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The document provides instructions for completing the Daily Meal Production Record for Adult Day Care, ensuring compliance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal patterns as mandated by the USDA. It outlines necessary information to be recorded, including contracting entity details, meal production information, food components required for each meal type, and participation statistics. The form must document meals served daily to qualify for reimbursement.

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Click ‘Get Form’ to open the Daily Meal Production Record in the editor.
Begin by entering the Contracting Entity (CE) information. Fill in the name of your organization, CE ID, site name, site number, and the date meals were served.
Move to the Meal Production Information section. Review the pre-printed required food components for each meal type and enter your menu for each service. Remember to document any changes on the day of service.
In the Food Items Used field, list each food item as purchased or according to USDA recipes. Ensure you include any CN labels if applicable.
Enter the Quantity Used for each food item prepared, using measurable amounts such as ounces or pounds. This must be completed before serving meals.
Finally, input both Planned Participation and Actual Participation numbers for enrolled adults, program staff, and non-program participants.

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What is the purpose of the meal production record?

Definition: Federal guidelines require that all schools participating in the school meals programs must keep food production records for the meals they produce. These records must demonstrate how the meals contribute to the required food components, food items, or menu items for each day of operation.

What is a food production record?

Production records are a communication tool for everyone involved with school meals, from menu development to production and service. Federal guidelines require that all schools participating in the school nutrition programs keep food production records for the meals they produce.

What is the definition of food production?

Food production is defined as the set of on-farm activities and supporting processes that transform raw materials into crops and livestock intended for human consumption. AI generated definition based on: Handbook of Agricultural Economics, 2022.

What is a production record?

Production Record means all of the documentation associated with the production of a given Batch, including the manufacture, testing, bulk packaging, storage, and labeling of such Batch.

What is a food record?

A food record (also called a food diary) is a self-reported account of all foods and beverages (and possibly, [glossary term:] dietary supplements) consumed by a respondent over one or more days (i.e., an [glossary term:] n-day food record).

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How long should production records for meal service be kept?

Original source documents that support menu and meal counts must be retained for the current Federal Fiscal Year (FFY), plus the prior three years. In cases where there are open audits, the records must be kept until the audit is completed.

When completing a food production record, who should record the amount of food used and actual child servings?

Food Production Records Staff Member Duties:Food Production Record Sections to Complete:When to Complete Each Section: Nutrition assistants (food service staff) Amount of food used Actual child servings Actual adult servings Amount of a la carte servings Leftover food During and after food production (meal service)2 more rows

What are examples of production records?

A few examples are listed below. Crop cultivation records. This document can include all the various fields or orchard numbers, production size, yield potential and soil analyses of the land used for that specific crop or fruit. Livestock production records. Labour records. Machinery records.