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
(9-12 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 |
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
|