Suggested serving size: Child 4-6 years of age
Grain products
- bread - 1 slice
- rice, pasta, potatoes - ½ cup
- cooked cereal - ½ cup
- ready-to-eat cereal - ¾ to 1 cup
- tortilla – 1
Vegetables
- cooked or pureed - 3 to 4 Tablespoons
- raw - few pieces
Fruit
- raw (apple, banana, etc.) - ½ to 1 small, if child can chew
well
- canned - 4 to 8 Tablespoons
- juice - 4 ounces
Milk
- milk, yogurt, pudding - ½ to ¾ cup
- cheese - 1 ounce
Meat, poultry, fish, other protein
- meat, poultry, fish - 1 to 2 ounces
- eggs - 1 to 2
- peanut butter - 2 Tablespoons
- cooked dried beans - 4 to 8 Tablespoons
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