SFSP - Meal Patterns

Summer Food Service Program
Meal Patterns

NOTE: Each of the three components must be included.
Component	Serving Size	Item
1 Milk	1 Cup	Fluid Milk
1 fruit OR vegetable	1/2 cup	juice¹ OR fruit OR vegetable
1 grain OR bread²	1 slice 1 serving 3/4 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup	bread OR cornbread, biscuit, roll or muffin OR cold dry cereal OR hot cooked cereal OR pasta, noodles or grains
¹Fruit or vegetable juice must be full-strength. ²Breads and grains must be made from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour. Cereal must be whole-grain, enriched, or fortified.

NOTE: Each of the four components must be included.
Component	Serving Size	Item
1 Milk	1 Cup	Fluid Milk
2 fruits OR vegetables	3/4 cup	juice¹ OR fruit OR vegetable
1 grain OR bread²	1 slice 1 serving 3/4 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup	bread OR cornbread, biscuit, roll or muffin OR cold dry cereal OR hot cooked cereal OR pasta, noodles or grains
1 meat OR meat alternative	2 oz. 2 oz. 2 oz. 1 large 1/2 cup 4 Tbsp. 1 oz. 8 oz.	lean meat, poultry or fish³ OR alternate protein product OR cheese OR egg OR cooked dry beans or peas OR nut or seed butter OR nuts or seeds⁴ OR yogurt⁵
¹Fruit or vegetable juice must be full-strength. ²Breads and grains must be made from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour. Cereal must be whole-grain, enriched, or fortified. ³ A serving consists of the edible portion of cooked lean meat or poultry or fish. ⁴Nuts and seeds may meet only one-half of the total meat/meat alternate serving and must be combined with another meat/meat alternate to fulfill the lunch requirement. ⁵Yogurt may be plain or flavored, unsweetened or sweetened.

NOTE: Two of the four components must be included.
Component	Serving Size	Item
1 Milk	1 Cup	Fluid Milk
1 fruit OR vegetable	3/4 cup	juice¹ OR fruit OR vegetable
1 grain OR bread²	1 slice 1 serving 3/4 cups 1/2 cup 1/2 cup	bread OR cornbread, biscuit, roll or muffin OR cold dry cereal OR hot cooked cereal OR pasta, noodles or grains
1 meat OR meat alternative	1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1/2 1/4 cup 2 Tbsp. 1 oz. 4 oz.	lean meat, poultry or fish³ OR alternate protein product OR cheese OR egg OR cooked dry beans or peas OR nut or seed butter OR nuts or seeds⁴ OR yogurt⁵
¹Fruit or vegetable juice must be full-strength. ² Breads and grains must be made from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour. Cereal must be whole-grain,enriched, or fortified. ³ A serving consists of the edible portion of cooked lean meat or poultry or fish. ⁴Nuts and seeds may meet only one-half of the total meat/meat alternate serving and must be combined with another meat/meat alternate to fulfill the lunch requirement. ⁵Yogurt may be plain or flavored, unsweetened or sweetened.