Toddler servings

These pint-sized portions are what most toddlers need

• Dairy – 2-3 of these each day 
  • 1/2 cup milk (whole milk until age 2)
  • 3/4 cup macaroni and real cheese
  • 1/2 grilled real cheese sandwich
  • 1/2 cup yogurt
  • 1 3/4 inch cube of natural cheese
  • 1 slice cheese
• Fruits – 2-3 of these each day 
  • 1/2 medium banana
  • 1/2 cup of 100% white grape, apple or orange juice, diluted half and half (no more than 6 oz. per day)
  • 1/4 cup canned peaches or pears
  • 1/2 orange cut into small pieces or sections
  • 1 slice cantaloupe (1/8 of the melon)
• Veggies and Starchy Veggies– 2-3 of these each day 
  • Starchy veggies:
    • 1/4 cup mashed potatoes sweet or white
    • 6-8 baked French fries
    • 1/4 cup corn or peas (smashed)
  • Veggies:
    • 6 cooked baby carrots cut in small pieces
    • 1/4 cup cauliflower or broccoli florets
    • 2 small grape tomato cut in fours
• Protein – 2 of these each day 
  • 1 egg, hard-boiled or scrambled
  • 1/3 hamburger patty
  • 3 slices of turkey, fresh or deli
  • 1/4 cup baked beans
  • 1 fish stick
  • 3 chicken fingers
• Grains – 6-10 of these each day 
  • 1/2 slice whole grain toast
  • 1/4 cup hot cereal
  • 1/3 cup Cheerios
  • 2-3 crackers
  • 2 graham cracker squares
  • 1/4 cup cooked rice or pasta (orzo, pastina, macaroni, shells—give wheat pasta)

Adapted from Nurturing with Nutrition by Dr. Melanie Bezarte and Lucille Beseler, RDN