Milk

Milk, fluid

1 cup (8 fl oz)

1 cup (8 fl oz)

1 cup (8 fl oz)

Vegetables and/or Fruits

Vegetable(s) and/or fruit(s)

or

Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice¹ or an equivalent quantity of any combination of vegetables(s), fruit(s), and juice

½ cup

½ cup (4 fl oz)

3/4 cup total

3/4 cup

3/4 cup (6 fl oz)

Grains and Breads²

Bread

or

Cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc.

or

Cold dry cereal

or

Cooked pasta or noodle product

or

Cooked cereal or cereal grains or an equivalent quantity of any combination of grains/breads

1 slice

1 serving

3/4 cup or 1 oz

½ cup

½ cup

1 slice

1 serving

3/4 cup or 1 oz

½ cup

½ cup

1 slice

1 serving

3/4 cup or 1 oz

½ cup

½ cup

Meat and Meat Alternates

Lean meat or poultry or fish³

or

Cheese

or

Eggs

or

Alternate Protein Product
Cooked dry beans or peas

or

Peanut butter or soynut butter or other nut or seed butters

or

Peanuts or soynuts or tree nuts or seeds⁴

or

Yogurt⁵

or

An equivalent quantity of any combination of the above meat/meat alternates

(Optional)

1 oz

1 oz

1/2 large egg

1 oz

¼ cup

2 tbsp

1 oz

4 oz or ½ cup

2 oz

2 oz

1 large egg

2 oz

½ cup

4 tbsp

1 oz= 50%

8 oz or 1 cup

1 oz

1 oz

1/2 large egg

1 oz

¼ cup

2 tbsp

1 oz

4 oz or ½ cup

For the purpose of this table, a cup means a standard measuring cup.

¹ Fruit or vegetable juice must be full-strength. Juice cannot be served when milk is the only other snack component.
² Breads and grains must be made from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour. Cereal must be whole-grain or enriched or fortified.
³ A serving consists of the edible portion of cooked lean meat or poultry or fish.
⁴ 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.
⁵ Yogurt may be plain or flavored, unsweetened or sweetened.