Guidance for OCNP Meals

In this section, you will find nutrition guidance for Older Californians Nutrition Program (OCNP) meals, including:

To-Go Meals Guidance for the OCNP

Fact Sheet:

To-Go Meals – Guidance for AAA’s & Nutrition Providers

This fact sheet provides:

  • Current guidance on the allowability of to-go meals under both the congregate ad home-delivered meal programs
  • Benefits of offering to-go meals as a complement to onsite dining
  • Key guidelines when providing to-go meals
  • Virtual activity tips for providers

Webinar:

The To-Go Meals Guidance webinar covers current policy, common scenarios, and frequently asked questions. ACLs proposed update for the Older Americans Act for Title IIIC is also reviewed.

You can access both the webinar recording and the webinar slides. The Q & A will also provide you with questions addressed during the webinar.

Emergency Meals Guidance

Emergency Meals Guidance:

disaster planning emergency meals guidance

Emergency meals are an important aspect of disaster planning. The Emergency Meals Guidance for the Older Californians Nutrition Program will assist you in planning emergency meals for older adults in your service area.

This resource will provide you with:

  • Review of meal requirements
  • Tips for planning emergency meals
  • Sample dietary pattern
  • Examples of shelf-stable foods

Restaurant Option Guidance

Image of Restaurant Option for the Older Californians Nutrition Program Guidance for the Area Agencies on Aging with photos of a restaurant and a food truck.

The Older Californians Nutrition Program (OCNP) Restaurant Option (RO) Guidance provides tips and tools to assist AAAs and nutrition providers to collaborate with restaurants, food trucks, and other foodservice establishments to expand dining options for older adults.

Highlights from the OCNP Restaurant Option Guidance include:

  • RO service models
  • Step-by-step guide to implement the RO
  • Menus
  • Restaurant Operations
  • OCNP programmatic aspects
  • Client orientation and sample templates