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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 198 / Monday, October 18, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH o3iiPRESCHOOL SNACK MEAL PATTERN
Minimum quantities Food components and food items 1
Ages 12
Fluid Milk 2
Meat/meat alternates edible portion as served:
Lean meat, poultry, or fish
Tofu, soy products, or alternate protein products 3
Cheese
Large egg
Cooked dry beans or peas
Peanut butter or soy nut butter or other nut or seed butters
Yogurt, plain or flavored unsweetened or sweetened 4
Peanuts, soy nuts, tree nuts, or seeds
Vegetables 5
Fruits 5
Grains oz eq 6 7 8

Ages 35

4 fluid ounces

4 fluid ounces.

12

ounce
ounce
12 ounce
12
18 cup
1 Tbsp
2 ounces or 14 cup
12 ounce
12 cup
12 cup
12 ounce equivalent

12

12

12

ounce.
ounce.
12 ounce.
12.
18 cup.
1 Tbsp.
2 ounces or 14 cup.
12 ounce.
12 cup.
12 cup.
12 ounce equivalent.

Endnotes:
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 whole milk for children age one. Must be unflavored low-fat 1 percent or unflavored fat-free skim milk for children two through five years old.
3 Alternate protein products must meet the requirements in Appendix A to Part 226 of this chapter.
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 Breakfast cereals must contain no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce no more than 21.2 grams sucrose and other sugars per 100
grams of dry cereal.
8 Refer to FNS guidance for additional information on crediting different types of grains.

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TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH o4iiINFANT SNACK MEAL PATTERN
Birth through 5 months
6 through 11 months
46 fluid ounces breastmilk 1 or formula 2

24 fluid ounces breastmilk 1 or formula; 2 and 012 ounce equivalent bread; 3 4 or 014 ounce equivalent crackers; 3 4 or 012 ounce equivalent infant cereal 2 4 or ready-to-eat breakfast cereal; 3 4 5 6 and 02 tablespoons vegetable or fruit, or a combination of both.6 7

1 Breastmilk or formula, or portions of both, must be served; however, it is recommended that breastmilk be served in place of formula from birth through 11 months. For some breastfed infants who regularly consume less than the minimum amount of breastmilk per feeding, a serving of less than the minimum amount of breastmilk may be offered, with additional breastmilk offered at a later time if the infant will consume more.
2 Infant formula and dry infant cereal must be iron-fortified.
3 A serving of grains must be whole grain-rich, enriched meal, or enriched flour.
4 Refer to FNS guidance for additional information on crediting different types of grains.
5 Breakfast cereals must contain no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce no more than 21.2 grams sucrose and other sugars per 100
grams of dry cereal.
6 A serving of this component is required when the infant is developmentally ready to accept it.
7 Fruit and vegetable juices must not be served.

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TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH p2PRESCHOOL LUNCH MEAL PATTERN
Minimum quantities Food components and food items 1

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Ages 12
Fluid Milk 2
Meat/meat alternates edible portion as served:
Lean meat, poultry, or fish
Tofu, soy products, or alternate protein products 3
Cheese
Large egg
Cooked dry beans or peas
Peanut butter or soy nut butter or other nut or seed butters
Yogurt, plain or flavored unsweetened or sweetened 4

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Ages 35

4 fluid ounces

6 fluid ounces.

1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
12
14 cup
2 Tbsp
4 ounces or 12 cup

112 ounces.
112 ounces.
112 ounces.
34.
38 cup.
3 Tbsp.
6 ounces or 34 cup.

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