The impact of replacing breakfast grains with meat/meat alternatives: an evaluation of child nutrition policy

To evaluate the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) rule that allows a meat/meat alternative to replace the breakfast grain requirement three times per week. A 5-week menu including breakfast, lunch and snack was developed with meat/meat alternative replacing the breakfast grain requirement th...

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Published in:Public health nutrition Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 1136 - 1141
Main Authors: Hanson, Jennifer A, Cantrell, Olivia, Paez, Paola, Brenes, Priscilla, Laursen, Denise E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Cambridge University Press 01.04.2020
Subjects:
Breakfast
Carbohydrates
Child and Adult Care Food Program
child nutrition
Child, Preschool
Dietary Guidelines
Dietary intake
Dietary Reference Intakes
Edible Grain
energy
Female
Food programs
Grain
grain products
Human nutrition
Humans
Lunch
Male
Meal pattern
Meals
Meat
meat analogs
Menu Planning
normal values
Nutrients
Nutrients - analysis
Nutrition
Nutrition Policy
Proteins
Public Policies
Recipes
Recommended Dietary Allowances
Short Communication
Snacks
Tocopherol
Vitamin E
United States > US
Dietary protein
Childcare
Macronutrients
Nutrition policy
Vitamin E
ISSN:1368-9800, 1475-2727, 1475-2727
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Summary:To evaluate the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) rule that allows a meat/meat alternative to replace the breakfast grain requirement three times per week. A 5-week menu including breakfast, lunch and snack was developed with meat/meat alternative replacing the breakfast grain requirement three times per week. Menu nutrients based on the minimum requirements were compared with reference values representing the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for fat and a range of reference values representing two-thirds the Dietary Reference Intake for 3-year-olds and 4-5-year-olds. The meal pattern minimum requirements were compared with two-thirds of those recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). Evaluation took place between April and June 2019. Human subjects were not utilized. The CACFP minimum grain requirement is well below the DGA reference value (0·5-1·5 v. 3·33 ounce-equivalents). Energy (2208·52 kJ) was below the reference values (3126·83-4362·53 kJ). Protein (34·43 g) was above the reference values (9·87-10·81 g). Carbohydrate (76·65 g), fibre (7·46 g) and vitamin E (1·69 mg) were below their reference values of 86·67 g, 10·46-14·60 g and 4-4·76 mg, respectively. Fat (22·57 %) was below the reference range (25-40 %). The CACFP rule which allows a meat/meat alternative to replace the breakfast grain requirement three times per week may result in meal patterns low in energy, carbohydrate, fat, fibre and vitamin E, while providing an excessive amount of protein.
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ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S136898001900377X