Code of Massachusetts Regulations
651 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS
Title 651 CMR 4.00 - The State Funded Nutrition Program For Elderly Persons
Section 4.05 - Requirements for Meals
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) General Requirement. The Congregate Meal and Home Delivered Meal offered to Eligible Elders shall comply with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the Secretary of Agriculture and meet a minimum of 33 1/3% of the dietary reference intakes (DRI) established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
(2) Menu Preparation. Each Nutrition Project, or the organization with whom it contracts for the preparation of its Congregate Meals or Home Delivered Meals shall prepare a menu adhering to the 1/3 of the daily recommended dietary allowance requirements stated in 651 CMR 4.05(1) one month prior to the implementation of the menu.
(3) Food Components. A Congregate Meal or Home Delivered Meal shall contain, at a minimum, each of the following food components in the amounts indicated: