Ariz. Admin. Code § tit. 9, ch. 10, art. 10, tbl. 10.1

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Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Table 10.1 - Meal Pattern Requirements for Children

Food Components

Ages 1 through 2 years

Ages 3 through 5 years

Ages 6 and older

Breakfast:

1. Milk, fluid

2. Vegetable, fruit, or full-strength juice

3. Bread and bread alternates (whole grain or enriched): Bread

or cornbread, rolls, muffins,

or biscuits or cold dry cereal (volume or weight, whichever is less)

or cooked cereal, pasta, noodle products, or cereal grains

1/2 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 slice

1/2 serving

1/4 cup

3/4 cup

1/2 cup

1/2 slice

1/2 serving

1/3 cup

1/4 cup

1 cup

1/2 cup

1 slice

1 serving

3/4 cup

1/2 cup

Lunch or Supper:

1. Milk, fluid

2. Vegetable and/or fruit (2 or more kinds)

3. Bread and bread alternates (whole grain or enriched): Bread or cornbread, rolls, muffins, or biscuits or cold dry cereal (volume or weight, whichever is less)

or cooked cereal, pasta, noodle products, or cereal grains

4. Meat or meat alternates:

Lean meat, fish, or poultry (edible portion as served)

or cheese

or egg

or cooked dry beans or peas*

or peanut butter, soy nut butter, or other nut or seed butters

or peanuts, soy nuts, tree nuts, or seeds

or an equivalent quantity of any combination of the above meat/meat alternates

or yogurt

1/2 cup

1/4 cup total

1/2 slice

1/2 serving

1/4 cup

1 oz.

1/2 egg

1/4 cup

2 tbsp.**

1/2 oz. **

4 oz.

3/4 cup

1/2 cup total

1/2 slice

1/2 serving

1/3 cup

1/4 cup

1 1/2 oz.

3/4 egg

3/8 cup

3 tbsp.**

3/4 oz.**

6 oz.

1 cup

3/4 cup total

1 slice

1 serving

3/4 cup

1/2 cup

2 oz.

1 egg

1/2 cup

4 tbsp.**

1 oz.**

8 oz.

Snack: (select 2 of these 4 components)***

1. Milk, fluid

2. Vegetable, fruit, or full-strength juice

3. Bread and bread alternates (whole grain or enriched): Bread

or cornbread, rolls, muffins,

or biscuits or cold dry cereal (volume or weight, whichever is less)

or cooked cereal, pasta, noodle products, or cereal grains

4. Meat or meat alternates:

Lean meat, fish, or poultry (edible portion as served)

or cheese or egg or cooked dry beans or peas*

or peanut butter, soy nut butter, or other nut or seed butters

or peanuts, soy nuts, tree nuts, or seeds

or an equivalent quantity of any combination of the above meat/meat alternates

or yogurt

1/2 cup

1/2 slice

1/2 serving

1/4 cup

1/2 oz.

1/2 egg

1/8 cup

1 tbsp.

1/2 oz.

2 oz.

1/2 cup

1/2 slice

1/2 serving

1/3 cup

1/4 cup

1/2 oz.

1/2 egg

1/8 cup

1 tbsp.

1/2 oz.

2 oz.

1 cup

3/4 cup

1 slice

1 serving

3/4 cup

1/2 cup

1 oz.

1/2 egg

1/4 cup

2 tbsp.

1 oz.

4 oz.

* In the same meal service, dried beans or dried peas may be used as a meat alternate or as a vegetable; however, such use does not satisfy the requirement for both components.

** At lunch and supper, no more than 50% of the requirement shall be met with nuts, seeds, or nut butters. Nuts, seeds, or nut butters shall be combined with another meat or meat alternative to fulfill the requirement. Two tablespoons of nut butter or one ounce of nuts or seeds equals one ounce of meat.

*** Juice may not be served when milk is served as the only other component.

Ariz. Admin. Code tit. 9, ch. 10, art. 10, tbl. 10.1

Table 10.1 made by exempt rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 1035, pursuant to Laws 2015, Ch. 158, § 3; effective May 1, 2016 (Supp. 16- 2).