BREAKFAST Ages | LUNCH/SUPPER Ages | |||||
1 through 2 | 3 through 5 | 6 through 12 | 1 through 2 | 3 through 5 | 6 and older1 | |
MILK | ||||||
Milk, fluid | 1/2 cup2 | 3/4 cup | 1 cup | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup2 | 1 cup |
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS4 | ||||||
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 |
or | ||||||
Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | |||
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an equivalent quantity of any combination of vegetable(s), fruit(s), and juice. | ||||||
BREAD AND BREAD ALTERNATES3 | ||||||
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. |
or | ||||||
Cold dry cereal | 1/4 cup or 1/3 oz.. | 1/3 cup or 1/2 oz. | 3/4 cup or 1 oz. | |||
or | ||||||
Cooked cereal | 1/4 cup | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | |||
or | ||||||
Cooked pasta or noodle products | 1/4 cup | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | |||
or | ||||||
Cooked cereal grain or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate | 1/4 cup | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | |||
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 | |||
MEAT AND MEAT ALTERNATES | ||||||
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 | |||
or | ||||||
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. | |||
or | ||||||
Peanut butter | --- | 3 tbsp. | 4 tbsp. |
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.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, pt. 408, app B