There are differences in the arrangement of dinner for children of different ages.
1. Infancy: Infancy refers to the period from birth to one year of age, the nutritional needs of this period of breastfeeding is the main, 6 months after the appropriate addition of complementary foods, such as rice flour, egg yolks, egg yolks, etc., the addition of complementary foods to follow the principle of gradual and orderly progression from less to more, from thin to thick, from one to many.
2. Early childhood: Early childhood is the period from the age of 1 to 3 years old, children in this period are characterized by the digestive system is still not perfect, the nutritional requirements are still relatively high. At this time, dinner can be appropriate to include dairy, cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, appropriate eggs, fish, shrimp and meat. Need to pay attention to the control of calories, not too much intake, to avoid obesity.
3. Preschool to school age: that is, between 3 and 10 years old, this period of children’s physical growth and development has slowed down, but also in a relatively steady growth of the state, staple foods, vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy products, etc. need to be balanced in order to meet the child’s physical development.
4. Adolescence: at the stage of rapid physical growth, dinner needs to ensure energy, high-quality protein and a variety of micronutrients, especially calcium and vitamin intake, should pay attention to eat more fresh vegetables.
Children of any age need a light dinner, paying attention to less oil and less salt.