Food Program Menu Question

[Unregistered]

I am required to have the the daily menu posted for families by that morning prior to families arriving so they can see what is being served. My food rep encourages posting weekly menus to make it easier to plan, but not required as long as that day's menu is posted.Then at the end of the month I turn in all the menus along with my attendance to my food program rep. I agree with pp about asking your food rep to show you where in the USDA guidelines it says that it must be turned in the week before.

[Alwaysgreener]

This was their response. Does anyone else NOT see where it says that menus must be sent to the sponsor by Friday? Does anyone else NOT see where it says that I must post menus a week ahead of time? This is NOT in my manual, but in their manual that is "under revision". This is not available to any of the food program participants at this time, apparently.

67:42:03:13. Nutrition requirements. If a child is in family day care during the home's regular meal time, the child must be offered a meal which consists of a variety of foods which supplies at least one-third of the child's daily nutritional needs. Nutritious midmorning, midafternoon, and evening snacks must be served between meals as long as there are at least two hours between each meal and snack. Breakfast may be substituted for the midmorning snack. The provider shall prepare and post menus of the meals available at the home for the week and shall record on the menu the food actually served. The provider shall retain the menus for a period of six months after the week for which it was prepared.
Infants must be fed according to their individual schedule and must be held while bottle feeding.
Source: 4 SDR 2, effective July 25, 1977; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 15 SDR 162, effective May 4, 1989; 21 SDR 206, effective June 4, 1995; 31 SDR 40, effective September 29, 2004; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013.
General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.
Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.

I would ask, how can you follow a rule that is not a rule. Since this "rule" is not a rule in the handbook that they provided you with and you signed agreeing to, they can't expect you to know about it or follow it. And for those that they say are doing this without an update, I say shame on them for not questioning or reading their copy of the handbook.

[Alwaysgreener]

I fought a different program, they sent out letters saying that I was required by law to do this weekly form. When I confronted them about the letter, they admitted they worded it wrong and would not send it again. They did mention the a good number of local providers did compile to the letter and many on a local FB thought it was a law and admitted they compiled.
This is most likely this is what is happening, I would continue to stand your ground and say you have read what they sent you and they must of sent you the wrong section as it is not in this one, please send the correct section
I would also question would they feel it is right to be forced to follow a law that was not a law yet. (like getting a ticket because the state is thinking about changing the speed limit)