Here is what the IRS considers bartering, "Bartering is the exchange of goods or services. A barter exchange is an organization whose members contract with each other (or with the barter exchange) to exchange property or services. The term "barter exchange" doesn't include arrangements that provide solely for the informal exchange of similar services on a noncommercial basis (for example, a babysitting cooperative run by neighborhood parents). In bartering, usually there's no exchange of cash. An example of bartering is a plumber exchanging plumbing services for the dental services of a dentist."
So in your example if you provided a service for the baked goods that would be considered bartering. If you provided the meals with no expectation of services then it would not be considered barter.
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