CACFP
Health & Nutrition
An important part of LVCC’s mission is to promote healthy child development, including support for good nutrition and healthy lifestyles. We hope you’ll find the information provided on this page to be helpful and healthful.
USDA NEW MEAL PATTERNS
Infants (English, Spanish)
Children and Adults (English, Spanish)
Best Practices (English, Spanish)
UPDATED MEAL STANDARDS CHARTS
Do you need healthy recipes?
- Our CACFP Department created their own cookbook! Click here to download.
- Click to find delicious, kid-friendly recipes from the National CACFP Sponsors Association.
INFANT FORMULA PREPARATION
- Preparation checklist for standard powdered iron-fortified infant formula (using glass or hard plastic bottles). Click here to download.
- Preparation checklist for standard liquid concentrated iron-fortified infant formula (using glass or hard plastic bottles). Click here to download.
- Preparation checklist for standard ready-to-feed iron-fortified infant formula (using glass or hard plastic bottles). Click here to download.
Other Links
- For more information on healthy eating, visit My Plate.
- Visit Healthy Kids Healthy Allentown for ways to adopt basic nutrition and physical activity policies for your organization.
- Get updates on CACFP on Facebook.
- Become a Team Nutrition School to promote nutritious school menus.
- To read about safeguarding and improving children’s health through healthier school foods, visit Kids' Safe & Healthful Food Project.