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Meal Planning for
Toddlers
Feeding the Toddler
Self-feeding for one-year-old
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Finger-foods
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Variety of foods
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Can use a spoon and training cup
Two-year old
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Fine motor skills are improving
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Can eat with spoon and fork
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Can eat with other family members-allow to get up from
table when finished due to short attention span
Three-year old
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Has all full primary teeth and can chew most foods
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Meat and tough foods should still be cut by caregiver
Feeding the Toddler-general
information
Portion Size- for child one to two years is about ⅓ to ½ of an
adult portion.
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Food preferences change from day to day
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Do not use food as a reward or as a punishment.
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Eating habits from early years follow child into adulthood.
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Watch child for food allergies which may appear during this
time.
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Microwave food safely! Expect temperature extremes of
hot and cold; to prevent hot spots, stir prior to serving.
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Do not give foods that may cause choking(grapes,
hotdogs, peanuts, popcorn, round hard candy)
Information on Feeding
Children ages 2 to 3 years:
They need a variety of foods but
need fewer calories than a 4- to 6year-old.
They often eat small portions.
Offer smaller servings and let them
to ask for more to satisfy their
hunger and avoid wasting food.
Serving size for 2 to 3 years is
1/2 of what counts as a regular
serving on the food guide
pyramid.
BUILD A PYRAMID
WHAT COUNTS AS ONE “MY PYRAMID” SERVING?
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Portions listed in the major food groups counts as one “My Pyramid”
serving for anyone over 4 years of age.
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To count servings: smaller portions count as part of a serving;
larger portions count as more than one serving.
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Two to 6 year old children need a total of 2 servings from the milk
group each day.
Whole grain products should make up at least three of the six grain up
choices each day.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html
http://www.mypyramid.gov/preschoolers/index.html
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GRAIN GROUP CHOICES for
Toddlers (6 servings each day)
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WHOLE GRAIN
 ¼ to ⅓ cup cooked brown rice
 1 to 2 graham cracker squares
 2 to 4 whole grain crackers
 ¼-½ cup cooked oatmeal
 ¼-⅓ cup ready-to-eat whole grain cereal
 ¼ -½ slice pumpernickel, rye, or whole wheat
bread
 ½ 7-inch corn tortilla
ENRICHED - GRAIN GROUP
CHOICES for Toddlers
¼
to ½ 4-inch pita bread
 1 4-inch pancake
 ¼ to ⅓ cup cooked grits
 ¼ to ⅓ cup cooked farina or other
cereal
 ¼ to ⅓ cup ready-to-eat, non-sugar
coated, cereal
 ½ 7-inch flour tortilla .
ENRICHED - GRAIN GROUP
CHOICES for Toddlers
¼ to ⅓ cup cooked rice or pasta
 ¼ to ⅓ cup cooked spaghetti
 ¼ to ½ English muffin or bagel
 ¼ to ½ slice white, wheat, French or
Italian bread
 ¼ to ½ hamburger or hot dog bun
 2 to 3 crackers (saltine size)
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Grain Products with More Fat and
Sugars
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½ small biscuit or muffin
1 small piece cornbread
⅓ medium doughnut
6 animal crackers
2 small cookies
VEGETABLE GROUP CHOICES for
Toddlers (3 servings each day)
DARK-GREEN LEAFY
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¼ - ½ cup cooked collard greens
½ - 1 cup leafy raw vegetables— romaine lettuce,
spinach, or mixed green salad
1-2 cooked broccoli spears
