Lunch or Supper for Children
Select All Four Components for a Reimbursable Meal

Food Components

Ages 1-2

Ages 3-5

Ages 6-12¹

1 milk
   fluid milk

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

1 cup

2 fruits/vegetables
   juice,² fruit and/or vegetable

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

1 grains/bread³
   bread or

   cornbread or biscuit or roll or muffin or

   cold dry cereal or

   hot cooked cereal or

   pasta or noodles or grains
 

1/2 slice

1/2 serving

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 slice

1/2 serving

1/3 cup

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1 slice

1 serving

3/4 cup

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

1 meat/meat alternate
   meat or poultry or fish⁴ or

  alternate protein product or

  cheese or

  egg or

  cooked dry beans or peas or

  peanut or other nut or seed butters or

  nuts and/or seeds⁵ or

  yogurt⁶  
 

1 oz.

1 oz.

1 oz.

1/2

1/4 cup

2 Tbsp.
 

1/2 oz.

4 oz.
 

1½oz.

1½ oz.

1½ oz.

3/4

3/8 cup

3 Tbsp.
 

3/4 oz.

6 oz.
 

2 oz.

2 oz.

2 oz.

1

1/2 cup

4 Tbsp.
 

1 oz.

8 oz.
 

¹ Children age 12 and older may be served larger portions based on their greater food needs. They may not be served less than the minimum quantities listed in this column.
² Fruit or vegetable juice must be full-strength.
³ Breads and grains must be made from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour. Cereal must be whole-grain or enriched or fortified.
⁴ A serving consists of the edible portion of cooked lean meat or poultry or fish.
⁵ Nuts and seeds may meet only one-half of the total meat/meat alternate serving and must be combined with another meat/meat alternate to fulfill the lunch or supper requirement.
⁶ Yogurt may be plain or flavored, unsweetened or sweetened.