Minimum Quantities Required
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Meal Component
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Ages 1–2
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Preschool
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Grades K – 12
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Option for Grades 7 - 12
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Milk
(As a beverage)
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½ cup
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¾ cup
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1 cup
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1 cup
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Juice/Fruit/Vegetable:
Fruit and/or vegetable; or full-strength fruit juice or vegetable juice.
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¼ cup
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½ cup
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½ cup
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½ cup
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Select one serving from each of the following components or two from one component:
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Grains/Breads
One of the following or an equivalent combination:
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Whole-Grain or Enriched Bread
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½ slice
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½ slice
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1 slice
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1 slice
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Whole-Grain or Enriched Biscuit, Roll, Muffin, etc.
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½ serving
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½ serving
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1 serving
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1 serving
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Whole-Grain, Enriched or Fortified Cereal
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¼ cup or 1/3 ounce
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1/3 cup or ½ ounce
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¾ cup or 1 ounce
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¾ cup or 1 ounce. Plus an additional serving of 1 of the Grains/Breads above.
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Meat/Meat Alternate
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Meat/Poultry or Fish
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½ ounce
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½ ounce
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1 ounce
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1 ounce
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Yogurt, cultured
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2 ounces
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2 ounces
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4 ounces
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4 ounces
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Cheese
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½ ounce
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½ ounce
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1 ounce
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1 ounce
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Egg (large)
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½ egg
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½ egg
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½ egg
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½ egg
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Peanut Butter or Other Nut or Seed Butters
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1 Tbsp.
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1 Tbsp.
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2 Tbsp.
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2 Tbsp.
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Cooked Dry beans and Peas
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2 Tbsp.
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2 Tbsp.
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4 Tbsp.
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4 Tbsp.
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Nut and/or Seeds
(as listed in program guidance)1
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½ ounce
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½ ounce
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1 ounce
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1 ounce
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1No more than 1 ounce of nuts and/or seeds may be served in any one meal.