When children pass the two-year-old barrier, it seems that mothers and fathers relax in terms of their diet because it seems that they can already eat everything. It is from the age of two when the child can eat 4 or even 5 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, lunch, snack and dinner) and in some cases you can take a milk supplement in the form of milk with cookies before going to bed.
It's fundamental distribute the caloric intake of different staple foods so you have good energy throughout the day.
How to distribute the calories?
It is important to know how calories should be distributed during the day in the diet of children from two to three years old, but you must bear in mind some ideas on four of the five main meals:
- Breakfast: 25% of caloric intake of the day
- Meal: 30% of the caloric intake of the day
- Snack: 15% of the caloric intake of the day
- Price: 30% of the caloric intake of the day
It is necessary to be attentive to prevent the child from acquiring capricious eating behaviors and monotonous with preference towards some foods and aversion towards others. This could lead to a poor and not very nutritious diet.
What should a balanced diet be like for a child of two to three years?
Una varied and complete balanced diet You must provide the child with what they need each day in nutritional contributions. But what are the nutritional needs of a two to three year old?
- Calories: 1.300 Kcal / day
- Proteins: 30 - 40 gr / day
- Carbohydrates: 130 - 180 gr / day
- Fats: 45 - 55 gr / day
Eat more or less of everything
Children between two and three years old eat about the same as others are eating, but you must be careful not to form bad habits. Children at this age want to be so independent that they want to be the ones to decide what they want to eat and when to do it, That is why feeding strategies are very necessary to be able to have a good diet in the children of the home.
When they pass the two-year barrier
When children pass the two-year-old barrier, you can switch dairy products to low-fat. Milk plays a less important role in the child's diet, one or two glasses of milk will be more than enough.
Your child will have to eat meals with the family but you will have to keep looking at their ability to chew and swallow food. Try to get your child to eat with the whole family or at least with one of the parents. You can put the high chair aside and move your child to a chair suitable for their height.
Nutritional aspects
At these ages, children tend to eat more foods high in fat and sugar, including excess juices, potato chips, and nutrient-poor snacks. It is necessary that if you give your child juice it is freshly squeezed from fruit. It is also convenient to introduce fruit food little by little as a healthy part of the diet, for example at mid-morning lunch or as a snack.
Other considerations to take into account
Vitamin D
The children to these ages cannot have vitamin D deficiency since it plays a fundamental role in the development of diseases such as diabetes or autoimmune disorders, and even in the appearance of certain types of cancer. For children who do not have enough vitamin D, the pediatrician should consider giving him a vitamin D supplement.
Choking Hazard
Likewise, it is necessary that children are out of danger of suffocation, to avoid it you must cut the food into small pieces and see how your child eats little by little. Avoid eating small hard pieces of food or putting more food in his mouth than he can chew.
Omega-3
Most children of these ages do not get the amount of essential omega-3 fatty acids and will need to eat foods that provide it, such as fish.. Omega-3 plays an essential role for the proper development of the brain.
Fruits and vegetables
It is necessary to include fruits and vegetables in most meals such as:
- Rich in vitamin A: carrots, spinach, kale, winter squash, sweet potatoes.
- Rich in vitamin C: mango, melon, oranges, kiwi, strawberries.
The fiber
It is necessary for the child to acquire enough fiber in your diet and can eat whole grain bread and crackers, whole grain crackers, brown rice, legumes, etc.
Healthy eating strategies
Feeding two- and three-year-olds can be challenging, especially when want to be independent and reject foods they used to eat perfectly. But you must know how to handle the situation well so that your child can have a healthy relationship with food and learn to eat well. Don't miss the following strategies:
Divide the responsibility with your child
Ideally, parents decide when and what to eat and have the children decide how much to eat. This means that parents will not pressure or restrict the amount of what the child is eating and they will not decide anything about the menu. Children know how to self-regulate what they should eat, there will be weeks that they will eat more and others that they will eat less, and that is fine. But if you think something is wrong you will have to go to your pediatrician.
Provides balanced and regular meals and snacks
Feeding children a predictable routine works best for them to eat well. In fact children who eat meals and Planned snacks will have more nutritious diets than those who eat fewer meals. Avoid feeding your child while watching TV or in the car. It is best to eat in a neutral place like the kitchen table.
And of course, do not forget something very important to strengthen the good bond with food and with you, eat together!
Hi how are things ? I would like to know if you can send me recipes or children's menus for my 2-year-old daughter, thank you
Can you send me the weekly menu for two-year-olds, thank you
Hello Grace
If your baby already eats everything and is able to eat solid foods you can guide yourself from these weekly menus that you can see by clicking on the links:
If not, you can send us how far your baby has come with their feeding and we will create a personalized weekly menu so that you can take it as a guide; )
regards
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I no longer know what to do to make him eat everything, he just wants to eat crushed meat.
