Subsection 148-1-IV-C - MEAL PATTERNS FOR CHILDREN AGE ONE THROUGH TWELVE AND ADULT DAY CARE PARTICIPANTS (8)1. PURPOSE: When individuals age one or older participate in the Program, at least the total amount of food prescribed in the meal patterns set forth below shall be provided in order to qualify for reimbursement.
1. BREAKFAST The minimum amounts of food and components to be served as breakfast as set forth in Subsection A, paragraph l.a. of this section, are as follows:
| Food Components | Age 1 and 2 | Age 3 through 5 (8) | Age 6 through 12 (1) | Adult Day Care Participants |
| Milk |
| Milk, fluid (as a beverage or over cereal | (2) 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup | 1 cup | 1 cup (7) |
| Vegetables and Fruits |
| Vegetable(s) and/or fruit(s) or | 3 1/14 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup |
| Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice or an equivalent quantity of any combination of vegetable(s), fruit(s) and juice. | 1/14 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup |
| FOOD COMPONENTS | Age 1 and 2 | Age 3 through 5 (8) | Age 6 through 12 (1) | Adult Day Care Participants(6) |
| Bread and Bread Alternates (4) |
| Bread or | 1/2 slice | 1.2 slice | 1 slice | 2 slice |
| Cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc. or | (5) 1/2 serv. | 1.2 serving | 1 serving | 2serving |
| Cold dry cereal or | 1/14 cup or 1/3 oz. | 1/3 cup or 1/2 oz. | 3/4 cup or 1 oz. | 1-1/2 cup or 2 oz. |
| Cooked cereal or | 1/14 cup | 1.4 cup | 1.2 cup | 1 cup |
| Cooked pasta or noodle prod. or | 1/14 cup | 1.4 cup | 1.2 cup | 1 cup |
| Cooked cereal grains or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate | 1/14 cup | 1.4 cup | 1.2 cup | 1 cup |
1 Children age 12 and up may be served adult-size portions based on the greater food needs of older boys and girls, but shall be served not less than the minimum quantities specified in this section for children age 6 through 12.2 For purposes of the requirements outlined in this subsection, a cup means a standard measuring cup (8 fl.oz.). 1 cup may be a volume (solid foods) or fluid ounces (liquid).3 When two or more fruits, juice, or vegetable items are served in order to meet these minimum quantity requirements the minimum quantity of any fruit., juices, or vegetable item which may be counted towards meeting these quantity requirements is 1/8 cup per person. Any quantity less than 1/8 cup per person shall be considered non-creditable. 1/8 cup may be volume (solids) or 1 fluid ounce (liquids).4 Bread, pasta or noodle products, and cereal grains, shall be wholegrain or enriched, cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc. shall be made with whole-grain or enriched meal or flour; cereal shall be whole-grain or enriched or fortified.5 Serving sizes and equivalents to be published in guidance materials by FNS.6 Adult day care center participants may be served larger size portions based on the greater food needs of older persons, but shall not be served less than the minimum quantities specified for adult day care participants.7 For adult day care participants only.. 8 fluid ounces of yogurt, 1 1/2 ounces (weight) of natural cheese or 2 ounces (weight) of processed cheese may be substituted to meet the milk requirement. However, one serving each day must be fluid milk. Further, it is recommended that no more than two servings of milk/milk alternate be provided in a day. When cheese is used to fulfill the dairy requirement, it may not be used as a meat/meat alternate at the same meal service.8 Adult child day care center attendants shall be offered at least twice the quantity requirements for each food item listed for children in the 3 through 5 age group.2. LUNCH OR SUPPER The minimum amounts of food and components to be served as lunch or supper, as set forth in Subsection A, paragraph l.b. of this section, are as follows:
| FOOD COMPONENTS | Age 1 and 2 | Age 3 through 5 (11) | Age 6 through 12 (1) | Adult Day Care Participants (6) |
| Milk |
| Milk, fluid (as a beverage) | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup | 1 cup | 1 cup (10) |
