This course provides information about Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) special diet requests and menus ensuring that individuals with disability and non-disability dietary restrictions or health concerns receive proper nutrition in care settings. This approach not only promotes civil rights, inclusivity and nutrition but also complies with federal regulations to accommodate special dietary needs.

Learning Objectives: 

• The participant will be able to explain the “who, what, when, where, and why” special diets are required to operate the CACFP or SFSP.

• The participant will use scenarios and special diet decision trees to evaluate special diet requests.

• The participant will review the steps of an effective special diet program to implement and/or improve their own program.