W. Va. Code R. § 78-18-21

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 78-18-21 - Nutrition

21.1. The operator shall plan menus and provide meals and snacks with the goal of meeting or working toward meeting the current United States Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

21.2. The operator shall prepare, date, and post menus in advance in a conspicuous place and shall keep them on file for 30 days.

21.3. The operator shall consider information provided by parents about children's eating habits, food preferences, and special dietary needs when planning menus.

21.4. When parents provide food for meals, the facility shall supplement any meal that does not provide nutritious and sufficient amounts of food for the children, as needed, to meet the requirements of this rule.

21.5. No child shall be permitted to be without a meal or snack for excessively long periods of time. A facility shall provide meals according to the following requirements:

21.5.a. In a facility open morning through afternoon, lunch and morning and afternoon snacks shall be served;

21.5.b. The facility shall serve a snack to school age children arriving after school; and

21.5.c. The facility shall offer breakfast, mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack, lunch, and dinner to a child when attendance is prior to 7:00 in the morning or after 7:30 in the evening.

21.6. The operator shall encourage children to eat the food served but shall not subject them to coercion or forced feeding.

21.7. An operator shall limit the use of snack foods with high sugar and salt content.

21.8. An operator shall serve only pasteurized, inspected, and Grade A approved milk products to children. A facility shall not use powdered milk except for cooking.

W. Va. Code R. § 78-18-21