School Lunch Meal PaƩern Meat or Meat Alternate Fruit Vegetables na K-5 6-8 9-12 na K-5 6-8 9-12 na K-5 6-8 9-12 Daily 1 1 2 0.5 0.5 Daily 1 cup Daily 0.75 cup 0.75 cup 1 cup cup cup Weekly 8-10 9-10 10-12 2.5 2.5 5 Weekly cups cups cups Weekly 3.75 cups 3.75 cups 5 cups Amounts are listed in ounce equivalents. Daily/weekly minimums must be met. One quarter cup dried = one‐half cup Fresh, dried, frozen: no added sugar Weekly Subgroup Requirements: Canned: juice/light syrup 100 percent juice only na K-5 6-8 9-12 Dark Green 0.5 cup 0.5 cup 0.5 cup Grains Red/Orange 0.75 cup 0.75 cup 1.25 cups Milk na K-5 6-8 9-12 Beans/Peas 0.5 cup 0.5 cup 0.5 cup K-5 6-8 9-12 Starchy 0.5 cup 0.5 cup 0.5 cup Daily 1 1 2 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup per day per day per day Other* 0.5 cup 0.5 cup 0.75 cup Weekly 8-9 8-10 10-12 Additional Amounts are listed in ounce equivalents. All Low-fat (one percent) or fat free to reach 1 cup 1 cup 1.5 cups weekly total grains must be whole grain rich . Daily /weekly minimums must be met.

One cup uncooked leafy greens = one‐half cup vegetable

*Other = must come from other, dark green, red/orange or beans/peas subgroups

Vegetable Subgroup and Nutrient Requirements Beans/Peas 0.5 cup weekly for all grade groups

Black Beans Pinto Beans Dark Green* Other K-5 and 6-8: 0.5 cup weekly 9-12: 0.75 cup weekly Black Eyed Peas Pink Beans 0.5 cup weekly for all grade groups Artichokes Cucumbers Onions Chickpeas Refried Beans Asparagus Eggplant Radishes Bok Choy Green Leaf Romaine Garbanzo Beans Red Beans LeƩuce LeƩuce Avocado Green Beans Parsnips Broccoli Kidney Beans Soy Beans Kale Spinach Beets Green Peppers Summer Squash (edamame) Chinese Lentils Brussel Sprouts Iceberg LeƩuce Snow/Sugar Snap Cabbage Mesclun Turnip s Split Peas Peas Lima Beans (dry) Greens Cabbage Kohlrabi Collard Mustard White Beans Turnips Navy Beans Greens Greens Watercress Cauliflower Mushrooms Wax Beans Endive Celery Okra Zucchini The weekly portion size requirement for Other vegetables must come from Other, Dark Green, Red/ Orange or Beans/Peas. Starchy

Red/Orange Additional 0.5 cup weekly for all grade groups K-5 and 6-8: 1 cup weekly 9-12: 1.5 cups weekly K-5 and 6-8: 0.75 cup weekly Any vegetable may be served 9-12: 1.25 cups weekly Cassava Lima Beans (canned/fresh) Daily Amount Based on Average Five-Day Week Corn Acorn Squash Pumpkin Plantains na K-5 6-8 9-12 Fresh Cowpeas Butternut Red Peppers Potatoes Min-Max calories 550-650 600-700 750-850 Green Bananas Squash Sweet Potato Taro Sodium (mg) 1,230 1,360 1,420 Green Peas Carrots Tomatoes Saturated fat Water Chestnuts <10 <10 <10 Jicama Hubbard (% of total calories) Tomato Juice Nutrition label or manufacturer speci- Squash Trans fat fications must = 0g per serving

* 1 cup of uncooked leafy greens = 0.5 cup of vegetable. 8/3/12 See the revised Fruits and Vegetables secƟon of the USDA Food Buying Guide for complete informaƟon.