A menu of fruits and vegetables for your baby

How important are vegetables and fruit to my baby's diet? How much fruit should parents feed their children per day?

Vegetables and fruits play a very important role in the growth of young children, especially children 2–4 years old. aFamilyToday Health would like to give you an overview of the importance of this food, and reveal detailed vegetable and fruit menus for each baby meal.

Vegetables

Vegetables are the main source of fiber with the main ingredients being vitamins C, A and zinc. In addition, vegetables also help produce more antioxidants that fight disease and help reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease in the future.

You should feed your baby a variety of vegetables with a variety of colors during the week, such as broccoli, beans, carrots, tomatoes ... This way, you will ensure your child has enough nutrition. Essential vegetable ingredients.

A daily menu of vegetables for your baby

For children 2–3 years old: 1 cup

For children 4 years old: 1 + 1/2 cup

Each of the 1-cup units mentioned above is one cup of cooked vegetables, 2 raw vegetables leaves, 1 large tomato or 2 medium-sized carrots.

For children 2–3 years old

1/2 cup baked sweet potato at noon or snack, 1/4 cup cooked broccoli and red bell pepper at night;

1/2 cup grilled mashed potatoes with 1/4 cup of chopped tomatoes at noon, 1/4 cup cooked peas at night;

1/4 cup fried mushrooms in the morning, 1/4 cup cooked green beans for noon, 1/4 cup chopped cherry tomatoes, 1/4 cup tomato sauce at night.

For children 4 years old

1/2 cup of lettuce (sliced) mixed with 1/4 cup chopped cherry tomatoes at noon, 1/4 cup cooked cauliflower and 1/4 cup cooked broccoli stalks for snacks and 1/2 cup of boiled corn in the evening;

1/2 cup of low-salt tomato juice in the morning, half a baked sweet potato for noon, 1/2 cup of cooked broccoli in the evening;

1/2 cup cooked zucchini and 1 half corn at noon, 1/2 cup cooked spinach at night.

Fruit

Fruit is also a good source of fiber with the main ingredients are vitamins C, A and potassium. In addition, the fruit also helps to produce more antioxidants, substances that fight disease and help reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease in the future. Similar to vegetables, you should also feed your child a variety of fruits with different colors to ensure enough essential nutrients.

Daily fruit menu for baby

For children 2–3 years old: 1 cup

For 4 years old: 1 or 1 + 1/2 cup

Each 1 cup is one cup of fresh, frozen or canned fruit, 1/2 cup of dried fruit, 1 half of a large apple, 1 banana about 20–23 cm long and 1 medium-sized grapefruit ( Diameter is 10 cm).

For children 2–3 years old

1/4 cup strawberries (sliced) in the morning, 1/4 cup grapes (cut into 4 parts) for snacks, 1/2 cup apple sauce for dessert;

1/4 cup morning blueberries, 1/2 canned pear juice for lunch or snacks, 1/4 cup frozen and chopped raspberries for dessert;

1/2 cup sliced ​​bananas for breakfast or snack, 1/2 cup of unsweetened fruit cocktail for dessert (be sure to chopped fruit for your child's convenience).

For children 4 years old

1/2 cup of sliced ​​bananas in the morning, 1/2 cup raisins for snacks, 1/2 cup chopped strawberries for dessert;

Half an apple (sliced) for a snack, 1 half an orange (cut into small pieces) for lunch, 1/2 cup of peach canned for dessert;

Half a grapefruit in the morning, 1/2 cup of apples for lunch, 1/2 cup of berries (grapes, plums, cherry,…) chopped for dessert.

Hopefully the above article has provided you with useful information sources about vegetables and fruits, helping your family and especially your baby to have complete food.