Nutrition program
Your Toddler’s Nutrition From 12 to 24 Months
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Nov 4, 2016
Your 12 month old needs foods from each food group every day. Below are suggested servings for each food group.
Food groups | Recommended serves per day* | Serve size | Serving size example |
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Dairy | 1-1.5 | 250mL milk equivalent |
1 cup full cream cow’s milk 2 slices of hard cheese 200g full fat yoghurt |
Grains and cereals | 4 | 40g bread equivalent |
1 slice whole grain bread ½ cup cooked pasta, rice or noodles ¾ cup (30g) wheat based cereals ¼ cup (30g) muesli |
Vegetables and legumes/beans | 2-3 | 75g |
1/2 cup cooked vegetables 1 cup salad vegetables ½ medium potato 1 medium tomato ½ cup cooked or canned beans |
Fruit | 1/2 | 150g |
1 medium banana, pear or apple 2 small kiwi fruits or apricots 1 cup canned fruit |
Meat/poultry/fish/eggs | 1 | 65g |
65g cooked red meat 80g chicken or turkey 2 eggs 100g cooked fish fillet |
*The recommended serve sizes are based on toddlers aged 13-23 months as per Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.