Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 408 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR GROUP DAY CARE HOMES
Appendix B - Meal Pattern Chart for Children Over One Year of Age

BREAKFAST

Ages

LUNCH/SUPPER

Ages

1 through 2

3 through 5

6 through 12

1 through 2

3 through 5

6 and older1

MILK

Milk, fluid

1/2 cup2

3/4 cup

1 cup

1/2 cup

3/4 cup2

1 cup

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS4

Vegetable(s) and/or fruits

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

1/4 cup total

1/2 cup total

1/4 cup total

or

Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

or

an equivalent quantity of any combination of vegetable(s), fruit(s), and juice.

BREAD AND BREAD ALTERNATES3

Bread

1/2 slice

1/2 slice

1 slice

1/2 slice

or

Cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc.

1/2 serv.

1/2 serv.

1 serv.

1/2 serv.

1/2 serv.

1 serv.

or

Cold dry cereal

1/4 cup or 1/3 oz..

1/3 cup or 1/2 oz.

3/4 cup or 1 oz.

or

Cooked cereal

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

or

Cooked pasta or noodle products

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

or

Cooked cereal grain or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

Cooked pasta or noodle products or cooked cereal grains or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

MEAT AND MEAT ALTERNATES

Lean meat or poultry or fish5

1 oz.

11/2 oz.

2 oz.

or

Cheese

1 oz.

11/2 oz.

2 oz.

or

Eggs

1 egg

1 egg

1 egg

or

Cooked dry beans or peas

1/4 cup

3/8 cup

1/2 cup

or

An equivalent quantity of any combination of meat/meat alternate

2 tbsp.

3 tbsp.

4 tbsp.

or

Peanut butter

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3 tbsp.

4 tbsp.