSLP and SBP, please visit the Afterschool Snack Program Webpage.

Meal Environment

• Co-mingled Meal Service In a Nutshell 
•  Family Style Meal Service In a Nutshell
• Video Example of Family Style Meal Service
• Mealtimes with Toddlers (USDA)
• Reducing the Risk of Choking in Young Children at Mealtimes (USDA)

Guidance

USDA Policy Memos

Contacts