MEAL

FOOD ITEMS

AGE

(1-2 years)

AGE

(3-5 years)

AGE

(6-12 years)

Breakfast

Fluid Milk

½ cup

¾ cup

1 cup

Juice/fruit or vegetable¹

¼ cup

½ cup

½ cup

Grains/Breads

½ serving

½ serving

1 serving

Bread

½ slice or 0.5 oz.

½ slice or 0.5 oz.

1 slice

Or cereal cold/dry

¼ cup

⅓ cup or 0.5 oz.

¾ cup or 1 oz.

Or cereal hot/cooked

¼ cup

¼ cup

½ cup

Or cooked pasta/noodles

¼ cup

¼ cup

½ cup

Lunch/Dinner

Lean meat, fish or poultry

1 oz.

1½ oz.

2 oz.

Or cheese

1 oz.

1½ oz.

2 oz.

Or egg

1

1

1

Or cooked dry beans and peas

¼ cup

³/₈ cup

½ cup

Or peanut butter*

2 Tbsp.*

3 Tbsp.

4 Tbsp.

Or yogurt

½ cup

¾ cup

1 cup

Fruits and/or Vegetables (2 or more total)

¼ cup total

½ cup total

¾ cup total

Grains/Bread

½ serving

½ serving

1 serving

Bread

½ slice or 0.5 oz.

½ slice or 0.5 oz.

1 slice or

1 oz.

Or cooked pasta/noodles

¼ cup

¼ cup

½ cup

Fluid milk

½ cup

¾ cup

1 cup

Snacks**

Fluid milk

½ cup

½ cup

1 cup

Grains/Breads

½ serving

½ serving

1 serving

Bread

½ slice or 0.5 oz.

½ slice or 0.5 oz.

1 slice

Or cereal cold/dry

¼ cup

⅓ cup

¾ cup

Or cereal hot/cooked

¼ cup

¼ cup

½ cup

Lean meat, poultry or fish

½ oz.

½ oz.

1 oz.

Or cheese

½ oz.

½ oz.

1 oz.

Or cooked dry beans

⅛ cup

¹/₈ cup

¼ cup

Or peanuts, peanut butter, nuts or seeds

1 Tbsp.*

1 Tbsp.

2 Tbsp.

Juice/fruit or vegetable (full-strength juice)¹

½ cup

½ cup

¾ cup