Or. Admin. R. 414-305-1140 - Meals and Snacks
(1) Meals and
snacks for children must be:
(a) Prepared on
site;
(b) Obtained from a source
approved by the Oregon Health Authority; or
(c) Provided by parents.
(2) A certified child care center must ensure
that all meals, snacks and beverages follow the current USDA Child and Adult
Care Food Program (USDA-CACFP) meal pattern requirements, including portion
sizes.
(3) A certified child care
center must develop weekly or monthly written menus that show all foods to be
served during that period and make the menus available to parents.
(a) Substitutions that meet nutritional
requirements are permitted but must be recorded and made available to
parents.
(b) Menus may be rotated
if there is a record of which menu was used for each date.
(4) A certified child care center must select
and serve food that is safe and has nutritional value.
(a) Foods of minimal nutritional value, such
as gelatin or desserts, may only be served occasionally and cannot replace
nutritious foods.
(b) All food
products served by the center or brought from individual homes for a group of
children must have been inspected and come from commercial suppliers, except
for:
(A) Fresh or frozen fruits and
vegetables; and
(B) Foods brought
by parents and only consumed by their child.
(c) The center must serve beverages
consisting only of water, milk or nutritionally equivalent milk substitute, and
fruit or vegetable juice.
(A) Fruit and
vegetable juice must be pasteurized 100 percent juice.
(B) Milk must be Grade A pasteurized and
fortified milk.
(C) Pasteurized
powdered milk and evaporated milk must only be used in cooking.
(D) A parent may request that their child not
be served milk. A certified child care center must obtain written parental
permission to not serve milk to a specific child. This must be at the parent's
request, on a case-by-case basis, and not a center-wide policy.
(d) The following foods must not
be served or offered in uncooked food, or served or offered in a ready-to-eat
form:
(A) Raw animal foods such as raw fish,
raw meat or raw eggs;
(B) Partially
cooked animal food such as lightly cooked fish, rare meat, soft cooked eggs and
meringue;
(C) Raw seed
sprouts;
(D) Home canned
food;
(E) Food additives and
preservatives that are not FDA approved.
(e) The center must not serve foods that are
associated with young children's choking incidents to children under 3 years of
age including, but not limited to: hot dog slices, raw carrots, whole grapes,
hard candy, gum, nuts, peanuts, popcorn, rice cakes, chips, gel candies, and
marshmallows. Children older than 3 years of age may be served these food
provided that the foods are cut in such a way as to minimize choking
hazard.
(f) Nutrient concentrates
and supplements (protein powders, liquid proteins, vitamins, minerals, and
other nonfood substances) must not be served to a child without a written
statement of parental consent and written instructions from a medical
practitioner.
(g) Honey or foods
containing honey must not be served to children under 12 months of
age.
(h) Special diets, not
including vegetarian diets, may only be served to a child with written
instructions from a registered dietician or medical practitioner and written
parental consent.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.260
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