According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a toddler between the age of 1-3 years old should be consuming roughly 40 calories/inch in height, each serving is roughly 1/4 of an adult serving. Consuming a variety of foods that are nutrient dense is important to a baby's development during these early years.
The following toddler serving guide is from www.healthychildren.org
Some food items to avoid would be those high in salt, sugars, and consisting of empty calories. (e.g. avoid sugary drinks, juices, soy sauce and other sauces used heavily in Chinese cooking). Toddlers don't need added salts and sugars for flavours if you could enhance the flavours of your food with herbs and spices.
Babies under 1 are recommended to avoid any added salts as their kidneys are not developed enough to cope with added salts. Don't forget that there is sodium already present in breastmilk, formula, cow's milk and other foods that we eat.
Here is a link to a guide on salts and sodium limits for babies, depending on age, by the NHS.
https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/how-much-salt-do-babies-and-children-need/
The following toddler serving guide is from www.healthychildren.org
Some food items to avoid would be those high in salt, sugars, and consisting of empty calories. (e.g. avoid sugary drinks, juices, soy sauce and other sauces used heavily in Chinese cooking). Toddlers don't need added salts and sugars for flavours if you could enhance the flavours of your food with herbs and spices.
Babies under 1 are recommended to avoid any added salts as their kidneys are not developed enough to cope with added salts. Don't forget that there is sodium already present in breastmilk, formula, cow's milk and other foods that we eat.
Here is a link to a guide on salts and sodium limits for babies, depending on age, by the NHS.
https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/how-much-salt-do-babies-and-children-need/
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