CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER e: REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
PART 406 LICENSING STANDARDS FOR DAY CARE HOMES
SECTION 406.APPENDIX B MEAL PATTERN CHART FOR CHILDREN OVER ONE YEAR OF AGE
Section 406.APPENDIX B Meal Pattern Chart for Children Over One Year of Age
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LUNCH/SUPPER |
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Ages |
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Ages |
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1 through 2 |
3 through 5 |
6 through 12 |
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1 through 2 |
3 through 5 |
6 and older1 |
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MILK |
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Milk, fluid |
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½ cup2 |
¾ cup |
1 cup |
½ cup2 |
¾ cup |
1 cup |
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VEGETABLES AND FRUITS4 |
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Vegetable(s) and/or fruit(s) |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
¼ cup total |
½ cup total |
¾ cup total |
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Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice or an equivalent quantity of any combination of vegetable(s), fruit(s), and juice. |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
½ cup |
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BREAD AND BREAD ALTERNATES3 |
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Bread |
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½ slice |
½ slice |
1 slice |
½ slice |
½ slice |
1 slice |
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Cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc. |
½ serving |
½ serving |
1 serving |
½ serving |
½ serving |
1 serving |
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Cold dry cereal |
¼ cup or |
⅓ cup or |
¾ cup or |
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⅓ oz. |
½ oz. |
1 oz. |
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Cooked cereal |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
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Cooked pasta or noodle products |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
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Cooked cereal grain or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate |
¼ cup |
¼ cup |
½ 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 |
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¼ cup |
¼ cup |
½ cup |
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MEAT AND MEAT ALTERNATES |
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Lean meat or poultry or fish5 |
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1 oz. |
1½ oz. |
2 oz. |
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Cheese |
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1 oz. |
1½ oz. |
2 oz. |
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Eggs |
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1 egg |
1 egg |
1 egg |
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Cooked dry beans or peas |
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¼ cup |
⅜ cup |
½ cup |
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An equivalent quantity of any combination of meat/meat alternate |
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2 tbsp. |
3 tbsp. |
4 tbsp. |
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or Peanut butter |
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3 tbsp. |
4 tbsp. |
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1 Children age 12 and up may be served adult-sized 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 up to 12.
2 For purposes of the requirements outlined, a cup means a standard measuring cup.
3 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.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 9137, effective June 20, 2008)