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CACFP Requirements for Children 1-12 years by Meal

Breakfast for Children Select All Three 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
1 fruit/vegetable juice,² fruit and/or vegetable	1/4 cup	1/2 cup	1/2 cup
1 grains/bread³ breador 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 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.

Lunch or Dinner 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 breador 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.	1?oz. 1? oz. 1? 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.

Snack for Children Select Two of the Four Components for a Reimbursable Snack
Food Components	Ages 1-2	Ages 3-5	Ages 6-12¹
1 milk fluid milk	1/2 cup	1/2 cup	1 cup
1 fruit/vegetable juice,² fruit and/or vegetable	1/2 cup	1/2 cup	3/4 cup
1 grains/bread³ breador 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 egg⁵ or cooked dry beans or peas or peanut or other nut or seed butters or nuts and/or seeds or yogurt⁶	1/2 oz. 1/2 oz. 1/2 oz. 1/2 1/8 cup 1 Tbsp. 1/2 oz. 2 oz.	1/2 oz. 1/2 oz. 1/2 oz. 1/2 1/8 cup 1 Tbsp. 1/2 oz. 2 oz.	1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1/2 1/4 cup 2 Tbsp. 1 oz. 4 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. Juice cannot be served when milk is the only other snack component. 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 One-half egg meets the required minimum amount (one ounce or less) of meat alternate. ⁶ Yogurt may be plain or flavored, unsweetened or sweetened.

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