Is your child eating enough calories?

How much should your child really eat?  Preschoolers in general need about 1, 000 to 1,400 calories per day. Roughly five or six mini-meals throughout the day are what is needed to keep their energy up.  

The following is a breakdown of how much preschoolers should consume for each food group:

Vegetables - 1 cup

Fruits - 1 cup

Grains - 3 ounces

Meats & Beans 2 to 3 ounces

Dairy 2 cups

Oils 3 teaspoons

Fats & SweetsLimit as much as possible



For information on what your elementary school children or high school children should be eating check out:
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/healthy/news/nutritionalguidelinesforkids