After School Care Program Snacks
National School Lunch Program
Meal Pattern
Snack Program |
Children 1 and 2 years |
Children 3 through 5 years |
6 through 18 years 6 |
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(Select 2 different components from the 4 listed) |
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Milk, fluid |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
1 cup |
Meat or meat alternate 4 |
1/2 ounce |
1/2 ounce |
1 ounce |
Juice or fruit or vegetable 5 |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup |
3/4 cup |
Bread and/or cereal, enriched or whole grain Bread or Cereal: Cold dry or Hot cooked |
1/2 slice 1/4 cup 1 1/4 cup |
1/2 slice 1/3 cup 2 1/4 cup |
1 slice 3/4 cup 3 1/2 cup |
1 1/4 cup (volume) or 1/3 ounce (weight), whichever is less.
2 1/3 cup (volume) or 1/2 ounce (weight), whichever is less.
3 3/4 cup (volume) or 1 ounce (weight), whichever is less.
4 Yogurt may be used as a meat/meat alternate. You may serve 4 ounces (weight) or 1/2 cup (volume) of plain, or sweetened and flavored yogurt to fulfill the equivalent of 1 ounce of the meat/meat alternate component. For younger children, 2 ounces (weight) or 1/4 cup (volume) may fulfill the equivalent of 1/2 ounce of the meat/meat alternate requirement.
5Juice may not be served when milk is served as the only other component.
6It is recommended that older children (ages 13-18) be offered larger portions.
CAUTION: Children under 5 are at the highest risk of choking. USDA recommends that any nuts and/or seeds be served to them in a prepared food and be ground or finely chopped.