Parenting Tips for Your 35-36 Month Old Toddler
Use the food guide to plan a balanced diet each day for your toddler. Offer:
Fruits (2-4 servings) and Vegetables (3-5 servings)
One of the servings of fruits and vegetables should be high in vitamin C, such as oranges, grapefruit, tomato or green pepper. At least every other day, give your child one serving of a food high in vitamin A, such as broccoli, sweet potatoes, carrots, greens, cantaloupe, winter squash, or pumpkin. Examples of 1 serving are:
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/4 baked potato
- 1/4 cup green beans
- 1/4 apple
- 1/4 cup cooked carrots
- 1/4 of a canned peach
- 1/2 cup lettuce and tomato salad
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Beans, or Peanut Butter (2-3 servings)
Examples of 1 serving are:
- 1 hard-cooked egg
- 2 ounces of hamburger
- 1/2 cup beans
- 1 small chicken leg
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
Milk or Cheese (4 servings)
Some milk may be in cream soups, custard, pudding, flan, ice cream, or other foods. Examples of 1 serving are:
- 1 slice of cheese
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 3/4 cup cocoa
Bread, Tortillas, Cereals, Rice, Macaroni, Spaghetti, Grits, Cornbread, Biscuits (6-11 servings)
These are made from whole grain or enriched flour or enriched meal. Examples of 1 serving are:
- 1/4 - 1/3 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 slice bread
- 1 piece cornbread
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup dry cereal
- 1 pancake
- 1/2 tortilla
- 1/4 cup rice
