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Food provides the energy and nutrients that young children need to be healthy. Toddlers are learning to feed themselves and to eat new foods. They should eat a variety of foods from all of the food groups.
Each day, toddlers need enough nutrients, including:
- 7 milligrams of iron
- 700 milligrams of calcium
- 600 IU of vitamin D
- Feeding Your 1- to 2-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Healthy Eating for Toddlers (Department of Agriculture)
-
Nutrition Guide for Toddlers
(Nemours Foundation)
Also in Spanish
Related Issues
- Snacks for Toddlers (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Stopping the Bottle (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Toddlers at the Table: Avoiding Power Struggles (Nemours Foundation)
- Weaning Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
- When Your Toddler Doesn't Want to Eat (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Specifics
- Dietary Supplements for Toddlers (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
- Healthy Food Choices for Your Family (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Toddler Nutrition
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: The Biological Value of Proteins for Pediatric Growth and Development: A...
- Article: Macronutrients, Micronutrients, and Malnutrition: Effects of Nutrition on Immune Function in...
- Article: Work, Motherhood, and Nutrition: Investigating the Association of Maternal Employment on...
- Toddler Nutrition -- see more articles
Find an Expert
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Also in Spanish
- Food and Nutrition Service Programs Contacts by State (Food and Nutrition Service)
- KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation)
Patient Handouts
- Feeding patterns and diet - children 6 months to 2 years (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
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