Afterschool Snack Program Meal Pattern

Select two different components

Component

Ages 1-2

Ages 3-5

Ages 6-12

Milk

1/2 cup

Ìý1/2 cup

Ìý1 cup

Vegetables and Fruits

Ìý1/2 cup

Ìý1/2 cup

Ìý3/4 cup

ÌýGrains and BreadsÌý(1)Ìý

Bread

Cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc.Ìý

Cold dry cerealÌý(2)Ìý

Hot cooked cerealÌý

Cooked pasta or noodle products

Ìý

1/2 cup

1/2 servingÌý

1/4 cup or 1/3 ounce

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

Ìý

Ìý

1/2 slice

1/2 servingÌý

1/3 cup or 1/2 ounce

1/4 cup

1/4 cup

Ìý

Ìý

1 slice

1 servingÌý

3/4 cup or 1 ounce

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

Meat and Meat Alternates

Lean meat or poultry or fishÌý(3)

Cheese

Eggs

Cooked dry beans or peas

Peanut butter or soy nut butter or other nut or seed butters

Peanuts or soy nuts or tree nuts or seeds

Plain yogurt or sweetened and flavored

Ìý

1/2 ounce

1/2 ounce

1/2 egg

1/8 cup

1 tbsp.


1/2 ounce

Ìý2 ounces or 1/4 cup

Ìý

1/2 ounce

1/2 ounce

1/2 egg

1/8 cup

1 tbsp.

Ìý
1/2 ounce

Ìý2 ounces or 1/4 cup

Ìý

1 ounce

1 ounce

1 egg

1/4 cup

2 tbsp.

Ìý
1 ounce

Ìý4 ounces or 1/2 cup

Ìý(1)Bread, Pasta or noodle products, and cereal grains must be whole-grain or enriched or fortified

Ìý(2)Either by volume (cup) or weight (ounce), whichever is less

Ìý(3)Edible portion as served