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Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.514 - FOOD AND NUTRITION

8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1402-1-2.514

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.514 - FOOD AND NUTRITION
A. The center must show evidence that all meals and snacks provided by the center must meet current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program meal pattern guidance and requirements published by the USDA Food Nutrition Service at https://www.cacfp.org/meal-pattern-guidance/ (April 2016) and 7 C.F.R. sections 210.10 and 226.20 (July 1, 2022), herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from the USDA Food Nutrition Service at https://www.ecfr.gov. These regulations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash St., Denver, CO 80246, during regular business hours. Children who are at the center for more than four (4) hours, day or evening, must be offered a meal.
B. Centers must not provide sugar sweetened beverages to children. These are liquids that have been sweetened with various forms of sugars that add calories and include, but are not limited to: soda, fruitades, fruit drinks, flavored milks, and sports and energy drinks.
C. If 100% fruit juice, which is not a sugar sweetened beverage, is offered as part of meals and/or snacks, it must be limited to no more than twice per week.
D. In centers that do not regularly provide a meal, if a child brings a meal from home that does not appear to meet current USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program meal pattern requirements, the center must have foods available to offer as a supplement to that meal.
E. Meal menus must be planned at least one week in advance, dated, and available to parents. After use, menus must be filed and retained for three (3) months. Records must be available for periodic review and evaluation.
F. The size of servings must be suitable for the child's age and appetite, and sufficient time must be allowed so that meals are unhurried.

8 CCR 1402-1-2.514

46 CR 22, November 25, 2023, effective 12/15/2023