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Kids Nutrition

 
** Please note that children ages 2-3 require about 2/3 of the amounts listed below.
 
 
 
 
Kids 4-6: 6 servings daily
Kids 6-11: 5-7 servings daily

Serving suggestions for bread, rice or cereal:

1 slice whole-grain bread = a floppy disk

1/2 cup cooked rice, pasta, or cereal = a computer mouse
 
 
 
 
Kids 4-6: 3 servings daily
Kids 6-11: 4-6 servings daily

Serving suggestions:

1/2 cup raw or cooked vegetables (a variety of colors) = an ice-cream scooper

1 cup leafy vegetables (lettuce, spinach) = a baseball

1/2 cup legumes = a lightbulb

This group includes beans, starches, and legumes.
 
 
 
Kids 4-6: 2 servings daily
Kids 6-11: 3-4 servings daily

Serving suggestions:

3/4 cup fruit juice = a 6 oz. juice can

1/2 cup fruit (chopped, fresh, or canned)= a woman's fist

This group includes fresh or canned fruits and fresh fruit juices.
 
 
 
 
Kids 4-6: 2 servings daily
Kids 6-11: 3 servings daily

Serving suggestions:

1 cup whole milk = an 8 oz. yogurt container (after age 3, skim milk)

1 1/2 oz. sliced cheese (natural) or 2 oz. (processed) = 3 dominoes
 
 
 
Kids 4-6: 2 servings daily
Kids 6-11: 5-6 servings daily

Serving suggestions:

2 tbsp. peanut butter = ping-pong ball

2-3 oz. cooked lean meat or skinless poultry = a deck of cards

2-3 oz. fish = a checkbook

1/2 cup cooked dried beans = lightbulb

1 medium-sized egg

 

 

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