CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER e: REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
PART 407 LICENSING STANDARDS FOR DAY CARE CENTERS
SECTION 407.APPENDIX D INFANT DAILY FOOD REQUIREMENTS
Section 407.APPENDIX D Infant Daily Food Requirements
INFANT DAILY FOOD REQUIREMENTS
These feeding requirements are to be used as guidelines only. Food needs vary with each infant.
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MEAL |
Birth through 3 |
4 through 7 |
8 through 11 months |
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Breakfast |
4-6 fl. oz. formula or breast milk |
4-8 fl. oz. formula1 or breast milk |
6-8 fl. oz. formula1 breast milk, or whole milk |
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0-3 Tbsp. infant cereal (optional) |
2-4 Tbsp. infant cereal2 |
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1-4 Tbsp. fruit and/or vegetable |
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Lunch or Supper |
4-6 fl. oz. formula1 or breast milk |
4-8 fl. oz. formula1 or breast milk |
6-8 fl. oz. formula1 breast milk, or whole milk |
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0-3 Tbsp. infant cereal2 (optional) |
2-4 Tbsp. infant cereal2 and/or 1-4 Tbsp. meat, fish, poultry, egg yolk, or cooked dry beans or peas or ˝-2 oz. cheese or 1-4 oz. cottage cheese, cheese food, or cheese spread |
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0-3 Tbsp. fruit and/or vegetable (optional) |
1-4 Tbsp. fruit and/or vegetable |
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Supplement |
4-6 fl. oz. formula1 or breast milk |
4-6 fl. oz. formula1 or breast milk |
2-4 fl. oz. formula1 or breast milk, whole milk or fruit juice3 |
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0-˝ bread4 or 0-2 crackers (optional) |
1 Shall be iron-fortified infant formula.
2 Shall be iron-fortified dry infant cereal.
3 Shall be full strength fruit juice
4 Shall be from whole grain or enriched meals or flour
(Source: Amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 1728, effective January 1, 1998)