The recommended intakes are an average to aim for each day. While it is normal to eat more of some foods on some days, and less on other days, what matters most is that children eat as close to these amounts as possible. This will ensure they’re getting an adequate amount of energy and nutrients in your overall diet.

Separate Infant Feeding Guidelines exist (for healthcare workers) for children under 2 years of age, or click to download a brochure ‘Giving your baby the best start’.

Recommended average number of standard serves per day

Toddlers	Vegetables and legumes	Fruit	Grains (cereal)	Lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts, seeds, legumes, beans	Milk, yoghurt, cheese & alternatives	Allowance for additional serves from any food group
Girls and boys 1-2 years	2-3	0.5	4	1	1-1.5	0
Girls and boys 2-3 years	2.5	1	4	1	1.5	0-1
Girls 4-8 years	4.5	1.5	4	1.5	1.5	0-1
Boys 4-8 years	4.5	1.5	4	1.5	2	0-2.5

Healthy fats

Daily allowance for additional unsaturated fats from spreads, oils, nuts or seeds.

The key to a balanced diet is to enjoy a variety of foods from the five core good groups, and to limit the intake of foods and drinks that are high in saturated fat, sugar and salt.

Age	Daily allowance for additional unsaturated fats
1-2 years	7-10 grams (Nut pastes are recommended instead of whole nuts and seeds because of the potential choking risk)
2-3 years	4.5 grams
4-11 years	7-10 grams

Week 1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning Tea	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water
Nursery Lunch	Deconstructed lunch box pasta salad Pureed vegetables	Beef and broccoli stir dry with brown rice	Sandwich fingers or risotto Puree meal	Smashed pork rissoles and vegetables	Smashed fish cake, garlic bread and steamed vegetables
Lunch	Lunch box pasta salad Green apple	Stir fry beef and broccoli Wholegrain noodles Green apple	Sandwich day Green apple	Pork and apple rissole Sweet potato mash Peas and carrot Green apple	Corn and cheese fish cake Garlic bread Seasonal vegetable salad Green apple
Afternoon Tea	Zucchini choc chip muesli bar Fruit platter	House made hummus Flatbread Fruit platter	Sticky date loaf Fruit platter	Seasonal fruit and yoghurt ice block Fruit platter	Beetroot and raspberry iron-rich muffin Fruit platter
Late Afternoon Snack	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers

Week 2

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning Tea	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water
Nursery Lunch	Puree apricot chicken and rice	Smashed sausage roll Pureed vegetables	Mashes pesto pasta Pureed vegetables	Smashed sweet and sour pork with brown rice	Smashed fish cake, garlic bread and steamed vegetables
Lunch	Apricot chicken Brown rice Green apple	Hidden vegetable sausage rolls Green apple	House made kale pesto pasta Green apple	Sweet and sour pork Brown rice Green apple	Corn and cheese fish cake Garlic bread Steamed vegetables
Afternoon Tea	Weetbix slice Fruit platter	Spinach and cheese muffin Vegan option available Fruit platter	Blueberry oat cookies Fruit platter	Banana raspberry iron-rich muffin Fruit platter	Yoghurt smoothie ice block Fruit platter
Late Afternoon Snack	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers

Week 3

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning Tea	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water
Nursery Lunch	Quesadilla or vegetable risotto Pureed vegetables	Pureed roast chicken and vegetables	Smashed Bolognese and pasta Pureed vegetables	Deconstructed nori rolls Pureed vegetables	Pureed lamb korma and rice
Lunch	Ham, cheese and spinach quesadilla Vegan option available Green apple	Roast chicken breast Roast and steamed vegetables Green apple	Bolognese sauce spiral pasta Grated cheese (optional) Green apple	Variety of hose made nori rolls Green apple	Lamb and lentil korma Brown rice Green apple
Afternoon Tea	Pear and blackberry bread Fruit platter	Jalna yoghurt Vegan option available Fruit platter	Protein bliss balls Fruit platter	‘Superhero’ muffin Fruit platter	Vege chips Beetroot hummus Fruit platter
Late Afternoon Snack	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers

Week 4

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Morning Tea	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water	Cheese and crackers Fruit and vegetable platter Milk and water
Nursery Lunch	Fish fingers, smashed baked kumara and mixed vegetables	Smashed pumpkin, carrot and red lentil pasta	Sandwich fingers or risotto Pureed vegetables	Smashed beef enchilada and brown rice	Chicken and green vegetable risotto
Lunch	Fish fingers Sweet potato chips Seasonal vegetable salad Green apple	Pumpkin, carrot and lentil pasta sauce Macaroni pasta Grated cheese (optional) Green apple	Sandwich day Green apple	Beef and bean enchilada Green apple	Chicken and green vegetable risotto Grated cheese (optional) Green apple
Afternoon Tea	House made mixed fruit ice block Fruit platter	Avocado brownie Fruit platter	Muesli cookie Fruit platter	Lemon yoghurt cake Vegan option available Fruit platter	Vegemite and cheese scroll Fruit platter
Late Afternoon Snack	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers	A piece of fruit or crackers

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