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Understanding Portion Sizes For CACFP Meal Pattern Guidelines

Understanding portion sizes for different meal components is an important part of complying with CACFP meal pattern guidelines. The charts below provide specific portion size requirements for children you serve meals and snacks to, based on their age group.
Please note: the charts below do not include specific information about qualifying food/beverages within the meal components (i.e., if flavored milk may be served to an age group). For additional information, please visit: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and-snacks.

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