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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
(1-4 years)

Children
(4-8 years)         
 
Children
(9-12 years)           
Children
(14-18 years)
 Adults   
 70+

Bread

2-3 slices

3-4 slices

 4-5 slices

6 slices

5-7 slices

 4 slices
Potatoes/rice/
pasta/quinoa etc.

50-100 grams
 

100-150 grams
150-200 grams
225 grams
150-200 grams
 100 grams
Vegetables
50-100 grams
100-150 grams
150-200 grams
200 grams
200 grams
 150 grams
Fruit
1-2 units
1½ units
2 units
2 units
2 units
2 units

 

Milk-and milk products

300 ml
400 ml
600 ml
600 ml
500 ml
 650 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

Meat, chicken, fish, or a meat-
substitute
(Tofu, tempeh, egg)
60 gram
60-80 gram
80-100 gram
100-125 gram
100 gram
125 gram
butter on bread

5 grams/slice

5 grams/slice

5 grams/slice

5 grams/slice

5 grams/slice

5 grams/slice

Frying oil for
making a warm meal

10-15 grams
10-15 grams
10-15 grams
10-15 grams
10-15 grams
10-15 grams

Fluid

½-1liters
1 liters
1-1½ liters
1½ liters
1½-2 liters

 

1½-2 liters