Healthy Eating Guidelines and Nutritional Needs

5 80g portions of fruit and veg

2 portions a week

6-8

small and frequent meals, 300ml of milk per day and being introduced to a wide variety of foods

require more protein, carbohydrates, fats and calcium to aid rapid development and they should be discouraged from eating high sugar foods

aim for a balanced diet and require more protein, iron, vitamin C, calcium and vitamin D to aid with rapid growth and development

maintain a balanced diet, aim to include more iron, calcium and vitamin D to reduce bone diseases

cut back on saturated fats to reduce risk of CHD, adapt meals, include more calcium, vitamins D, B12 and A and include more fibre