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  CACFP Breakfast Planner Recipes
  CACFP Snack Menu Planner Recipes
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  State Child Nutrition Agency Developed RecipesNew!
- Recipes For:
  CACFP
  Family Child Care (6 servings)
  Child Care Centers (25-50 servings)
  Adults (25-50 Servings)
  Recetas para el CACFP en español
  Schools (50-100 Servings)
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Recipes for Child CareChild Nutrition Recipe Box2023-11-03T21:25:55-05:00

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Recipes for Child Care Centers

These recipes provide child care centers with delicious meals and snacks that meet the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal pattern requirements.
These kid-friendly recipes include whole grains, legumes, and a variety of vegetables. They also include crediting information to make menu planning easier.
These recipes yield 25 or 50 servings.

Scroll down to browse through our recipes for child care.

Pizza Green Beans USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Pizza Green Beans USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

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Chicken or Turkey and Rice Soup USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Chicken or Turkey and Rice Soup USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

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Gingerbread USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Gingerbread USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

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Chicken Curry Casserole USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Chicken Curry Casserole USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

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Apples and Almond Butter USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Apples and Almond Butter USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Arroz Con Queso (Rice With Cheese) USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

4.5 from 2 votes

Asian Tuna Burger USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Asian Tuna Burgers USDA Recipe for Adults in CACFP

Baby Potatoes Persillade USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Batatas and Apples USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Beans with Canned vegetarian Beans USDA Recipe for Adults in CACFP

Ages 3-5, Ages 6-18

Baked Beans with Canned Vegetarian Beans USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

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Baked Carrot Fries With Yogurt-Sunflower Seed Butter Dip USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Carrot Fries with yogurt sunflower seed butter photo

Baked Carrot Fries With Yogurt-Sunflower Seed Butter Dip USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Cod Olé USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Egg Rolls USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Sweet Potatoes and Apples USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Sweet Potatoes with Apples USDA Recipe for Adults in CACFP

2.75 from 4 votes

Baked Tilapia Fish Fillets USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Tilapia Fish Fillets USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Tofu Bites USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baked Tofu Bites USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Baking Powder Biscuits USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Banana Bread Squares USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Barbecue Beef Sliders USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Barbecue Beef Sliders USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Barbecue Chicken or Turkey Salad USDA Recipe for Adults in CACFP

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November is "Native American Heritage Month", which is also referred to as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. This month provides an opportunity for us to reflect on how the cultures and traditions held dear by tribal nations continue to advance resilient economies and vibrant lands nationwide. Indigenous knowledge continues to be affirmed throughout our everyday life in our land management practices, the foods we eat, our systems of government and our stewardship of natural resources.

This year’s 2023 Native American Heritage Month (NAHM) theme, “Indigenous Foods: The Intersection Between Land, Food, and Culture,” promotes the importance of recognizing these foods and the indigenous knowledge and practices used in cultivating these foods for enhancing land stewardship and climate resilience, strengthening domestic food economies, and addressing food insecurity.

Click on the Featured Recipes for Native American inspired recipes you can include in your menus and help you celebrate in your school or child care center.