Below is the nutrional requirements by the state of Ohio that Creative Learning must abide by for meals. We hope that this helps you when you are packing your child's lunch, so as to stay in specifications for the State.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask our staff. Thank you!

Breakfast               1-2 years            3-5 years            6-12 years

Milk                        1/2 cup               3/4 cup                  1 cup

 

Vegetable or            1/4 cup               1/2 cup                  1/2 cup

Fruit or Juice   

 

Bread or Bread         1/2 slice*            1/2 slice*               1 slice*

Alternate

   Including cold,         1/4 cup or            1/2 cup or            3/4 cup or

   dry cereal                 1/3 oz.                  1/2 oz.                  1 oz.

 

Or hot cereal               1/4 cup                  1/4 cup                 1/2 cup

 

 

 

Supper                     1-2 years            3-5 years                  6-12 years

 

Milk                           1/2 cup               3/4 cup                     1 cup

 

Meat or Poultry            1 oz.                  1 1/2 oz.                  2 oz.

Or Fish

 

or egg                           1/2                      3/4                           1

or cheese                      1 oz.                  1 1/2 oz.                  2 oz.  

or cooked dry               1/4 cup               3/8 cup                   1/2 cup 

beans or peas

or peanut butter,            2 tbsp                  3 tbsp                     4 tbsp

soynut butter or

seed butters***

 

Vegetables and/or         1/2 cup               1/2 cup                     3/4 cup

Fruit (to total 2 or more)

 

Bread or Bread            1/2 slice*            1/2 slice*                  1/2 slice*

Alternate

 

Peanuts,                        1/2 oz.                3/4 oz.                     1 oz.

soynuts, tree nuts,          (1/2 of meat serving requirement)

or seeds

 

Yogurt, plain or               2 oz.                  2 oz.                         4 oz.

flavored, Sweetened         1/4 cup            1/4 cup                     1/2 cup

or unsweetened

 

 

Snack:  Select 2 out of the 4 componenets

                                    1-2 Years               3-5 Years               6-12 Years

 

Milk                              1/2 cup                  1/2 cup                     1 cup

 

Juice or                         1/2 cup                  1/2 cup                     3/4 cup

Fruit or

Vegetable

 

Meat or

Meat alternate*               1/2 oz.                  1/2 oz.                     1 oz.

 

Bread or Bread               1/2 slice*               1/2 slice*                1 slice

Alternate

  Including cold.                1/4 cup or              1/3 cup or               3/4 cup or

  dry cereal                      1/3 oz.                   1/2 oz.                     1 oz.

 

Or hot cereal                  1/4 cup                    1/4 cup                  1/2 cup

 

**peanut butter,             1 tbsp                     1 tbsp                     1 tbsp

soy butter or

other nut/                        1/2 oz.                     1/2 oz.                  1 oz.

seed butters or

peanuts, soynuts, tree nuts or seeds

 

Yogurt, plain or               2 oz.                     2 oz.                        4 oz.

flavored,, Sweetened      1/4 cup                  1/4 cup                    1/2 cup

or unsweetened

 

 

*or an equivalent serving of bread alternate such as a roll, biscuit, muffin, cooked enriched or whole grain rice, macaroni, noodles or other pasta products

**may equal 100% of the requirement