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
Breakfast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast
Morning Tea	Cruskits with cheese and cucumber, ham, vegemite and butter	Savoury platter with dried fruits and rice cracker	Baked beans on toast	Pear and cinnamon muffins	Two fruits and vanilla custard
Lunch	Mild beef curry with Greek yoghurt and rice	Chicken tenders with roasted potatoes and fresh corn on the cob	Lamb pasta bolognaise	Assorted sandwiches and wraps	Beef sausage and vegetable pasta
Dietary alternative	Vegetable curry with Greek yoghurt and rice	Vegetable sausage rolls with roasted potato and corn	Vegetable bolognaise	Assorted sandwiches and wraps	Vegetable sausages with pasta
Afternoon Tea	Carrot cake with cream cheese icing Fresh fruit and vegetables	Assorted pastry scrolls Fresh fruit and vegetables	Apple and sour cream slice Fresh fruit and vegetables	Saos with jam, vegemite and cheese Fresh fruit and vegetables	Honey joys Fresh fruit and vegetables
Late Snack	Assorted sandwiches	Assorted sandwiches	Assorted sandwiches	Assorted sandwiches	Assorted sandwiches

Week 2

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast
Morning Tea	Fruit smoothies with digestive wheat biscuits	Toasted English muffins with Jam, vegemite and cheese	Warm pikelets with jam	Fruit and muesli with Greek Yoghurt	Honey oat slice
Lunch	Pasta Roma with cheese, egg and vegetables	Lamb and bean quesadillas	Butter chicken with steamed rice and papadums	Fish tacos	Beef stroganoff with steamed rice
Dietary Alternative	Pasta Roma with cheese, egg and vegetables	Tofu and bean quesadillas	Plant-based butter chicken with steamed rice and papadums	Tofu and bean tacos	Vegetable stroganoff with steamed rice
Afternoon Tea	Strawberry jam slice Fresh fruit and vegetables	Baked orange and chocolate cake Fresh fruit and vegetables	Warm apple crumble with custard Fresh fruit and vegetables	Date and oat balls Fresh fruit and vegetables	Assorted dips and flatbread Fresh fruit and vegetables
Late Snack	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches

Week 3

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast
Morning Tea	Buttered milk arrowroot biscuits with seasonal fresh fruit	Apple and cinnamon scrolls	Savoury platter with dried fruits and rice crackers	Toast with vegemite, jam, cheese and butter	Cruskits with assorted toppings
Lunch	Tuna and sweet corn bake	Stir-fry lamb with honey soy and Hokkien noodles	Assorted sandwiches and wraps	Chilli con carne with refined beans and steamed rice	Chicken and corn noodle soup with bread triangles
Dietary Alternative	Corn and vegetable bake	Vegetable stir-fry with egg and bean sprouts	Assorted sandwiches and wraps	Vegetable chilli con carne with refined beans and steamed rice (plant-based)	Sweet corn noodle soup with bread triangles
Afternoon Tea	Apple crumble slice Fresh fruit and vegetables	Melted cheese on Turkish bread Fresh fruit and vegetables	Rice bubble bars Fresh fruit and vegetables	Fruit smoothies Fresh fruit and vegetables	Chocolate banana and apricot snack bars Fresh fruit and vegetables
Late Snack	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches

Week 4

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast	Assorted cereal or toast
Morning Tea	Fruit toast with butter	Corn thins with assorted toppings	Fruit, muesli, and Greek Yoghurt	Zucchini and cheese damper	Crumpets with jam, honey and maple syrup
Lunch	Chicken and vegetable past bake	Minestrone soup with fresh bread	Lamb nachos	Beef and black bean with steamed rice	Homemade pizzas on Turkish bread with chicken, cheese and Mexican beef
Dietary Alternative	Vegetable pasta bake	Minestrone soup with flat bread	Tofu and bean nachos	Black bean stir-fry with Asian greens, egg and bean sprouts	Homemade pizzas on Turkish bread with cheese and assorted vegetables
Afternoon Tea	Apple and cinnamon muffins Fresh fruit and vegetables	Mini wraps with cheese, cucumber and carrots Fresh fruit and vegetables	Wholemeal shortbread biscuits Fresh fruit and vegetables	Coconut and lime cake Fresh fruit and vegetables	Lemon yoghurt munchie balls Fresh fruit and vegetables
Late Snack	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches	Assorted grain bread sandwiches

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