School Breakfast Program

School Breakfast Meal Pattern

Food Components Grade K-5 Grade 6-8 Grade 9-12
Milk 5 cups/week
(1 cup daily)		 5 cups/week
(1 cup daily)		 5 cups/week
(1 cup daily)
Meat or Meat Alternates
  • None required but may substitute 1 oz equivalent of meat /meat alternate for 1 oz equivalent grains after minimum daily grain is met
      
Vegetables
  • May be substituted for fruits, but the first 2 cups/week must be from a subgroup other than starchy (dark green, red/orange, legumes, other)
      
Fruits 5 cups/week*
(1 cup daily minimum)		 5 cups/week*
(1 cup daily minimum)		 5 cups/week*
(1 cup daily minimum)
Grains/Breads
  • Minimum
  • At least half whole grain beginning School Year 2013-14
  • All whole grain beginning School Year 2014-15
 7 oz. equivalent/week
(1 oz. daily minimum)		 8 oz. equivalent/week
(1 oz. daily minimum)		 9 oz. equivlanet/week
(1 oz. daily minimum)
Minimum - Maximum Calories(kcal)
  • Weekly average
 350-500 400-500 450-600
Saturated Fat(% of total calories)
  • Weekly average
 <10% <10% <10%
Sodium**
  • Weekly average
 ≤485 mg* ≤535 mg* ≤570 mg*
Trans Fat 0 grams/serving 0 grams/serving 0 grams/serving

*Effective School Year 2017-18

**Increasingly restrictive targets in School Year 2022-23