Fluid Milk2 8 fluid ounces Vegetables, fruits, or portions of both3 ½ cup Grains (oz eq)4,5,6 Whole grain-rich or enriched bread 2 slices Whole grain-rich or enriched bread product, such as biscuit, roll or muffin 2 servings Whole grain-rich, enriched or fortified cooked breakfast cereal7, cereal grain, and/or pasta 1 cup Whole grain-rich, enriched or fortified ready-to-eat breakfast cereal (dry, cold)7,8 Flakes or rounds 2 cups Puffed cereal 2 ½ cups Granola ½ cup 1 Must all five components for a reimbursable meal. Offer versus serve is an option for adult participants. 2 Must be unflavored low-fat (1 percent), unflavored fat-free (skim), or flavored fat-free (skim) milk. Six ounces (weight) or ¾ cup (volume) of yogurt may be used to meet the equivalent of 8 ounces of fluid milk once per day when yogurt is not served as a meat alternate in the same meal. 3 A serving of fluid milk is optional for suppers served to adult participants. 4 Alternate protein products must meet the requirements in Appendix A to Part 226. 5 Yogurt must contain no more than 23 grams of total sugars per 6 ounces. 6 Pasteurized full-strength juice may only be used to meet the vegetable or fruit requirement at one meal, including snack, per day. ADULT MEAL PATTERN Lunch and Supper (Select all five components for a reimbursable meal) Food Components and Food Items1 Minimum Quantities Fluid Milk2,3 8 fluid ounces Meat/meat alternates Lean meat, poultry, or fish 2 ounces Tofu, soy product, or alternate protein product4 2 ounces Cheese 2 ounces Large egg 1 Cooked dry beans or peas ½ cup Peanut butter or soy nut butter or another nut or seed butter 4 tbsp Yogurt, plain or flavored, sweetened or unsweetened5 8 ounces or 1 cup The following may be used to meet no more than 50% of the requirement: Peanuts, soy nuts, tree nuts, or seeds, as listed in program guidance, or an equivalent quantity of any combination of the meat/meat alternates (1 ounces of nuts/seeds = 1 ounce of cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish) 1 ounce = 50% Vegetables6 ½ cup
Whole grain-rich, enriched or fortified cooked breakfast cereal8, cereal grain, and/or pasta ½ cup Whole grain-rich, enriched or fortified ready-to-eat breakfast cereal (dry, cold)8,9 Flakes or rounds 1 cup Puffed cereal 1 ¼ cup Granola ¼ cup 1 Select two of the five components for a reimbursable snack. Only one of the two components may be a beverage. 2 Must be unflavored low-fat (1 percent), unflavored fat-free (skim), or flavored fat-free (skim) milk. Six ounces (weight) or ¾ cup (volume) of yogurt may be used to meet the equivalent of 8 ounces of fluid milk once per day when yogurt is not served as a meat alternate in the same meal. 3 Alternate protein products must meet the requirements in Appendix A to Part 226. 4 Yogurt must contain no more than 23 grams of total sugars per 6 ounces. 5 Pasteurized full-strength juice may only be used to meet the vegetable or fruit requirement at one meal, including snack, per day. 6 At least one serving per day, across all eating occasions, must be whole grain-rich. Grain-based desserts do not count towards meeting the grains requirement. 7 Beginning October 1, 2019, ounce equivalents are used to determine the quantity of creditable grains.