N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-6.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 3A:56-6.11 - Food and nutrition for children

(a) The home shall ensure that each child is provided with three nutritious meals daily, either in the home itself or in the community.

1. The home shall make daily snacks available for children who desire them, unless there is a medical reason not to provide them.

2. The home shall select, store, prepare, and serve food in a sanitary and palatable manner.

3. Homes that serve between six and 12 children shall prepare and date menus and keep the menus on file at the home for a minimum of 30 calendar days.

4. The home shall provide table service for children.

5. The home shall serve meals in a manner that makes mealtime a pleasant social experience.

6. The home shall not force-feed or otherwise coerce a child to eat, except by order of a physician.

7. The home, other than treatment homes in private dwellings, shall ensure that opened and left-over food is dated for the purposes of ensuring timely disposal.

(b) The home shall ensure that the daily diet for each child includes a balance of foods from all essential food groups.

1. The home shall ensure that each meal contains a sufficient amount of food for every child, including provisions for additional helpings.

2. The home shall make available, as necessary, an alternate choice of food for each meal served for children on special diets, with documented food allergies, or children who, because of religious beliefs, cannot eat particular foods.

3. The home shall follow individualized diets and eating schedules that are submitted to the home by the child's physician or registered dietitian.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-6.11

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 135(a), effective 1/2/2018