§406.APPENDIX B. Meal Pattern Chart for Children Over One Year of Age

BREAKFAST

LUNCH/SUPPER

Ages

Ages

1 through 2

3 through 5

6 through 12

1 through 2

3 through 5

6 and older1

MILK

Milk, fluid

½ cup2

¾ cup

1 cup

½ cup2

¾ cup

1 cup

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS4

Vegetable(s) and/or fruit(s)

¼ cup

½ cup

½ cup

¼ cup total

½ cup total

¾ cup total

or

Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice or an equivalent quantity of any combination of vegetable(s), fruit(s), and juice.

¼ cup

½ cup

½ cup

BREAD AND BREAD ALTERNATES3

Bread

½ slice

½ slice

1 slice

½ slice

½ slice

1 slice

or

Cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc.

½ serving

½ serving

1 serving

½ serving

½ serving

1 serving

or

Cold dry cereal

¼ cup or

⅓ cup or

¾ cup or

⅓ oz.

½ oz.

1 oz.

or

Cooked cereal

¼ cup

¼ cup

½ cup

or

Cooked pasta or noodle products

¼ cup

¼ cup

½ cup

or

Cooked cereal grain or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate

¼ cup

¼ cup

½ cup

Cooked pasta or noodle products or cooked cereal grains or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate

¼ cup

¼ cup

½ cup

MEAT AND MEAT ALTERNATES

Lean meat or poultry or fish5

1 oz.

1½ oz.

2 oz.

or

Cheese

1 oz.

1½ oz.

2 oz.

or

Eggs

1 egg

1 egg

1 egg

or

Cooked dry beans or peas

¼ cup

⅜ cup

½ cup

or

An equivalent quantity of any combination of meat/meat alternate

2 tbsp.

3 tbsp.

4 tbsp.

or Peanut butter

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3 tbsp.

4 tbsp.

 

¹ Children age 12 and up may be served adult-sized portions based on the greater food needs of older boys and girls, but shall be served not less than the minimum quantities specified for children age 6 up to 12.

² For purposes of the requirements outlined, a cup means a standard measuring cup.

³ Bread, pasta, or noodle products and cereal grains shall be whole-grain or enriched. Cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc., shall be made with whole-grain or enriched meal or flour. Cereal shall be whole-grain or enriched or fortified.

⁴ Serve 2 or more kinds of vegetables and/or fruits. Full strength vegetable or fruit juice may be counted to meet not more than one-half of this requirement.

⁵ Cooked lean meat without bone.

 

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 9137, effective June 20, 2008)