Table 2.
Menu days on which Boston FCCHs met selected new CACFP nutrition standards before and after implementation (n = 476 menu days from 13 FCCH providers).
| CACFP Nutrition Standard | Baseline (n = 224 Days) |
Follow-up (n = 252 Days) |
OR (95%CI) 1 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting all daily standards 2 | 23 (10.3%) | 76 (30.2%) | 3 (0.6, 14.3) | 0.17 |
| A fruit and a vegetable are served at lunch | 112 (50.2%) | 150 (59.8%) | 1.2 (0.6, 2.5) | 0.67 |
| 100% juice is served only once per day | 223 (99.6%) | 252 (100%) | N/A | N/A |
| A whole grain is served at least once per day | 81 (36.2%) | 157 (62.3%) | 2.7 (1.4, 5.2) | 0.002 |
| Grain-based desserts are not served | 202 (90.2%) | 232 (92.1%) | 1.2 (0.4, 3.6) | 0.69 |
| Yogurt has no more than 23 g of sugar per 6 ounces (among days where yogurt was served, n = 38 at baseline, n = 58 at follow-up) | 38 (100%) | 54 (93.1%) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 0.30 |
| Cereal has no more than 6 g of sugar per ounce (among days where cereal was served, n = 105 at baseline, n = 86 at follow-up) | 99 (94.3%) | 79 (91.9%) | 0.6 (0.2, 1.5) | 0.28 |
| Unflavored 1% or skim milk for children over two years old | 182 (81.3%) | 237 (94.1%) | 3.7 (0.6, 24.8) | 0.17 |
Note: 1 OR (95%CI): odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of new CACFP standard being met per day at follow-up vs. baseline; OR not applicable for juice standard since it was met at both time points; 2 includes the following standards: a fruit and a vegetable are served at lunch; 100% juice is served only once per day; a whole grain is served at least once per day; grain-based desserts are not served; unflavored 1% or skim milk for children over two years old. The bold indicate that this finding is statistically significant.