2019 Annual Training Quiz

1. Water must be offered and made available to children throughout the day.

True

False

2. It is important to offer a variety of different fruits and vegetables throughout the week to help ensure that the children in my care are getting all of the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that they need for healthy growth and development.

True

False

3. Because I participate in the CACFP and receive a reimbursement for the meals I serve in my child care home, I must abide by Federal civil rights regulations to ensure that program benefits are made available to all eligible persons. Discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability is strictly prohibited.

True

False

4. It is my responsibility to serve meals that comply with USDA's Meal Pattern requirements, specifically the foods outlined for each meal or snack and the portion sizes that correspond to the age of the child being served.

True

False

5. CACFP regulations require that CDA reports to the appropriate health or licensing authorities any situations witnessed at a site visit that pose a threat to the health or safety of the children in care. Which of the following would be considered a health and safety issue:

Children are left unattended

An aggressive animal is in the children’s area

Monitor realizes there is a lost or missing child

Monitor is present while a threatening individual is attempting to gain entrance to the facility

All of the above

6. I will need to look at the Nutrition Facts Label and the Ingredients label when choosing food products for my CACFP meals to ensure that they meet the requirements for the new Meal Pattern. I will check the label to ensure:

Breads and other grain products are made with enriched and whole grain flours.

At least one bread/grain that I offer is Whole-Grain Rich.

Cereals and yogurts do not exceed the maximum sugar content allowed per serving.

All of the above

7. When a child requires a milk substitution that is not nutritionally equivalent to cow's milk due to a disability, I must request a CDA Medical Statement from the Nutritionist. The form must be filled out and signed by the child's physician or nurse practitioner and approved by CDA before I can be reimbursed for that child's meals.

True

False

8. Per regulation, I must call the Nutrition Office to notify them in advance when:

I will be away from my facility at a scheduled meal time

I’m not serving or claiming a meal because no children are present

I’ll be closed for the day

I’ll be closed for vacation

All of the above

9. I am required to offer a whole grain/whole grain-rich item for the Bread/Grain component during at least one of my reimbursable meals or snacks every day and mark at which meal I offered the whole grain when recording my daily menus and attendance.

True

False

10. It is a Food Program regulation that I record my meals and attendance daily. I can claim 2 major meals and 1 snack or 2 snacks and 1 major meal per child each day.

True

False

11. The amounts of food required for infants on the Meal Pattern are listed as "0-4 tablespoons," or "0-2 ounces, etc." Zero does not mean that the food is optional, it means that the food should be offered in an amount that is appropriate for that infant when they are developmentally ready.

True

False

12. Bottles of breastmilk must be stored in the refrigerator, used within 72 hours, and must be labeled with:

The infant’s name

The date of expression

The infants favorite position to eat

A and B

None of the above

13. I am only reimbursed for and required to offer 3 components at breakfast. Unflavored milk and a Fruit/Vegetable must be offered. The 3rd item is either a bread/grain or a meat/meat alternate; not both.

True

False

14. My monthly claim must be submitted by the 5th of the following month whether I claim online or on scanner forms.

True

False

15. The Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) for the CACFP goes from October 1st of the current year to September 30th of the following year. I must keep copies of my food program and child care home documents such as signed enrollments, menu and attendance records, my permanent agreement, and monitor review forms as part of my paper retention, which I keep for:

1 year

2 years and 6 months

3 years plus the current fiscal year

16. I need to keep documentation of product labels for all of the bread and grain items, breakfast cereals, yogurt, and processed food products I serve. I can save them by keeping the original packaging or by taking a picture of the front and back (or side) of the package where the Nutrition Facts Label & Ingredients are listed.

True

False

17. If a parent chooses to bring breast milk for their child, regardless of age, I can be reimbursed for the child's meals as long as the required amount of milk is served.

True

False

18. When a breastfeeding mother comes to my home to feed her baby and I have provided her a safe, calm space to do so,

I can claim that meal for reimbursement even though I did nothing but offer her a space to breastfeed.

I cannot be reimbursed for the meal because I didn’t provide the food or feed the infant.

I should ask her to pump instead and let me give her baby a bottle so I can be reimbursed.

I can claim the meal, but only as a snack.

19. Unflavored milk is required at all major meals. In order to be reimbursed, I must offer:

1% or Fat-Free milk to children 2 and older

Almond milk

Whole milk for children who are 1 year old

A and C

All of the above

20. The CACFP Meal Time Policy states that:

All of the above

21. Some children may require a milk substitution. In order to be reimbursed for a milk substitute:

The milk substitute must be nutritionally equivalent to cow’s milk.

I need to call the Nutritionist, ask for a Soymilk Request Form, then complete and return the form.

I offer one of the approved brands of soymilk listed on the Soymilk Request Form.

All of the above

22. Yogurt offered at my CACFP mealtimes can have a maximum of 23 grams of sugar per 6 oz serving.

True

False

23. Whole Grain-Rich means that a food item made with any type of grain(s) is made up of at least 50% whole grains and any other grains used to make the product are enriched. The whole grain will be listed as the first ingredient on the ingredients label (or the second after water).

True

False

24. The whole grain requirement does not apply to infant (0 - 12 months) meals.

True

False

25. If I choose to offer a meat/meat alternate at breakfast, I may do so a maximum of 3 times per week in place of the entire grain component.

True

False