203 food choices
A broad directory across all five CACFP components, with food-specific conditions and preparation notes.
Provider PathBy Holly’s Growing Minds StudioEspañolMeal planning & budgets
Daycare meal planning & food budgets
Mix, Match & Save
Familiar meals. Flexible choices.
Plan eight weeks of breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, and dinner. Swap individual food choices with printable flip pages, then price your groceries using your own local costs.
136-page PDF + 7-tab Excel workbook · English · Ages 1–12
What you receive
8 weeks of menus
40 weekdays and 200 planned eating occasions, plus 24 bonus dinner and pantry combinations.
62 interchangeable sheets
Print, cut, and assemble separate breakfast, lunch/dinner, and snack sets. Change one meal component at a time.
A budget for your kitchen
Enter current package prices, usable yields, attendance, and pantry stock. Sample prices are illustrative.
How the bundle works
Choose a menu
Start with a familiar meal, then check the age-based portions and food-specific conditions.
Flip a component
Use the cards to change a protein, grain, vegetable, or fruit. Add milk once to each full meal.
Work out the cost
Use the starter five-day calculator or Custom Food Costs for a different menu or batch.
Before you buy
Digital download only. The PDF is printable, not fillable. The XLSX is editable in compatible spreadsheet software. No physical book or binder rings are included.
Print the flip sheets on US Letter paper, landscape, single-sided, at Actual Size / 100%. Adult assembly is required.
The reference menus do not automatically change the starter calculator. Use Custom Food Costs to price an expanded menu or another batch.
This resource covers CACFP child meal patterns for ages 1–12. Infant meal patterns are separate. Check current official guidance, product documentation, meal modifications, and your sponsor’s instructions. It is not a USDA-approved product or a guarantee of reimbursement.
Licensed for one purchasing household, classroom, or child care program location. Do not redistribute, resell, or publicly upload the original files.