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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends children ages 9 and older and adults consume at least 3 cups from the dairy group each day. Active teenagers with high calorie requirements of 3,000 calories or more may require 4 cups from the dairy group each day.
Children age 1-6 year should limit juice consumption to 1â2 cup per day. For children age 7-18 this can increase to 1 cup per day but no more than 12 oz. In general, 1 cup from the fruit group equals 1 cup of fruit or 100% fruit juice, or 1â2 cup of dried fruit.eat/Beans The serving sizes for meat and beans are in ounce equivalents. They will range from 2-6/1/2 ounce equivalents per day depending on the age, gender and activity of the child.