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11Menu Planning and Sample Menus
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Mealtime is often the highlight of the day for older and disabled adults. For some participants, the
food they eat at the CACFP adult day care program will be the tastiest and healthiest food they will
have all day.
With thoughtful and sound meal planning, centers can:
Ensure that participants receive the nutrition they need to maintain or
improve their current health status
Show respect to participants by considering their cultural and ethnic food
preferences and special dietary needs
Ensure that the foods served meet the CACFP meal pattern requirements
This chapter will review the following:
Cultural/ethnic and regional food preferences
Menu planning
Cycle menu development
Menu evaluation
Food preferences are based
Menus for special diets
on:
Sample menus
Cultural background
Religious beliefs
The information provided in this chapter will address the
menu-planning needs of centers that produce their meals
Family traditions
in-house and those that purchase meals from an outside
vendor.
Cultural/Ethnic and Regional Food Preferences
Food preferences are based on:
Cultural background
Religious beliefs
Family traditions
The CACFP adult day care participant brings traditional
patterns of eating to the center. Food service employees
should understand and respect the diverse eating patterns of
all participants.
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