| Vegetables and Fruits (3) |
| Vegetable(s0 and/or fruit(s) (Must be from at least 2 sources | 1/14 cup total | 1/2 cup total | 3.4 cup total | 1 cup total |
| Bread and Bread Alternates (5) |
| Bread | 1/2 slice | 1/2 slice | 1 slice | 2 slices |
| or Cornbread biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc. | 1/2 serving | 1/2 serving | 1 serving | 2 servings |
| or Cooked pasta or noodle prod. | 1/14 cup | 1/14 cup | 1/2 cup | 1 cup |
| or Cooked cereal grains or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate. | 1/14 cup | 1/14 cup | 1/2 cup | 1 cup |
| Meat and Meat Alternates Lean meat or poultry or fish (7) | 1 oz. | 1 1/2 oz. | 2 oz. | 2 oz. |
| or Cheese | 1 oz. | 1 1/2 oz. | 2 oz. | 2 oz. |
| or Eggs | 1 egg | 1 egg | 1 egg | 1 egg |
| or Cooked dry beans or peas | 1/14 c | 3.8 c | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup |
| or Peanut butter or soynut butter or other nut or seed butters | 2 TBS | 3 TBS | 4TBS | 4 TBS |
| or Peanuts or soynuts or tree nuts (8) or seeds or An equivalent quantity of any combination of the above meat/meat alternates. | 1/2 oz. = 50% 3/4 oz. = 50% 1 oz. = 50% |
1 Children age 12 and up may be served adult-size portions based on the greater food needs of older boys and girls, but shall be served not less than the minimum quantities specified in this section for children age 6 through 12.2 For purposes of the requirements outlined in this subsection, a cup means a standard measuring cup (8 fluid oz.). 1 cup may be volume (solid foods) or fluid ounces (liquids).3 Serve 2 or more kinds of vegetables) and/or fruit(s). Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice may be counted to meet not more than one-half of this requirement.4 When two or more fruit, juice, or vegetable items are served in order to meet these minimum quantity requirements, the minimum quantity of any fruit, juice,. or vegetable item which may be counted towards meeting these quantity requirements is 1/8 cup per person. Any quantity less than 1/8 cup per person shall be considered non-creditable. (1/8 cup volume (solid foods) or 1 fluid ounce (liquids.)5 Bread, pasta or noodle products, and cereal grains shall be wholegrain or enriched; cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc. shall be made with whole-grain or enriched meal or flour.6 Serving sizes and equivalents to be published in guidance materials by FNS.7 Edible portion as served (not raw or uncooked weight or with bone included.)8 No more than 50% of the requirement shall be met with nuts or seeds. Nuts or seeds shall be combined with another meat/meat alternate to fulfill the requirement. For the purpose of determining combinations, 1 oz. of nuts or seeds is equal to 1 oz. of cooked lean meat, poultry or fish.9 Adult participants may be served larger-size portions based on the greater food needs of older persons, but shall not be served less than the minimum quantities specified for adult participants. 10 For adult day care participants only: 8 fluid ounces of yogurt, 1 1/2 ounces (weight) of natural cheese or 2 ounces (weight) of processed cheese may be substituted to meet the milk requirement. However, one serving a day must be fluid milk. Further, it is recommended that no more than two servings of milk/milk alternate be provided in a day. When cheese is used to fulfill the dairy requirement, it may not be used as a meat/meat alternate at the same meal service.11 Adult child day care center attendants shall be offered at least twice the quantity requirements for each food item listed for children in the 3 through 5 age group.3. SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD The minimum amounts of food and components to be served as supplemental food, as set forth in Subsection A, paragraph l.c. of this section, are as follows. Select at least two of the following four components. (Juice may not be served when milk is served as the only other component.) Two items from the same food component group do not constitute a reimbursable supplement.
