Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, pt. 407, subpt. I, app E
MEAL PATTERNS AND SERVING SIZES FOR CHILD CARE PROGRAMS
MEAL | FOOD ITEMS | AGE (1-2 years) | AGE (3-5 years) | AGE (6-12 years) |
Breakfast | Fluid Milk | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup | 1 cup |
Juice/fruit or vegetable1 | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | |
Grains/Breads | 1/2 serving | 1/2 serving | 1 serving | |
Bread | 1/2 slice or 0.5 oz. | 1/2 slice or 0.5 oz. | 1 slice | |
Or cereal cold/dry | 1/4 cup | 1/3 cup or 0.5 oz. | 3/4 cup or 1 oz. | |
Or cereal hot/cooked | 1/4 cup | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | |
Or cooked pasta/noodles | 1/4 cup | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | |
Lunch/Dinner | Lean meat, fish or poultry | 1 oz. | 11/2 oz. | 2 oz. |
Or cheese | 1 oz. | 11/2 oz. | 2 oz. | |
Or egg | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Or cooked dry beans and peas | 1/4 cup | 3/8 cup | 1/2 cup | |
Or peanut butter* | 2 Tbsp.* | 3 Tbsp. | 4 Tbsp. | |
Or yogurt | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup | 1 cup | |
Fruits and/or Vegetables (2 or more total) | 1/4 cup total | 1/2 cup total | 3/4 cup total | |
Grains/Bread | 1/2 serving | 1/2 serving | 1 serving | |
Bread | 1/2 slice or 0.5 oz. | 1/2 slice or 0.5 oz. | 1 slice or 1 oz. | |
Or cooked pasta/noodles | 1/4 cup | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | |
Fluid milk | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup | 1 cup | |
Snacks** | Fluid milk | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | 1 cup |
Grains/Breads | 1/2 serving | 1/2 serving | 1 serving | |
Bread | 1/2 slice or 0.5 oz. | 1/2 slice or 0.5 oz. | 1 slice | |
Or cereal cold/dry | 1/4 cup | 1/3 cup | 3/4 cup | |
Or cereal hot/cooked | 1/4 cup | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | |
Lean meat, poultry or fish | 1/2 oz. | 1/2 oz. | 1 oz. | |
Or cheese | 1/2 oz. | 1/2 oz. | 1 oz. | |
Or cooked dry beans | 1/8 cup | 1/8 cup | 1/4 cup | |
Or peanuts, peanut butter, nuts or seeds | 1 Tbsp.* | 1 Tbsp. | 2 Tbsp. | |
Juice/fruit or vegetable (full-strength juice)1 | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup |
* Shall not be served to children under 2 years of age. Spread thinly for children ages 2-3 years or mix with other foods.
** Mid-morning or mid-afternoon supplement; select 2 of the 4 components.
1 No more that 4 ounces (1/2 cup) of 100% juice daily. Fruit juice shall be given only as part of a meal or snack.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, pt. 407, subpt. I, app E