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October 2026-03

Announcements from the Wisconsin Child an Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

IN THIS ISSUE

CACFP Resources Updates (ALL)

CACFP Training Spotlights (ALL)

CACFP Resource Updates (ALL)

The CACFP Reference Guide, which included tables for cereal and yogurt total sugar limits and a flowchart to help determine if grains meet whole grain-rich criteria, contains information that is no longer accurate and therefore has been discontinued. If you are using this please discard all copies. In its place use the following resources:

• Cereal Added Sugar Limits
• Yogurt Added Sugar Limits
• Whole Grain-Rich Flowchart

The following resources are new or have been updated:

• Creditable and Non-creditable Foods Guide 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Crediting Foods tab
• Infant Meal Pattern  
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) Infants
• Foods for Infants 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) Meal Requirements Infants under the Crediting Infant Foods tab
• Required Documents List 
• Posted under GM 9 /  CACFP Recordkeeping Resources tab
• Monthly Meal Count Consolidation Sheet (PDF and Excel) (NEW)
• Post under GM 3

CACFP Training Spotlights (ALL)

CACFP Training Spotlights are now posted on the Guidance Memorandum (GM) webpage under their applicable GM. CACFP Training Spotlights are resources that focus on different CACFP topics and include specific guidance on how to successfully complete requirements.

Below is a list of all CACFP Training Spotlights. It specifies if the spotlight is new or updated and includes where these are posted on the Guidance Memorandum webpage. 

• Organizing Records (UPDATED) 
• Posted under GM 9 / CACFP Recordkeeping Resources tab
• Time of Service Meal Counts for Participants Ages 1 and Older (NEW) 
• Posted under GM 9 / Meal Count Forms tab
• CACFP Costs and Documentation Guide 
• Posted under GM 11 under the Financial Management Resources tab
• Maintaining Product Labels and Other Acceptable Documentation (NEW) 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Crediting Foods tab
• Documentation for Cereal and Yogurt Added Sugar Limits (UPDATED) 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Crediting Foods tab
• Documentation for Whole Grain-rich (WGR) Foods (UPDATED) 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Crediting Foods tab
• Crediting Documentation for Processed Foods (UPDATED)
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Crediting Foods tab
• Rule of 3 for Determining Whole Grain-Rich (WGR) 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Grains tab
• Vegetarian Meals (UPDATED) 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Meats and Meat Alternates tab
• Recipes for Foods Made from Scratch 
• Posted under GM 12/Meal Production tab and GM L (FDCH) / Meal Planning tab
• Serving Milk  
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Meal Service tab
• How to Complete Production Records Accurately (UPDATED) 
• Posted under GM 12 under the Production Records tab
• Tortilla Chips and Corn Chips 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) under the Grains tab
• Serving and Claiming Infant Meals (UPDATED) 
• Posted under GM 12 and GM L (FDCH) Meal Requirements Infants under the Infant Meal Recordkeeping tab

REMINDER: Claim Submission Deadlines: Federal regulations impose a claim submission deadline of 60 calendar days after the last day of the month for which the claim applies. For DPI’s CACFP Claim Submission Deadlines visit Claim Submission Deadlines.

Contact your assigned CACFP consultant with questions about the items in the bulletin, or other CACFP questions.

Do you have new staff working with the CACFP? Check out this resource New Staff Responsibilities for CACFP.

Program Abbreviation Key

CC=Child Care

AR=At Risk

FDCH: Family Day Care Home

HS: Head Start

ES: Emergency Shelters

SO: Sponsoring Organizations

OS: Outside of School Hours Care

ADC: Adult Day Care

ALL: Applies to all types

The abbreviation key identifies each type of program in the CACFP. Each section above identifies who the information applies to when implementing the CACFP. If your type of program is not listed in a section, it does not apply. 

Bureau of Community Nutrition 
201 West Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone (608) 267-9129; cnt@dpi.wi.gov 
dpi.wi.gov/community-nutrition

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. 

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