Child Meal Pattern Charts:
Infant Meal Pattern Charts:
Food Components |
Ages
1 – 2 |
Ages
3 – 5 |
Ages 6 – 12 |
Ages
13 – 182 at-risk
afterschool programs |
Fluid Milk3 |
½ cup or 4 fluid ounces |
¾ cup or 6 fluid ounces |
1 cup or 8 fluid ounces |
1 cup or 8 fluid ounces |
Vegetables,
fruits, or portions of both4 |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
Grains (oz eq)5,6,7 |
* Meat and meat alternates may
be used to substitute the entire grains component a maximum of three
times per week. |
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Whole
grain-rich or |
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 cereal8, cereal
grain, and/or pasta |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
Whole
grain-rich, enriched or fortified ready-to-eat breakfast cereal |
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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 Must serve all
three components for a reimbursable meal. Offer versus serve is an option for
at-risk afterschool participants. 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 Pasteurized
full-strength juice may only be used to meet the
vegetable or fruit requirement at one meal, including snack, per day. 5 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. 6 Meat and meat
alternates may be used to meet the entire grains
requirement a maximum of three times a week. One ounce of meat and meat
alternates is equal to one ounce equivalent of
grains. 7 Beginning October
1, 2019, ounce equivalents are used to determine the
quantity of creditable grains. 8 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). 9 Beginning October
1, 2019, the minimum serving size 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 |
Vegetables, fruits, or
portions of both4 |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
Grains (oz eq)5,6,7 |
* Meat and meat alternates may
be used to substitute the entire grains component a maximum of three
times per week. |
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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 cereal8, cereal
grain, and/or pasta |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
Whole
grain-rich, enriched or fortified ready-to-eat breakfast cereal |
|
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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
Must serve all three components for a reimbursable meal. Offer versus serve
is an option for at-risk afterschool participants. 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
Pasteurized full-strength juice may only be used to
meet the vegetable or fruit requirement at one meal, including snack, per
day. 5
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. 6
Meat and meat alternates may be used to meet the
entire grains requirement a maximum of three times a week. One ounce of meat
and meat alternates is equal to one ounce equivalent
of grains. 7
Beginning October 1, 2019, ounce equivalents are used
to determine the quantity of creditable grains. 8
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). 9
Beginning October 1, 2019, the minimum serving size 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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