Meal Size Photos
(on 10” dinner plate)
Meal size:
4 up to 8 months
Meal size:
8 up to 12 months
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Meal Size Photos
(on 10” dinner plate)
Meal size:
1 up to 3 years
Meal size:
3 up to 6 years
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Meal size:
6 up to 12 years
Beverage Servings Photos
Milk serving (¾ cup)
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Fruit juice serving (½ cup)
Portion Size Photos
(on 10” dinner plate)
o 8 month
4 up t
s
Fruit Portion
Sizes
1 ½ tablespoons
8
up
1u
yea
rs
¼
p
pt
o
cu
3
s
ar
ye
½
cu
3 up
rs
onths
½ cu p
2m
ons
spo
6 up t o 1 2
1
to
le
ab
2t
p
to
6y
e
a
Vegetable
Portion
Sizes
o 8 month
4 up t
s
1 ½ tablespoons
8
12
nths
½ cup
mo
ons
po
les
yea
rs
to
b
ta
1 up
to
3
y
¼c
ea
up
rs
½ cu p
3 up to 6 y
e
ars
6 up t o 1 2
up
2
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Grains/Breads
Portion
Sizes
4 up
to 8 months
6 up t o
12
y
th s
2 m on
o1
pt
8 u ¼ slice
ea
1 sl
ice r s
1 ½ tablespoons
½ slice
to 6 years
8 month
s
ble
1 ½ ta spoons
m o n th s
o 12
s
pt
spoon
8u
½ cu p
e
abl
3t
o 12 years
6 up t
1 up
4 up to
Grains/Breads
Portion
Sizes
1u
pt
¼
p
o
cu
3
s
ar
¼ cu
p
3 up to
6
y
ea
rs
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(on 10” dinner plate)
o 8 month
4 up t
s
Meat Portion
Sizes
8
up
2 ounces
s
6 up to 12 years
onth
ns
poo
les
m
12
b
ta
to
2
Not
recommended
1
up t
o
3y
ea
1
o
un
ce rs
1 ½ ou n c e
3 up to 6 years
Conversion charts for measures and weights
Liquid measures
1 gal =
4 qt
8 pt
16 cups
128 fl oz
3.79L
½ gal =
2 qt
4 pt
8 cups
64 fl oz
1.89L
¼ gal =
1 qt
2 pt
4 cups
32 fl oz
.95L
½ qt =
1 pt
2 cups
16 fl oz
.47L
¼ qt =
½ pt
1 cup
8 fl oz
.24L
Dry measures
1 cup =
8 fl oz
16 tbsp
48 tsp
237ml
¾ cup =
6 fl oz
12 tbsp
36 tsp
177ml
2
1
2
/3 cup =
5 /3 fl oz
10 /3 tbsp
32 tsp
158ml
½ cup =
4 fl oz
8 tbsp
24 tsp
118ml
/3 cup =
2 2/3 oz
5 1/3 tbsp
16 tsp
79ml
¼ cup =
2 fl oz
4 tbsp
12 tsp
59ml
1
1 fl oz
2 tbsp
6 tsp
30ml
1 tbsp =
3 tsp
15ml
1
/8 cup =
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