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PCD
Objective 5.01
Meal Planning for Toddlers
How old are toddler’s?
 1-3
year olds
 Toddler’s Stage ends at 3
years of age
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3-5 year olds start Pre-school
age
Portions
Do you know how much a toddler eats
compared to an adult?
Eat about 1/3 to ½ of an adult portion.
Feeding the Toddler
Self-feeding=Like to feed themselves
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One-year-old
 finger-foods
 Variety
 use of spoon
 training cup
Self-feeding
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Two-year old
 fine motor skills are improving
 eat with spoon and fork
 eat with other family members
 but can be allowed to get up from
table when they are finished due to
short attention span
Self-feeding
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Three-year old
 full set of primary teeth
 can chew most foods
 meat and tough foods should
still be cut
Feeding the Toddler
Children from age one to two years eat about ⅓ to ½ of an
adult portion.
Food preferences change from day to day
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May like one thing today and something different tomorrow
Food habits acquired during early years follow them into
adulthood.
Be aware of food allergies that may become evident during
this time.
May I have a volunteer
to read aloud.
Children 2 to 3 years of age
need the same variety of foods
as 4- to 6-year-olds but may
need fewer calories.
Offer them smaller amounts.
A good estimate of a serving
for a 2- to 3-year-old is about 1/2
of what counts as a regular
serving.
Younger children often eat
small portions.
Offering smaller servings and
allowing them to ask for more,
satisfies their hunger and does
not waste food.
Food
Should we use food as
a way to reward or
punish the child?
Yes or No?
or
Because we have to
have food in order to
survive!
Use of Microwave
•Be aware of hot spots in microwaved food.
•Food should be stirred to prevent burning a child.
Hot and Cold Foods
•Provide toddlers with food choices that are not
extremely hot or cold.
•Think safety.
BUILD A PYRAMID
WHAT COUNTS AS ONE of MY PYRAMID SERVING?
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Each of the portions listed in the five major
food groups below counts as one My Pyramid
serving for anyone over 4 years of age.
When counting servings, smaller portions
count as part of a serving and larger portions
count as more than one serving.
Two- to six-year-old children need a total of 2
servings from the milk group each day.
Offer whole or mixed grain products for at
least three of the six grain group choices for
the day
Building a Pyramid
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Create a pyramid for all of the food groups
using construction paper provided
Pick out your favorite foods list on each slide
and copy on your pyramid the number of
servings needed for that food group.
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
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½ - 1 cup leafy raw vegetables— romaine lettuce, spinach, or
mixed green salad
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1-2 cooked broccoli spears
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¼ - ½ cup cooked turnip greens,
kale, or mustard greens
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DEEP-YELLOW
¼ - ½ cups carrots, cooked
¼ - ½ cup winter squash
VEGETABLE GROUP CHOICES for
Toddlers (3 servings each day)
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STARCHY
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 blackeyed peas
¼ - ½ cup cooked lentils
½ -2/3 cup bean soup
¼ - ½ cup cooked split peas
OTHER
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
 ¼ - ½ cup blueberries or raspberries
 1/4 medium cantaloupe
 ¼ - ½ cup 100% citrus juice (orange) grapefruit half
 1/8 small honeydew
 1 small kiwifruit
 ½ medium orange
 4 medium strawberries
 ½ medium tangerine
 ¼ - ½ cup watermelon pieces
FRUIT GROUP CHOICES for
Toddlers (2 servings each day)
OTHER
½ medium apple, banana,
peach, or nectarine
1 medium apricots
¼ - ½ cup applesauce
1½ canned pineapple slices
½ medium mango
¼ medium papaya
½ small pear
¼ - ½ cup cut-up fresh, canned,
or cooked fruit.
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Many juice beverages are not 100% juice.
Check the ingredient listing to make sure
you’re getting all juice without added sugars
such as corn syrup.
Whole Milk for Toddlers
(2 servings)
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Milk is important in a toddler's
diet because it provides calcium
and vitamin D.
Calcium and vitamin D help build
strong bones.
Whole milk is the preferred milk
choice for children under two
years of age because it provides
dietary fats needed for normal
growth and brain development.
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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Two to three ounces of cooked lean meat, poultry,
or fish equal one serving from this group.
Amounts from this food group should total 5 ounces
a day for 4- to 6-year-olds and about 3 ½ ounces a
day for 2- to 3-year-olds.
Count 1 egg or 1/2 cup of cooked dry beans as 1
ounce of lean meat. Count 2 tablespoons peanut
butter as 1 ounce of 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.
Foods to Avoid
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Toddlers can have foods that have been withheld as an
infant.
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Childcare providers should watch for allergic reactions
when offering any new food.
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whole milk, citrus fruits, whole eggs
The child's doctor should be informed of close family members
who suffer from food allergies.
It is better to delay introducing foods commonly associated
with food allergies, such as peanuts and seafood.
Choking Foods to Avoid
Popcorn
Hard candies
hot dogs
raw vegetables
hard fruits
whole grapes
Raisins
nuts
Children
should be
supervised at
all times
when eating.