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1 Year
|
2–3 Years
|
4–8 Years
|
9–13 Years
|
14–18 Years
|
Calories |
900 kcal |
1000 kcal |
|
|
|
| Female |
|
|
1200 kcal |
1600 kcal |
1800 kcal |
| Male |
|
|
1400 kcal |
1800 kcal |
2200 kcal |
| Fat |
30%–40% kcal |
30%–35% kcal |
25%–35% kcal |
25%–35% kcal |
25%–35% kcal |
Milk/dairy |
2 cups¶ |
2 cups |
2 cups |
3 cups |
3 cups |
| Lean meat/beans |
1.5 oz |
2 oz |
|
5 oz |
|
| Female |
|
|
3 oz |
|
5 oz |
| Male |
|
|
4 oz |
|
6 oz |
Fruits |
1 cup |
1 cup |
1.5 cups |
1.5 cups |
|
| Female |
|
|
|
|
1.5 cups |
| Male |
|
|
|
|
2 cups |
| Vegetables |
3/4 cup |
1 cup |
|
|
|
| Female |
|
|
1 cup |
2 cups |
2.5 cups |
| Male |
|
|
1.5 cup |
2.5 cups |
3 cups |
| Grains|| |
2 oz |
3 oz |
|
|
|
| Female |
|
|
4 oz |
5 oz |
6 oz |
| Male |
|
|
5oz |
6 oz |
7 oz |
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| *Calorie estimates are based on a sedentary lifestyle. Increased physical activity will require additional calories: by 0-200 kcal/d if moderately physically active; and by 200–400 kcal/d if very physically active. |
| For youth 2 years and older; adopted from Table 2, Table 3, and Appendix A-2 of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2005)14; http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines. Nutrient and energy contributions from each group are calculated according to the nutrient-dense forms of food in each group (eg, lean meats and fat-free milk). |
| Milk listed is fat-free (except for children under the age of 2 years). If 1%, 2%, or whole-fat milk is substituted, this will utilize, for each cup, 19, 39, or 63 kcal of discretionary calories and add 2.6, 5.1, or 9.0 g of total fat, of which 1.3, 2.6, or 4.6 g are saturated fat. |
Serving sizes are 1/4 cup for 1 year of age, 1/3 cup for 2 to 3 years of age, and 1/2 cup for  4 years of age. A variety of vegetables should be selected from each subgroup over the week. |
| ||Half of all grains should be whole grains. |
| ¶For 1-year-old children, calculations are based on 2% fat milk. If 2 cups of whole milk are substituted, 48 kcal of discretionary calories will be utilized. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that low-fat/reduced fat milk not be started before 2 years of age. |
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