Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 407 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR DAY CARE CENTERS
Subpart I - SEVERABILITY OF THIS PART
Appendix E - Meal Patterns and Serving Sizes for Child Care Programs

MEAL

FOOD ITEMS

AGE (1-2 years)

AGE (3-5 years)

AGE (6-12 years)

Breakfast

Fluid Milk

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

1 cup

Juice/fruit or vegetable1

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

Grains/Breads

1/2 serving

1/2 serving

1 serving

Bread

1/2 slice or 0.5 oz.

1/2 slice or 0.5 oz.

1 slice

Or cereal cold/dry

1/4 cup

1/3 cup or 0.5 oz.

3/4 cup or 1 oz.

Or cereal hot/cooked

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

Or cooked pasta/noodles

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

Lunch/Dinner

Lean meat, fish or poultry

1 oz.

11/2 oz.

2 oz.

Or cheese

1 oz.

11/2 oz.

2 oz.

Or egg

1

1

1

Or cooked dry beans and peas

1/4 cup

3/8 cup

1/2 cup

Or peanut butter*

2 Tbsp.*

3 Tbsp.

4 Tbsp.

Or yogurt

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

1 cup

Fruits and/or Vegetables (2 or more total)

1/4 cup total

1/2 cup total

3/4 cup total

Grains/Bread

1/2 serving

1/2 serving

1 serving

Bread

1/2 slice or 0.5 oz.

1/2 slice or 0.5 oz.

1 slice or

1 oz.

Or cooked pasta/noodles

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

Fluid milk

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

1 cup

Snacks**

Fluid milk

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

1 cup

Grains/Breads

1/2 serving

1/2 serving

1 serving

Bread

1/2 slice or 0.5 oz.

1/2 slice or 0.5 oz.

1 slice

Or cereal cold/dry

1/4 cup

1/3 cup

3/4 cup

Or cereal hot/cooked

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

Lean meat, poultry or fish

1/2 oz.

1/2 oz.

1 oz.

Or cheese

1/2 oz.

1/2 oz.

1 oz.

Or cooked dry beans

1/8 cup

1/8 cup

1/4 cup

Or peanuts, peanut butter, nuts or seeds

1 Tbsp.*

1 Tbsp.

2 Tbsp.

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

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

3/4 cup