Making Smarter Choices: Meal Patterns and Menu Planning

The Components Component = Food Group (sort of…)

Milk Cow’s milk Lactose-free or lactose-reduced milk Buttermilk Kefir / cultured milk UHT shelf-stable milk Plain or flavored

Milk Low-fat (1%) or fat-free (skim) milk for all participants ages 2 years and older

Milk Whole milk for children ages months (1 year) only

Milk

Yogurt, cheese, & other dairy products cannot substitute for milk Evaporated milk, dry milk, and condensed milk do not count Milk used for cooking does not count toward the requirement

Milk Substitutes Kikkoman Pearl Smart Creamy Vanilla Kikkoman Pearl Smart Chocolate Pacific Natural Foods Ultra Soy Plain Pacific Natural Foods Ultra Soy Vanilla 8 th Continent Original

Milk Substitutes Without special documentation, do NOT serve: –Silk Soy Milk –Almond Milk –Rice Milk –Hemp Milk –Etc., etc., etc.

Other Dairy Products