School and Summer Child Nutrition Program Meal Patterns
Below are meal patterns for the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program and the Afterschool Snack Program, along with the current meal patterns for infants and preschool students enrolled in approved programs.
A meal pattern is a planned set of food items from five food components with minimum portion sizes by meal type and student age or grade group.
For a child nutrition program sponsor to receive reimbursement for a served meal or snack, the meal must offer the minimum components as indicated by the most current meal pattern standards.
National School Lunch Program Meal Patterns
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Infant and Pre-K Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Meal Patterns
Summer Programs
