Toddler serving sizes

From: http://www.gerber.com

A toddler’s diet should include about three meals and one to two snacks each day. Remember that this is only a guide; meals and snacks may vary depending on your toddler’s appetite.

Fruits
FruitsDaily intake: 1 cup Serving size: ¼ cup fruit or ½ cup 100% fruit juice Fruit preparation: soft, peeled; mashed or chopped
Food ideas: peaches, bananas, blueberries, cantaloupe, kiwi, GRADUATES® Apple Dices, 100% orange juice

Vegetables
VegetablesDaily intake: ¾ cup Serving size: ¼ cup Preparation: soft, peeled, and cooked; mashed or chopped Food ideas: green beans, spinach, yellow squash, GRADUATES® Carrot Dices

Grains
GrainsDaily intake: 2 ounces of grain equivalents Serving size: ¼ to 1 ounce of grain equivalents
Food ideas: ¼ ounce is about ¼ cup cereal or 1 GRADUATES® Fruit and Cereal Bar (any flavor); ½ ounce is about ½ slice whole-grain bread; 1 ounce is about ¼ of a 3-inch whole-wheat bagel or ¼ cup cooked bite-size pasta or whole-grain brown rice

Meat/Beans
Meat/BeansDaily intake: 1½ ounces (about 3 tablespoons) Serving size: 1 to 3 tablespoons Preparation: cooked; mashed or easy-to-chew Food ideas: chicken, cod fish, ground turkey or beef, black beans, scrambled egg, GRADUATES® LIL’ STICKS® meat or poultry sticks (3 sticks pictured equal about 1 ounce)

Dairy
DairyDaily intake: 2 cups Serving size: ½ to 2/3 cup Food ideas: whole cow’s milk, yogurt, about 1 slice of hard cheese, 1 container GRADUATES® SMART SIPS™ dairy beverage