Infants 

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Phone: 217/245-0949 or 1-800/659-0898

Fax: 217/245-6111

Email: betterchildcare@frontier.com

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Better Child Care, Inc.

The infant meal must contain each of the following components in the amounts indicated for the appropriate age group in order to qualify for reimbursement.  Items with a “black bullet” are required and must be fed to the infant.  For more instructions, click here.

1Infant formula and dry infant cereal shall be iron-fortified.

2Breast milk or formula, or portions of both, may be served; however, it is recommended breast milk be served in place of formula from birth through 11 months.

3For some breastfed infants who regularly consume less than the minimum amount of breast milk per feeding, a serving of less than the minimum amount of breast milk may be offered with additional breast milk offered if the infant is still hungry. 

4Fruit juice shall be 100 percent or full-strength.

5Bread and bread alternates shall be made from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour.

Breakfast

Birth through 3 months

4 through 7 months

8 through 11 months

 

· 4-6 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3

· 4-8 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3

 

When developmentally ready

0-3 T infant cereal1

· 6-8 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3 and

· 1-4 T fruit or vegetable or both and

· 2-4 T infant cereal1

Lunch/Supper

Birth through 3 months

4 through 7 months

8 through 11 months

 

· 4-6 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3

· 4-8 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3

 

When developmentally ready

0-3 T infant cereal1

or

0-3 T fruit or vegetable

or

one of each may be offered

 

· 6-8 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3 and

· 1-4 T fruit or vegetable or both and

· 2-4 T infant cereal1

or in place of infant cereal you may serve a meat or meat  alternate

à 1-4 T meat, fish, poultry, egg yolk, cooked dry beans or peas; or 1/2—2 oz cheese; or   2-8 T cottage cheese; or 1-4 oz cheese food, cheese spread

Or you may also serve

à Both the infant cereal and meat/meat alternate

Snack

Birth through 3 months

4 through 7 months

8 through 11 months

 

· 4-6 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3

· 4-6 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3

· 2-4 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2,3 or fruit juice4

 

When developmentally ready

0-1/2 slice bread5

or

0-2 crackers5