| AGE |
Children 1-2 Years of Age |
Children 3-5 Years of Age |
Children 6-12 Years of Age |
| BREAKFAST |
| Milk * |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup |
1 cup |
| Vegetable or Fruit or Juice (100%) |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
| Grains/Breads (enriched or whole grain) |
1/ 2 slice* (or 1/2 serving) |
1/2 slice* (or 1/2 serving) |
1 slice* (or 1 serving) |
| - or cold dry cereal |
1/4 cup (or 1/3 oz.) |
1/3 cup (or 1/2 oz.) |
3/4 cup (or 1 oz.) |
| - or cooked cereal |
1/4 cup |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
| SNACK (select two of the following four components) |
| Milk * |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
1 cup |
| Vegetable or Fruit or Juice (100%)** |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup |
| Meat or meat alternative |
1/2 ounce |
1/2 ounce |
1 ounce |
| - or yogurt (plain or sweetened)** |
2 oz (or 1/4 cup) |
2 oz (or 1/4 cup) |
4 oz (or 1/2 cup) |
| Grains/Breads (enriched or whole grain) |
1/2 slice* (or 1/2 serving) |
1/2 slice* (or 1/2 serving) |
1 slice* (or 1 serving) |
| LUNCH/SUPPER |
| Milk * |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup |
1 cup |
| Meat or poultry or fish |
1 ounce |
1 1/2 ounce |
2 ounces |
| - or cheese |
1 ounce |
1 1/2 ounces |
2 ounces |
| - or cottage cheese, cheese food, or cheese spread |
2 ounces (1/4 cup) |
3 ounces (3/8 cup) |
4 ounces (1/2 cup) |
| - or egg |
1 egg |
1 egg |
1 egg |
| - or cooked dry beans or peas |
1/4 cup |
3/8 cup |
1/2 cup |
| - or peanut butter, soynut butter or nut or seed butters |
2 Tablespoons |
3 Tablespoons |
4 Tablespoons |
| - or peanuts, soynuts, tree nuts or seeds |
1/2 ounce |
3/4 ounce |
1 ounce |
| - or yogurt |
4 ounces (or 1/2 cup) |
6 ounces (or 3/4 cup) |
8 ounces (or 1 cup) |
| - or an equivalent quantity of any combination of the above meat/meat alternative |
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| Vegetables and/or Fruits (2 or More) |
1/4 cup (total) |
1/2 cup (total) |
3/4 cup (total) |
| Grains/Breads (enriched or whole grain) |
1/2 slice* (or 1/2 serving) |
1/2 slice* (or 1/2 serving) |
1 slice* (or 1 serving) |
| POINTS TO REMEMBER:
· Keep menu production records. · The required amount of each food must be served. · Use full-strength (100%) juice. |
* Or an equivalent serving of an acceptable grains/breads such as cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc., made of whole grain or enriched meal or flour, or a serving of cooked enriched or whole grain rice or macaroni or other pasta products.
** For snack, juice or yogurt may not be served when milk is served as the only other component. |
