| Child Care Meal Pattern | |||
| Snack
for
Children Select Two of the Four Components for a Reimbursable Snack |
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| Food Components | Ages 1-2 | Ages 3-5 | Ages 6-121 |
| 1 milk fluid milk |
1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | 1 cup |
| 1 fruit/vegetable juice,2 fruit and/or vegetable |
1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup |
| 1
grains/bread3 bread or cornbread or biscuit or roll or muffin or cold dry cereal or hot cooked cereal or pasta or noodles or grains |
1/2 slice 1/2 serving 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1/4 cup |
1/2 slice 1/2 serving 1/3 cup 1/4 cup 1/4 cup |
1 slice 1 serving 3/4 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup |
| 1
meat/meat alternate meat or poultry or fish4 or alternate protein product or cheese or egg5 or cooked dry beans or peas or peanut or other nut or seed butters or nuts and/or seeds or yogurt6 |
1/2 oz. 1/2 oz. 1/2 oz. 1/2 1/8 cup 1 Tbsp. 1/2 oz. 2 oz. |
1/2 oz. 1/2 oz. 1/2 oz. 1/2 1/8 cup 1 Tbsp. 1/2 oz. 2 oz. |
1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1/2 1/4 cup 2 Tbsp. 1 oz. 4 oz. |
| 1 Children age 12 and older may be served larger portions based on
their greater food needs. They may not be served less than the minimum quantities listed in this column. 2 Fruit or vegetable juice must be full-strength. Juice cannot be served when milk is the only other snack component. 3 Breads and grains must be made from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour. Cereal must be whole-grain or enriched or fortified. 4 A serving consists of the edible portion of cooked lean meat or poultry or fish. 5 One-half egg meets the required minimum amount (one ounce or less) of meat alternate. 6 Yogurt may be plain or flavored, unsweetened or sweetened. |
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