Ind. Admin. Code tit. 470, r. 3-4.7-78 – Meal components

Sec. 78. (a) The center shall provide meals and snacks that meet dietary requirements in accordance with the division guidelines.

(b) Children eating both the noon meal and the evening meal at the child care center shall not be served the same food at both meals.

(d) The center shall serve whole milk to children under two (2) years of age unless a physician orders a specific substitution.

(e) Liquid refreshments shall meet the following guidelines:

(1) All fruit juice shall be one hundred percent (100%) pure fruit juice with no sugar added.
(2) All noncitrus juice shall be fortified with vitamin C.
(3) The center shall not serve or have accessible to children ades, drinks, soft drinks, or powders.
(4) A competing beverage shall not be served with milk at lunch or dinner.

(f) Written, standardized recipes must be immediately available in the kitchen for all protein entree items on the menu. The recipe must be suitable for the number of children served at the child care center. The recipe must show the following:

(1) The amount of high protein food in ounces or pounds.
(2) The number of children to be served by the recipe.
(3) The serving size.

(g) Centers shall not offer foods that present a choking hazard to children under three (3) years of age, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Whole grapes.
(2) Hot dog rounds.
(3) Hard candy.
(4) Nuts.
(5) Seeds.
(6) Raw peas.
(7) Dried fruit.
(8) Pretzel nuggets.
(9) Chips.
(10) Popcorn.
(11) Marshmallows.
(12) Spoonfuls of peanut butter.
(13) Chunks of meat larger than children can swallow whole.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-78; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 140; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA)