Child Meal Pattern Charts:
Infant Meal Pattern Charts:
Food Components |
Ages |
Ages |
Ages |
Ages at-risk
afterschool programs |
Fluid Milk3 |
½ cup or 4 fl oz |
¾ cup or 6 fl oz |
1 cup or 8 fl oz |
1 cup or 8 fl oz |
Meat/meat alternates |
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Lean
meat, poultry, or fish |
½ ounce |
½ ounce |
1 ounce |
1 ounce |
Tofu,
soy product, or |
½ ounce |
½ ounce |
1 ounce |
1 ounce |
Cheese |
½ ounce |
½ ounce |
1 ounce |
1 ounce |
Large
egg |
½ large egg |
½ large egg |
½ large egg |
½ large egg |
Cooked
dry beans or peas |
⅛ cup |
⅛ cup |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
Peanut
butter or soy nut butter, or other nut or seed butters |
1 tbsp |
1 tbsp |
2 tbsp |
2 tbsp |
Yogurt,
plain or unflavored unsweetened or sweetened5 |
2 ounces or ¼ cup |
2 ounces or ¼ cup |
4 ounces or ½ cup |
4 ounces |
Vegetables6 |
½
cup |
½
cup |
1
cup |
1
cup |
Fruits6 |
½
cup |
½
cup |
¾
up |
¾
cup |
Grains (oz
eq)7,8 |
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Whole grain-rich or enriched bread |
½
slice |
½
slice |
1
slice |
1
slice |
Whole grain-rich or enriched bread product, such
as biscuit, roll, or muffin |
½
oz eq |
½
oz eq |
1
oz eq |
1
oz eq |
Whole grain-rich, enriched or fortified cooked
breakfast cereal9, cereal grain, and/or pasta |
¼
cup |
¼
cup |
½
cup |
½
cup |
Flakes
or rounds |
½ cup |
½ cup |
1 cup |
1 cup |
Puffed
cereal |
¾ cup |
¾ cup |
1 ¼ cup |
1 ¼ cup |
Granola |
⅛ cup |
⅛ cup |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
1 Select two of the
five components for a reimbursable snack. Only one of the two components may
be a beverage. 2 Larger portion sizes
than specified may need to be served to children 13 through 18 years old to
meet their nutritional needs. 3 Must be unflavored
whole milk for children age one. Must be unflavored low-fat (1 percent) or
unflavored fat-free (skim) milk for children two through five years old. Must
be unflavored low-fat (1 percent), unflavored fat-free (skim), or flavored
fat-free (skim) milk for children six years old and older. 4 Alternate protein
products must meet the requirements in Appendix A to Part 226. 5 Yogurt must contain
no more than 23 grams of total sugars per 6 ounces. 6 Pasteurized
full-strength juice may only be used to meet the vegetable or fruit
requirement at one meal, including snack, per day. 7 At least one serving
per day, across all eating occasions, must be whole grain-rich. Grain-based
desserts do not count towards meeting the grains requirement. 8 Beginning October 1,
2019, ounce equivalents are used to determine the quantity of creditable
grains. 9 Breakfast cereals
must contain no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce (no more than 21.2
grams sucrose and other sugars per 100 grams of dry cereal). 10 Beginning October 1,
2019, the minimum serving sizes specified in this section for ready-to-eat
breakfast cereals must be served. Until October 1, 2019, the minimum serving
size for any type of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals is ¼ cup for children
ages 1-2; 1/3 cup for children ages 3-5; and ¾ cup for children ages 6-12. |
Food
Components |
Ages |
Ages |
Ages |
Ages at-risk
afterschool programs |
Fluid Milk3 |
½ cup or 4 fl oz |
¾ cup or 6 fl oz |
1 cup or 8 fl oz |
1 cup or 8 fl oz |
Meat/meat
alternates |
|
|||
Lean
meat, poultry, or fish |
½ ounce |
½ ounce |
1 ounce |
1 ounce |
Tofu,
soy product, or |
½ ounce |
½ ounce |
1 ounce |
1 ounce |
Cheese |
½ ounce |
½ ounce |
1 ounce |
1 ounce |
Large
egg |
½ large egg |
½ large egg |
½ large egg |
½ large egg |
Cooked
dry beans or peas |
⅛ cup |
⅛ cup |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
Peanut
butter or soy nut butter, or other nut or seed butters |
1 tbsp |
1 tbsp |
2 tbsp |
2 tbsp |
Yogurt,
plain or unflavored unsweetened or sweetened5 |
2 ounces or ¼ cup |
2 ounces or ¼ cup |
4 ounces or ½ cup |
4 ounces or ½ cup |
Vegetables6 |
½ cup |
½ cup |
1 cup |
1 cup |
Fruits6 |
½ cup |
½ cup |
¾ up |
¾ cup |
Grains (oz
eq)7,8 |
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Whole grain-rich or enriched bread |
½ slice |
½ slice |
1 slice |
1 slice |
Whole grain-rich or enriched bread product,
such as biscuit, roll, or muffin |
½ oz eq |
½ oz eq |
1 oz eq |
1 oz eq |
Whole grain-rich, enriched or fortified cooked
breakfast cereal9, cereal grain, and/or pasta |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
Flakes
or rounds |
½ cup |
½ cup |
1 cup |
1 cup |
Puffed
cereal |
¾ cup |
¾ cup |
1 ¼ cup |
1 ¼ cup |
Granola |
⅛ cup |
⅛ cup |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
1
Select two of the five components for a
reimbursable snack. Only one of the two components may be a beverage. 2
Larger portion sizes than specified may
need to be served to children 13 through 18 years old to meet their
nutritional needs. 3
Must be unflavored whole milk for children
age one. Must be unflavored low-fat (1 percent) or unflavored fat-free (skim)
milk for children two through five years old. Must be unflavored low-fat (1
percent), unflavored fat-free (skim), or flavored fat-free (skim) milk for
children six years old and older. 4
Alternate protein products must meet the
requirements in Appendix A to Part 226. 5
Yogurt must contain no more than 23 grams
of total sugars per 6 ounces. 6
Pasteurized full-strength juice may only be
used to meet the vegetable or fruit requirement at one meal, including snack,
per day. 7
At least one serving per day, across all
eating occasions, must be whole grain-rich. Grain-based desserts do not count
towards meeting the grains requirement. 8
Beginning October 1, 2019, ounce
equivalents are used to determine the quantity of creditable grains. 9
Breakfast cereals must contain no more than
6 grams of sugar per dry ounce (no more than 21.2 grams sucrose and other
sugars per 100 grams of dry cereal). 10
Beginning October 1, 2019, the minimum
serving sizes specified in this section for ready-to-eat breakfast cereals
must be served. Until October 1, 2019, the minimum serving size for any type
of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals is ¼ cup for children ages 1-2; 1/3 cup for
children ages 3-5; and ¾ cup for children ages 6-12. |
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