Sample One-Day Menu for a Two-Year-Old

This menu is planned for a two-year-old child who weighs approximately 27 pounds (12.5 kg).

• 1 teaspoon = 1⁄2 tablespoon (5 ml)
• 1 tablespoon = 1⁄2 ounce (15 ml)
• 1 ounce = 30 ml
• 1 cup = 8 ounces (240 ml)

Breakfast

• 1⁄2 cup nonfat or low- fat milk
• 1⁄2 cup iron- fortified cereal or 1 egg
• 1⁄3 cup fruit (for example, banana, cantaloupe, or strawberries)
• 1⁄2 slice whole wheat toast
• 1⁄2 teaspoon margarine or butter or 1 teaspoon jelly

Snack

• 4 crackers with cheese or hummus or 1⁄2 cup cut- up fruit or berries
• 1⁄2 cup water

Lunch

• 1⁄2 cup low- fat or nonfat milk
• 1⁄2 sandwich—1 slice whole wheat bread, 1 ounce meat, slice of cheese, veggie (avocado, lettuce, or tomato)
• 2–3 carrot sticks (cut up) or 2 tablespoons other dark- yellow or dark-green vegetable
• 1⁄2 cup berries or 1 small (1⁄2 ounce) low-fat oatmeal cookie

Snack

• 1⁄2 cup nonfat or low-fat milk
• 1⁄2 apple (sliced), 3 prunes, 1⁄3 cup grapes (cut up), or 1⁄2 orange

Dinner

• 1⁄2 cup nonfat or low-fat milk
• 2 ounces meat
• 1⁄3 cup pasta, rice, or potato
• 2 tablespoons vegetable