Originally Posted by Trummynme:
I'm on the FP and though it's a government program it's not the same everywhere. Here you can do 2 snacks/1 meal OR 2 meals/1 snack. Also, here we are not required to serve a grain with snack.
Same here.
The interpretation of the rules from agency to agency is definitely different but I don't think the meal patterns change though. I think that is the same across the country.
It seems it's the serving and other claiming aspects that vary from place to place.
The food program says snack is 2 of 4 food components so veggies and milk are perfectly acceptable.
I would never withhold food from a child for not eating lunch but I would definitely change my snacks up to serving veggies only so that the child doesn't simply hold out for snacks to curb their hunger.