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Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers
Meal and Snack Patterns for Children Ages 1 -12 Years
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Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers
Meal and Snack Patterns for Children Ages 1 -12 Years
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Breakfast |
1 up to 3 years |
3 up to 6 years |
6 up to 12 years |
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Milk, fluid |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup |
1 cup |
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Juice or fruit or vegetable |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
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Bread and/or cereal, enriched or whole grain Bread |
1/2 slice |
1/2 slice |
1 slice |
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Cereal: Cold dry |
1/4 cup* |
1/3 cup** |
3/4 cup*** |
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Hot, cooked |
1/4 cup |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
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Midmorning or mid-afternoon snack (supplement) (Select 2 of these 4 components) |
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Milk, fluid |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
1 cup |
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Meat or meat alternate |
1/2 ounce |
1/2 ounce |
1 ounce |
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Juice or fruit or vegetable |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup |
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Bread and/or cereal, enriched or whole grain Bread |
1/2 slice |
1/2 slice |
1 slice |
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Cereal: Cold dry |
1/4 cup* |
1/3 cup** |
3/4 cup*** |
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Hot, cooked |
1/4 cup |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
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Lunch or supper |
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Milk, fluid |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup |
1 cup |
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Meat or meat alternate Meat, poultry, or fish, cooked (lean meat without bone) |
1 ounce |
1 1/2 ounces |
2 ounces |
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Cheese |
1 ounce |
1 1/2 ounces |
2 ounces |
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Egg |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Cooked dry beans and peas |
1/4 cup |
3/8 cup |
1/2 cup |
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Peanut Butter |
2 tbs. |
3 tbs. |
4 tbs. |
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Vegetable and/or fruit (two or more) |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup |
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Bread or bread alternate, enriched or whole grain |
1/2 slice |
1/2 slice |
1 slice |
* 1/4 cup (volume or 1/3 ounce (weight), whichever is less
** 1/3 cup (volume) or 1/2 ounce (weight), whichever is less
***. 3/4 cup (volume) or 1 ounce (weight), whichever is less
Note: See suggested food list in Appendix 15
Suggested Food List
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(1) Meat and meat alternatives |
(4) Vegetables |
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Dried beans and peas Eggs Cheese Fish and shellfish Lean meat Peanut butter Poultry (chicken and turkey) |
Asparagus Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Green beans Kale Mustard greens Okra Peas Peppers, sweet Potatoes, white Potatoes, sweet Squash Spinach Tomatoes Turnip Greens |
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(2) Bread alternates include but are not limited to: |
(3) Fruits |
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Biscuits Bread enriched or whole grain Breadsticks Bulgur Cornbread Crackers (graham, saltine, Collards rye, etc.) Cream of Wheat Dumplings Grits, enriched Hush Puppies Macaroni, enriched Melba toast Muffin Noodles Oatmeal Pancakes Rice Rolls Spaghetti Stuffing, bread Taco shells Tortillas Waffles |
Apricots Apples Bananas Cantaloupe Grapefruit Honeydew Melon Nectarines Oranges Peaches Pears Plums Strawberries Tangelos Tangerines |
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(5) Juices |
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Apple Grape Grapefruit Orange Pineapple Tomato Vegetable |
Other foods may be used as desired to meet requirements as specified in meal pattern.
Infant Meal Pattern
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0-3 months |
4-5 months |
6 months-1 year |
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Breakfast |
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4-6 oz. Formula (1) |
4-8 oz. formula(1) |
6-8 oz. formula(1) or 6 to 8 oz. whole milk and 1-3 oz. fruit juice (2) |
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0-3 Tbsp. Infant cereal (3) |
2-4 Tbsp. infant cereal (3); 1-4 Tbsp. fruit and/or vegetable |
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Lunch or Supper |
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4-6 oz. Formula (1) |
4-8 oz. Formula (1) |
6-8 oz. Formula (1) or 6-8 oz. whole milk and 1-3 oz. fruit juice (2) |
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0-3 oz. Tbsp. Infant cereal (3) (Optional) |
2-4 Tbsp. infant cereal (3) and/or 1-4 Tbsp. meat, fish, poultry, egg yolk, or cooked dry beans or peas, or 1/2-2 oz. cheese or 1-4 oz. Cottage cheese, cheese food, or cheese spread; 1-4 Tbsp. fruit and/or vegetable. |
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0-3 Tbsp. Fruit and/or vegetable (Optional) |
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Supplements |
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4-6 oz. Formula (1) |
4-6 oz. formula(1) |
2-4 oz. formula(1) or whole milk, or fruit juice(2); 0-1/2 slice bread or 0-2 crackers(4). |
1.Shall be iron fortified infant formula.
2.Shall be full-strength fruit juice.
3.Shall be iron-fortified infant cereal.
4.Shall be made from whole grain or enriched meal or flour.
Note: Formula and foods to be provided by the center to infants shall be planned in writing with the infant's parent(s)/guardian(s) or by the child's physician with the parent(s)/ guardian(s) knowledge and consent.
Meals and snacks provided by the center for infants shall be planned in accordance with child care infant meal patterns of the food and nutrition service USDA.
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