. "Appendix K: Sample Menus." Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.
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Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All
TABLE K-4 Sample Menus: Snack for Infants 6–11 Months
Meal Component
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Menu Item
Serving Size
Menu Item
Serving Size
Menu Item
Serving Size
Menu Item
Serving Size
Menu Item
Serving Size
Week 1
Fruit/fruit juice
Strawberries & applesauce
1–2 T
—
—
Apricots
1–2 T
—
—
Pear & pineapple
1–2 T
Vegetable
—
—
Carrots
1–2 T
—
—
Squash
1–2 T
—
—
Infant cereal/grain/bread
Zwieback toast
2
Unsalted soda crackers
2
WW bread
½ slice
Crackers, baby food
2
Unsalted wheat crackers
2
Breast milk or infant formula
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Week 2
Fruit
—
—
Peaches
1–2 T
—
—
Applesauce
1–2 T
—
—
Vegetable
Green beans
1–2 T
—
—
Garden vegetables
1–2 T
—
—
Spinach
1–2 T
Infant cereal/grain/bread
WW bread
½ slice
Zwieback toast
2
Unsalted WW crackers
2
Crackers, baby food
2
Unsalted wheat crackers
2
Breast milk or infant formula
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Breast milk
2–4 oz
Breast milk
2–4 oz
NOTE: oz = ounce; T = tablespoon; WW = whole wheat.