Could someone give me some advice or something please.
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My 2-year-old does not want to eat only ground chopped things that they hold me to eat?
I have a 33-month-old boy and in growth control they tell me that he is underweight, I would like to know about a menu to feed my son well.
Thank you.
Hi how are things ? I would like to know if you can send me recipes or children's menus for my 2-year-old daughter, thank you
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Thank you
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Hi good afternoon,
My daughter eat well, I just wanted to please, send me menus so that I can make different food for my daughter, she is 2 years old
Thank you
Well, my sister gives her baby who is 2 years old and almost three years old, the same food that an adult would like an investigation that makes her reflect and that she does not give all that to the girl, also when the girl vomits gives him another plate again
Hello, I have a 22-month-old boy I would like you to give me some advice to be able to make him try new foods, since he only wants to eat what he already knows ... when I arrive with a new dish, he first studies it with his eyes and does not want to try it, I can't convince him and I don't want to get into a fight with him because he gets very irritated. When he was younger, he ate his vegetable porridges very well and now he doesn't want to eat them. I would greatly appreciate your comments and suggestions. Greetings
I have a 2-year-old boy, it costs a lot to eat solid food (meat, chicken) but I do eat pizza, chicken wings. I have tried different types of condiments, dressings and I can't get her to eat, I would also like to try new foods but I don't know how to do it to make it pleasant to your palate and eyes.
In the news 2 days ago there was a case of a 9-month-old baby who died from excess food, drowned because their organism is very small and when they feel full their reaction is vomiting, that indicates that they ate a lot, Of course, if it is not something else ... in any case I know that it is a bit difficult to know how much food they should eat and of course we do not want them to become malnourished if they do not eat well but as my grandfather said, ambre will make them eat and sleep will make them sleep, I think you have to relax and try to make them only eat what they want and not until they vomit from fullness
Hello, I would like you to send me a recipe book for my 2-year-old girl who has suffered from constipation, she almost doesn't want to drink water, she wants to eat a lot of yogurt, I don't know what to do, please help me
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I would like to know if you can send me recipes or children's menus for my 3-year-old son, thank you
HELLO I NEED RECIPES FOR MY LITTLE OF TWO
YEARS THANK YOU
HELLO:
I AM INTERESTED THAT YOU SEND ME RECIPES FOR CHILDREN'S FOOD FOR MY DAUGHTERS OF 1 AND 3 YEARS OLD, MY THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS URGING ME, DOES NOT EAT WELL, ALWAYS BRINGS FOOD IN HER MOUTH, SUCKING IT AND DOES NOT PASS IT. WHAT CAN I DO? WHO CAN TURN ON TO HELP HER IS VERY PALE AND LOW IN WEIGHT.
I THANK YOUR ADVICE AND I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
Good morning ... I would like to please send me recipes for my son who is about to turn 3 years old, since he does not like to eat, due to the lack of appetite I am giving him two daily bottles of Pediasure, I would also like you to inform me if I am doing well giving him this food as a supplement. Thanks!!!
Hello? Good afternoon please. What should I do? My three-year-old baby only wants to eat pasta with cheese and arepa, he doesn't want to eat other types of food that I should do.
Thanks for all the help you can give me.
Hello? Please I would like recipes to be sent to my email, I have a three year old girl and I am struggling to eat thanks
HELLO MY NAME IS LIDIA I AM 26 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD GIRL. I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM IN FOOD WITH HER. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT I SOMETIMES DESPERATE WHEN I EAT TOO MUCH
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET TOO FAT. WHAT CAN I DO
I WAIT AN ANSWER THANKS
Atte
LIDIA
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It seems that this case of children suffering from constipation is very typical but at the same time they are somewhat problematic to eat. My daughter is two and a half years old, and she suffers from constipation. I manage to help her evacuate by giving her plum yoghurts or plum compotes. And if it is very difficult, I have to put infant glycerin suppositories, when the case requires it. He does not like lechoza juice, he eats very little banana. Oatmeal does not pass it I URGENTLY NEED A GUIDE TO PREPARE FOODS THAT YOU LIKE AND HELP YOU EVACUATE NORMALLY.
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the topic of food or recipes for children from two to three years old talks about calories in percentages. but in what foods do I find those calories. is that my son does not want to eat anything and only takes the laundry or bottles he is two years old
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Hello, I have a boy who will be 2 years old on the 18th of this month. In the nursery they tell me that he eats breakfast and eats very well, but already at home he bites anything but not fit and at dinner time I don't know what to give him I can't think of anything. At the weekend, he doesn't want to eat almost anything, not even at his own hours. Please could you give me some recipes or some tips. Thank you. . .
