Children’s eating problem is the most concerned issue for almost all parents. In order to let their children eat more, smart parents show their magical powers and fight with their children. Many mothers will She hardly cooks. After giving birth, in order to ensure that her children eat well, she cultivates herself into an all-round mother who is a chef, nutritionist, and nanny.

But the more concerned the mother becomes, the less likely the child will be given face. A common problem is that the child refuses to eat even though she has carefully prepared the meal for her, or refuses to eat after a few bites, which makes people angry. Worried again.

Parents are always worried that their children will eat less, but how much should they eat? How many meals should you eat a day? This is something parents should understand.

Someone in the mother group asked how many meals a two-year-old child should eat a day and how much? 1. Diet arrangement for two-year-old Dudu.

My Dudu is now a little over two years old. Because he attends early morning daycare, his life is relatively regular. The meals in the daycare are fixed at fixed times and are basically rationed.

Breakfast: Between 7:30 and 8:00 in the morning, Dudu and I have breakfast. Because we are in a hurry in the morning, I usually prepare egg custard for him (adding shrimp skin, shrimp, chopped vegetables, etc.) Or vegetable cakes (eggs, flour, minced vegetables), yogurt or milk, and sometimes a small amount of fruit. You don’t necessarily have to finish eating, sometimes you eat more, sometimes you eat less.

Morning snack: The morning shift’s snack starts on time at 9:00, usually porridge and quail eggs (the variety will also change).

Lunch: At 11:00, the tutor starts having lunch, which includes vegetables, staple food and soup. The staple food is rice, steamed buns, flower rolls, steamed buns, etc.

Fruit time: Eat fruit around 3:00 pm.

Afternoon snack: I start eating the afternoon snack at 4:00. The registration form often includes pimple soup.

Dinner: We usually have dinner around 6:30~7:00 after get off work. Dudu sometimes eats more and sometimes eats less.

Because I often study parenting knowledge, I am relatively not anxious about Dudu’s eating. He just eats as much as he likes. But as a mother, sometimes I can't help but want him to eat more. If he can't finish eating, he can't help but say, "Eat more, take a few more bites." At this time, the husband will usually say that the child will eat naturally if he is hungry. If he does not eat, he is full. He cannot force the child to eat.

I said I always feel like I don’t have enough. The children have the final say whether the husband says enough or not. 2. How much should a two-year-old child eat in a day?

Let’s first look at the recommended average reference amounts.

In the "Balanced Diet Pagoda for Chinese Preschoolers" recommended by the Chinese Nutrition Society and the Maternal and Childhood Branch, the recommended daily amounts of various foods for children aged 2-3 are:

Salt, less than 2 grams.

Oil: 10-20 grams.

Milk: 300-500 grams.

Soybeans (appropriately processed) 5-15 grams, appropriate amount of nuts.

Eggs: 50 grams.

Meat, poultry and fish: 50-75 grams.

Vegetables: 100-200 grams.

Fruits: 100-200 grams.

Cereals: 75-125 grams. Appropriate amount of potatoes.

Water: 600-700 ml.

All the amounts included in these daily meals, for example, if you eat snacks, the oil, salt, and flour in them are included in this total amount. Here are the recommendations for eggs, meat, vegetables, fruits, and cereals. The quantity is all raw, not the quantity after cooking. The recommended eating arrangement is three main meals, and one snack each in the morning and afternoon, that is, three meals and two o'clock.

3. How much do our children eat and whether they eat enough?

I always felt that Dudu didn’t eat enough, and my husband said enough. For a while, I always wanted to prepare the recommended amount of food every day, that is, weigh everything with a kitchen scale. Then make it ready and give it to Dudu separately to see how much he can eat in a day. But because I can’t control the amount of food Dudu eats in the daycare class, I can only know whether he eats a lot or not. And I often work overtime on weekends, sometimes You can only take Dudu out to eat, so this plan cannot be implemented for the time being. Moms who are interested and have time can give it a try.

The method is as follows.

Step one: Use a kitchen scale to classify and weigh the recommended amounts of various types of food. I weigh the food using the electronic scale that was given when I bought the bread machine, which can be accurate to grams.

Step 2: Arrange the recipe and divide the day's amount into three meals and two points, that is, three main meals and one snack in the morning and afternoon. Some people are used to snacking in the evening, which is also included. .

The third step: Cooking and processing. During the processing, pay attention to the contrast between raw and cooked food. In other words, how much does the volume of raw food change after it is cooked? Because after processing meat and vegetables The volume will shrink, but the volume of cereals may increase after processing, so you can probably calculate how much is left after the child can't finish it.

Step 4: See if the child can finish the food, whether there is enough left or not. You can probably tell how much your child eats.

Of course, this process is more cumbersome, but after doing it a few times, you will have a rough idea of ??the weight of the food, and you don’t have to weigh it every time. Moreover, we are not doing a scientific experiment. There is no need to be particularly precise. 4. What should we pay attention to?

First, there are individual differences among children.

Although there are recommended meal amounts, don’t stick to how much you eat every day. You should regularly measure your child’s height and weight growth. If the growth is normal, it means that the nutritional intake is sufficient, so don’t worry too much.

Second, children’s eating is affected by many factors.

For example, the amount of activity, physical condition, more outdoor activities, and long-term indoor stationary activities (reading books, watching TV, playing with toys) consume different energy, and the amount of food the child eats will also be different. If a child is sick, his or her appetite may also decrease.

Third, eating procedures and habits are very important.

It is recommended to implement pre-meal procedures, such as informing children to eat, wash hands, wear bibs, and sit on dining chairs to establish a sense of ritual so that children can pay attention to eating. At the same time, children must be attentive when eating, and do not let children play with toys or watch. Watch TV, watch cell phone, etc. After finishing the meal, leave the dining chair and stop eating.

Finally, be sure to eat less candies and snacks, and eat healthy snacks in moderation, such as fruits, yogurt, and a small amount of nuts.