child diet:A balanced diet for children between the first and second year

 children Consumes between the first and second year a lot of energy , and they need to take up nutrients and proteins in a balanced manner to ensure their healthy development .

You can provide your child a varied diet that contains the five food groups :
Bread , rice, potatoes and other starchy foods including yam ( sweet potato )
 this food group contribute in energy saving , and must constitute the main part of every meal. You can choose white bread and whole wheat bread .
Fruit and vegetable food group contributes to the provision of vitamins, minerals and fiber. You can make fruit at breakfast , vegetables and fruit for lunch and dinner. Children must be addressed between the first and second year 5 or more servings of fresh or frozen fruit , bottled or dried on a daily basis .
Meat , fish, eggs , beans and other protein sources Without dairy products such ( walnuts , almonds and other ) , lentils , dal lentils and tofu. Provide these types of food , iron and zinc . Advisable to eat foods from this group twice a day and eating oily fish once or twice a week .
Milk , cheese and yogurt. You can make 3 daily servings from this food group . child who is over the age of year needs the amount of milk is less than the younger the child , despite the importance of milk in this age. He needs to 3 cups of milk from 90 to 120 ml (3 to 4 ounces of liquid) . But, you have to give the child the amount of milk less if dealing with milk and cheese. Must stop using milk bottles from the age of the year , where you can give the child a full cow's milk instead of formula , but if the child is still dealing with his mother's milk .
Foods rich in fat  or sugar. The types of food this acceptable to children between the first and second year normally. It is not necessary to avoid these foods , but it is advisable to eat a minimum of them. You can always make candy in the main meals , but without allowing to it to be placed instead of other nutritious foods from other food groups .
Vitamin A supplementation and d . In the United Kingdom , it is advisable to children up to the age of five to take vitamin supplements that contain vitamins A and D because of the lack of access to an adequate amount of these vitamins in the food. Such supplements  help the growth of the child 's immune system as it ensures the growth of bones in a natural way .


You should avoid high - fat diets and salt and not to give the child between the first and second year dedicated to foods or slimming diet . The foods with low - calorie is not suitable for children due to its need for additional calories to promote growth. For foods and ready-made meals , preferably dealt with rare, unless they are prepared specifically for children . The best option is a healthy family food and useful . It is nutritious and economical , and allows you to prepare large quantities of meals and then divided into individual servings and store in the fridge and freezer .