Hello; My name is Carmen. I have a girl of one year and eight months. She was born premature and weighing 1.400 kg, very skinny. She has always been very thin and does not want to eat no matter how many attempts I make to get her to eat. I have chosen to blend her food and give her in the bottle. This is the only way for you to eat vegetables and meat or fish.
Please I would like you to help me and give me a complete diet and perhaps the best way for my daughter to eat.
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Hello, how are you, first of all I congratulate you on your page, I need help, it will be that you can send me the answer to the following question.
What food is healthy and what could I give my almost two-year-old child? He is hardly eating, he just wants to eat candy.
Goodbye kisses I'll be waiting for your answer.
I have a two-year-old girl and there is no way she can eat any type of solid food, every day I prepare solid food for her and neither test b, the crushed one by force of much more or less, and without any problem if she eats dairy and drink milk with cereals. Please send me some kind of advice or recipe for solid foods because there are times when I don't know what to prepare for you. Thanks
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I run out of ideas for the preparation, in addition to the fact that I would like to provide them with a balanced diet. !!
THANKS!
wave!!! Please, if any of you pretty moms could send me recipes for my two-year-old baby who just turned and doesn't want anything but liquids ... I am very distressed that I don't want to eat, but could you please help me with different things.
Thank you very much
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Hello, I have a little boy of 2 years 5 months and it is difficult for him to take the spoon so he chooses to eat with his hands. I would like to know some stimulation exercises so that he can eat with the spoon.
My 2-year-5-month-old boy no longer wants to eat vegetables. He used to eat all the vegetables that I gave him, but now he only eats a few things. Could you give me any suggestions to give them?
Hello, good afternoon, my name is Gaby. I have a two-and-a-half-year-old boy and he does not eat solid things other than some chicken and soup. The doctors say that he is within his weight but I am worried that he does not eat vegetables or fruits. The pediasure but I am desperate I want to teach you to eat well so that you are healthy, please help me, I am worried that you have no defenses, also if you can send me recipes please and advice, thank you
Hello, I have a 26-month-old girl, but she is a bit underweight. Please would like a proper diet for my daughter to help me regain her normal weight. Thanks
Hello, good afternoon, I have a 3-year-old girl and she does not eat, she only drinks pacha, I have to beg her to eat, what can I do to make her eat, could you send me your food recipes for children from 3 to 8 years old and your advice, please thank you .
Hello, I have a two-year-old baby, I would like you to send me a menu
Hello, I would like you to send me menus and recipes for my 2 and a half year old boy. Thanks
HELLO, COULD YOU SEND ME A MENU EXAMPLE OF WHAT A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY WOULD HAVE TO CONSUME? THANK YOU. REGARDS
Hello, I have a 2-year-old 1 month ... and he doesn't eat very well, in fact, he doesn't like fruits or vegetables ... he drinks a lot of milk, I'd like to be sent some separate menus at school, they say he doesn't eat ... he tests and spits ... I am worried and desperate help me !!!!!!!!
Sorry, I would also like to know if you can send me a parameter of how you should eat during the day
Hello again K-rla!
On Friday the 9th, a list of ideas for feeding the baby will be published, with examples of purees for lunch, for dinner and ideas for breakfast or a snack.
regards
Hello, I have my two-year-old three-month-old son, and he does not want to eat solid things, he pretends to choke and only wants to eat when the food is well blended, I would like to know if you could send me tips and recipes so that he start eating better, thank you very much for the help.
Hello K-rla!
In this link you will see some tips for when babies refuse to eat solid foods: http://madreshoy.com/nutricion/bebe-comer-trozos_4126.html and in addition to these tips it is necessary to have patience (a lot of patience); )
I hope you helps, a greeting
hello I would like to know the recipes my child is 2 years old and does not want anything and I want to know what I can give him
Hi Jeny!
Little by little articles dedicated to food are being published and soon the appropriate ones for the age of your little one will arrive, I hope they will help you; ) While I can tell you some things, but it all depends on how you reject food, that is, do you refuse to eat pieces or reject vegetables, fruits, etc. even in the form of puree?
If your problem is the pieces, I recommend a lot of patience and continue giving purees, for now. Increase the consistency of the purees little by little, then mix it with some very small pieces, progressively increase the size of the pieces mixed with the puree. While you give him his usual puree, leave him some pieces of vegetables or fruits in a separate plate, let him take them in his hand, suck them or whatever he wants to do so that he becomes familiar with them.
You will see that little by little he gets used to it and will eat everything; )
regards
this page is very informative and very beautiful
I already have many recipes for my little brothers
GRASIAS
Hi Sarahi!
Thank you for your comment ; )
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