Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, pt. 408, app B - Meal Pattern Chart for Children Over One Year of Age
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BREAKFAST Ages |
LUNCH/SUPPER Ages |
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1 through 2 |
3 through 5 |
6 through 12 |
1 through 2 |
3 through 5 |
6 and older1 |
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MILK |
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Milk, fluid |
1/2 cup2 |
3/4 cup |
1 cup |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup2 |
1 cup |
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VEGETABLES AND FRUITS4 |
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Vegetable(s) and/or fruits |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
1/4 cup total |
1/2 cup total |
1/4 cup total |
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or |
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Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
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or |
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an equivalent quantity of any combination of vegetable(s), fruit(s), and juice. |
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BREAD AND BREAD ALTERNATES3 |
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Bread |
1/2 slice |
1/2 slice |
1 slice |
1/2 slice |
1/2 slice | 1/2 slice |
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Cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc. |
1/2 serv. |
1/2 serv. |
1 serv. |
1/2 serv. |
1/2 serv. |
1 serv. |
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Cold dry cereal |
1/4 cup or 1/3 oz.. |
1/3 cup or 1/2 oz. |
3/4 cup or 1 oz. |
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or |
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Cooked cereal |
1/4 cup |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
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or |
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Cooked pasta or noodle products |
1/4 cup |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
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Cooked cereal grain or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate |
1/4 cup |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
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Cooked pasta or noodle products or cooked cereal grains or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate |
1/4 cup |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
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MEAT AND MEAT ALTERNATES |
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Lean meat or poultry or fish5 |
1 oz. |
11/2 oz. |
2 oz. |
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Cheese |
1 oz. |
11/2 oz. |
2 oz. |
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Eggs |
1 egg |
1 egg |
1 egg |
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or |
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Cooked dry beans or peas |
1/4 cup |
3/8 cup |
1/2 cup |
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An equivalent quantity of any combination of meat/meat alternate |
2 tbsp. |
3 tbsp. |
4 tbsp. |
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or |
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Peanut butter |
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3 tbsp. |
4 tbsp. |
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1 Children age 12 and up may be served adult-size 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 to 12.
2 For purposes of the requirements outlined, a cup means a standard measuring cup.
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.
Notes
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