Recommended Food Intake for Children Aged 2-6

Foods & Quantities needed for growing strong, healthy bodies in preschoolers
Food Group	Daily Amount	Examples*
Milk	2 cups	Whole milk until age 2, then low-fat or skim milk, yogurt and cheese—hard, cottage and processed
Fruit / Vegetables	1 1/2 cups	Need to eat a variety of fruits and veggies to get the range of disease-fighting antioxidants and enough fiber in diet
Grains	5 portions	Make half of the portions whole grain to get enough fiber and nutrients (1 portion = 1 slice bread, 1 cup dry cereal, 1/2 cup oatmeal, pasta or rice)
Protein	4 ounces	1 ounce = 1/2 portion of meat, poultry or fish, or 1 egg, 1 tablespoon peanut butter, 1/2 ounce of nuts or 1 serving cooked beans
Oils	up to 4 teaspoons	especially mono- and polyunsaturated oils from plants, nuts and certain fish. These fats are needed for healthy growth and development. (Avoid artery-clogging trans- and saturated fats.)
*Information from www.mypyramid.gov, for a child aged 2-6 and based on a 1,400 calorie-per-day-diet.

Keeping Track

Keep a separate notebook, or create a spread sheet to write down all of the nutritional info you find for the foods you eat. Keep it with your food diary so it’s handy. You’ll find that after about a month or two, it’s all you’ll need most of the time to keep track of things, since we all tend to eat the same things and at the same restaraunts.

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A Princess Finds Her Prince

By EM-Age 5

Once upon a time, there was a princess, whose name was Alice. She lived in a castle with five kittens and a dog. She had a sister named Lucy, and another sister named Alison, and she loved them a whole lot.  They loved to play hide-and-seek and play outside with their mother. The Queen said, "It's time to go in." And the girls said, "Ok." So the Queen made lunch, and they had peanut butter and jelly and they had chips and all kinds of good stuff. Then they took a walk. They walked up and down the street, they walked  and walked until they found a prince for each one of them. And they said, "Will you marry us"? And they said, "Yes." So they went to the castle and they got married. And lived happily ever after.

The End