New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 2 - FOOD ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT
Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM
Section 8.2.2.18 - REQUIREMENTS FOR MEALS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Each meal served in the program shall comply with USDA meal patterns as outlined in federal regulations 7 CFR Part 226.20 and with the CYFD creditable foods list.
B. Special dietary needs and requirements of children shall be met. Special dietary needs include, but are not limited to, diabetic diets, high calorie, lower calorie, mechanically altered, and substitutions for food allergies or intolerance. Special dietary needs shall be expressed in an order from a medical authority which specifies any texture modifications, foods to be eliminated and which foods to substitute for the eliminated food, and other diet modifications. They do not include enteral or parenteral formulas which may be covered by medical insurance or medicare/medicaid.
C. Child nutrition ("CN") labeled products are not required for CACFP programs, and do not necessarily meet the meal requirements for CYFD's creditable foods list. Combination food items purchased which do not have a CN label must have a product analysis sheet from the manufacturer.
D. Family style meal service ("FSMS") or a modified version thereof, where all required components of the meal are placed on the table at the start of the meal and children are encouraged to take a portion from each meal component, is required at all participating centers and homes, unless there is a documented reason why FSMS cannot be implemented.
E. Institutions, with the exception of family day care homes, shall document on a daily basis the type and production elements of meals served in the menu record book which is provided by CYFD at the time of program approval.