Child Meal Pattern
Breakfast 1yr thru 2 yrs 3yrs. Thru 12 yrs
Fluid milk ½ cup 1 cup
Juice or fruit or vegetable ¼ cup ½ cup
Grains/breads
Bread:whole grain, bran,germ en ½ slice 1 slice
Cold dry cereal: whole grain, bran, germ,
Enriched, or fortified ¼ cup or 1/3 oz. ¾ cup or 1 oz
Cooked cereal, rice, macaroni, and
Noodle products ¼ cup or ½ oz. ½ cup or .9 oz
Snacks 1 yr thru 2 yrs 3 yrs thur 12 yrs*
Fluid milk ½ cup 1 cup
Juice or fruit or vegetable ½ cup ¾ cup
Meat or meat alternate ½ oz. 1 oz.
Grains/bread ½ slice* 1 slice*
Lunch/Supper 1 yr thru 2 yrs 3 yrs. Thru 12 yrs.
Fluid milk ½ cup 1 cup
Meat or poultry or fish 1 oz. 2 oz.
Or cheese 1 oz. 2oz.
Or cottage cheese, 2 oz. 4 oz.
Or cheese spread (1/4cup) (1/2 cup)
Or egg 1 1
Or cooked dry beans or peas ¼ cup ½ cup
Or peanut butter or soynut butter 2 T. 4 T.
Or yogurt(plain, flavored,
Unsweetened, sweetened) ½ cup(4oz) 1 cup(8 oz)
Or an equivalent quantity of any combination of the above meat/meat alternates
Vegetables and or fruits(2 or more)
2 seprate serving of vegetables and/or fruit ¼ cup total ¾ cup total
grains/ breads ½ slice* 1 slice*