¼ - ½ cup cooked turnip greens,
kale, or mustard greens
DEEP-YELLOW
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¼ - ½ cups carrots, cooked
¼ - ½ cup winter squash
VEGETABLE GROUP CHOICES for
Toddlers (3 servings each day)
STARCHY Vegetables
 7 French fries, regular size
 1 baked potato, small
 ¼ - ½ cup potato salad
 ¼ - ½ cup green peas
 ¼ - ½ cup lima beans
 1 small plantain
DRY BEANS & PEAS
 ¼ - ½ cup cooked black,
kidney, pinto, or garbanzo
beans, or black-eyed peas
 ¼ - ½ cup cooked lentils
 ½ -2/3 cup bean soup
 ¼ - ½ cup cooked split peas
OTHER Vegetables
1/3 small cucumber
6 raw snow or sugar pea pods
¼ - ½ cup cooked green beans
2 medium Brussels sprouts
4 slices raw summer squash
¼ - ½ cup coleslaw
¼ - ½ cup cooked cabbage
2-5 celery sticks (3” long)
¼ - ½ cup tomato or spaghetti
sauce
¼ - ½ cup vegetable juice
¼ - ½ cup vegetable soup
1 small tomato
3 cherry tomatoes
FRUIT GROUP CHOICES for
Toddlers (2 servings each day)
CITRUS, MELONS, BERRIES
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¼ - ½ cup blueberries or raspberries
4 medium strawberries
¼ - ½ cup 100% citrus juice (orange)
grapefruit half
1 small kiwifruit
½ medium orange
½ medium tangerine
1/4 medium cantaloupe
¼ - ½ cup watermelon pieces
1/8 small honeydew
FRUIT GROUP CHOICES for
Toddlers (2 servings each day)
More Fruits
½ medium apple, banana, peach, or nectarine
1 medium apricots
¼ - ½ cup applesauce
1½ pineapple slices, canned
½ medium mango
¼ medium papaya
½ small pear
¼ - ½ cup cut-up fruit-fresh, canned, or cooked
Fruit Juice Tips:
 Buy 100% juice and check to see if it is a
high quality juice (label will tell source of
fruit).
 Juice Drinks” are not 100% juice.
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Check the ingredient list to be sure you are
getting 100% juice without added sugars
such as high fructose corn syrup.
Serve the whole fruit rather than juice when
possible for better nutrition.
Milk Group
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Milk provides calcium and
vitamin D to help build strong
bones.
Whole milk preferred for
children under two years only
because it provides dietary fats
needed for normal growth and
brain development.
Three year olds can drink 2% fat
milk
For this amount of food
Count this many milk
group servings
½ to ¾ cup whole milk
1
½ cup soy milk, calcium fortified
1
½ cup skim milk
1/2
½ cup 2% milk
1
1/2 cup yogurt (4 ounces)
1
1 ounce natural cheese
1
1 ounce of processed cheese
1
½ ounce string cheese
2/3
½ cup cottage cheese
1/4
½ cup ice cream
1/3
½ cup frozen yogurt
1/2
½ cup pudding
1/2
MEAT GROUP CHOICES
(2 servings each day)
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2-3 ounces (oz.) of cooked lean meat, poultry, or
fish is one serving from this group.
2 to 3 year olds need to eat a total of about 3 ½ oz.
per day .
4 to 6 year olds need to eat a total of 5 oz. a day.
Servings: 1 egg or 1/2 cup of cooked dry beans,
and 2 tablespoons (T.) of peanut butter counts as
1 oz. of lean meat.
For this amount of food
Count this many ounces
2 ounces cooked poultry or fish
2 ounces
2 ounces cooked lean meat
2 ounces
1 egg (yolk and white)
1 ounces
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 ounces
*1 ½ frankfurters (2 ounces)
1 ounces
2 slices bologna or luncheon meat (2 ounces)
1 ounces
¼ cup drained canned salmon or tuna
1 ounces
½ cup cooked kidney, pinto, or white beans
1 ounces
½ cup tofu
1 ounces
1 soy burger patty
1 ounces
*May cause choking in 2- to 3-year-old children.
Food Selections for Toddlers
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Introduce foods withheld as an infant: whole
milk, citrus fruits, whole eggs
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Watch for allergic reactions when offering any
new food. Tell the child's pediatrician if close
family members have food allergies.
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Delay introducing foods associated with food
allergies, such as peanuts and seafood.
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Avoid choking hazard foods like popcorn, hard
candies, hot dogs, raw vegetables and hard
fruits, whole grapes, raisins, and nuts.
Children
should be
supervised at
all times
when eating.