| FOOD COMPONENTS | Age 1 and 2 | Age 3 through 5 (11) | Age 6 through 12 (1) | Adult Day Care Participants (6) |
| Milk |
| Milk, fluid (as a beverage) or over cereal) | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | 1 cup | 1 cup (9) |
| Vegetables and Fruits |
| Vegetable(s)and/or fruit(s) | 1/2 cup total | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup | 1/2 cup |
| or |
| Full-strength vegetable or fruit juice of an equivalent quantity of any combination of vegetable(s), fruit(s) and juice. | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup | 1/2 cup |
| Bread and Bread Alternates (3) |
| Bread | 1/2 slice | 1/2 slice | 1 slice | 1 slice |
| or |
| Cornbread biscuits, rolls, muffins, etc. (4) | 1/2 serving | 1/2 serving | 1 serving | 1 servings |
| or |
| Cold dry cereal (5) | 1/14 cup or 1/3 oz. | 1/3 cup or 1/2 oz. | 3/4 cup or 1 oz. | 3/4 cup or 1 oz. |
| or Cooked cereal | 1/14 cup | 1/14 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup |
| or Cooked pasta or noodle prod. | 1/14 cup | 1/14 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup |
| or Cooked cereal grains or an equivalent quantity of any combination of bread/bread alternate. | 1/14 cup | 1/14 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup |
| Meat and Meat Alternates Lean meat or poultry or fish (6) | 1/2 oz. | 1/2 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. |
| or Cheese | 1/2 oz. | 1/2 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. |
| or Eggs | 1/2 egg | 1/2 egg | 1 egg | 1 egg |
| or Cooked dry beans or peas | 1/8 cup | 1/8 cup | 1/14 cup | 1/14 cup |
| or Peanut butter r soynut butter or other nut or seed butters | 1 TBS | 1 TBS | 2 TBS | 2 TBS |
| Peanuts or soynuts or tree nuts or seeds (7) | 1/2 oz. | 1/2 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. |
| or Yogurt, Plain or sweetened and flavored | 2 oz. or 1/14 cup | 2 oz. or 1/14 cup | 4 oz. or 1/2 cup | 4 oz. or 1/2 cup |
| .An equivalent quantity of any combination of the above meat/ meat alternates. | |
1 Children age 12 and up may be served adult-size portions based on the greater food needs of older boys and girls, but shall be served not less than the minimum quantities specified in this section for children age 6 through 12.2 For purposes of the requirements outlined in this sections, a cup means a standard measuring cup (8 fl. oz.). 1 cup may be volume (solid foods) or fluid ounces (liquids).3 Bread, pasta or noodle products, and cereal grains shall be wholegrain or enriched; cornbread, biscuits rolls, muffins, etc. shall be made with whole-grain or enriched meal or flour.4 Serving sizes and equivalents to be published in guidance materials by FNS.5 Either volume (cup) or weight (oz.), whichever is less.6 Edible portion as served. (Cooked, boneless weight.)7 Tree nuts and seeds which may be used as meat alternates are listed in Section IV, Subsection D, Reimbursable/Non Reimbursable Food Items. For the purpose of determining combinations, 1 oz. of nuts or seeds is equal to 1 oz. of cooked lean meat, poultry or fish.8 Adult participants may be served larger size portions based on the greater food needs of older persons, but shall not be served less than the minimum quantities specified for adult participants.9 For adult day care participants only, 8 fluid ounces of yogurt, 1 1/2 ounces (weight) of natural cheese or 2 ounces (weight) of processed cheese may be substituted to meet the milk requirement. However, one serving a day must be fluid milk. Further, it is recommended that no more than two servings of milk/milk alternate be provided in a day. When cheese is used to fulfill the dairy requirement, it may not be used as a meat/meat alternate at the same meal service. 10 Adult child day care center attendants shall be offered at least twice the quantity requirements for each food item listed for children in, the 3 through 5 age group.11 Yogurt may only be credited as a meat/meat alternate item, and is reimbursable only as a supplement food item in child day care centers and child day care homes. C.M.R. 10, 148, ch. 1, 148-1-IV, subsec. 148-1-IV-C