Recommended quantities for children over 1 years old
Below you can read in the table what the recommended quantities are for children over 1 years old.
Under 1 year, the development is so rapid that the recommended amounts are constantly changing. Step by step, a child under 1 is offered more and more different products, which makes the diet more varied.
|
Food
|
Toddlers |
Children
(4-8 years) |
Children
(9-13 years) |
Children
(14-18 years) |
Adults
|
70+
|
|
Wholemeal bread |
2-3 slices |
2-4 slices |
4-6 slices |
4-8 slices |
4-6 slices |
3-4 slices |
|
Potatoes or wholegrain rice/
pasta/quinoa etc.
|
50-100 gram |
100-150 gram |
150-250 gram |
250 gram
|
250 gram
|
250 gram |
|
Vegetables
|
50-100 gram
|
100-150 gram
|
150-200 gram
|
200 gram
|
200 gram
|
150 gram |
|
Fruit
|
1½ -2 units
|
1½-2 units
|
2 units
|
2 units
|
2 units
|
2 units
|
|
(Plantbased) milkproducts |
300 ml
|
300 ml
|
450 ml
|
450-600 ml
|
500 ml
|
600 ml |
|
Cheese
|
½ slice
|
½-1 slice
|
1 slice |
1-2 slices
|
1-2 slices |
1-2 slices |
|
Cold cuts |
½ slice |
½-1 slice
|
1 slice |
1-2 slices |
1-2 slices |
1-2 slices |
|
Chicken, turkey, (fatty) fish, tofu, tempeh, legumes, egg
|
60 gram
|
60-80 gram
|
80-100 gram
|
100-125 gram
|
100 gram
|
125 gram
|
|
Butter on bread
|
5 gram/slice |
5 gram/slice |
5 gram/slice |
5 gram/slice |
5 gram/slice |
5 gram/slice |
|
Frying oil |
10-15 gram
|
10-15 gram
|
10-15 gram
|
10-15 gram
|
10-15 gram
|
10-15 gram
|
|
fluid |
½-1liters
|
1 liters
|
1-1½ liters
|
1½ liters
|
1½-2 liters
|
1½-2 liters
|