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Nutrition guidelines recommended for adults are inappropriate for most children under the age of five. This is because young children only have small tummies and so need plenty of calories and nutrients in a small amount of food to ensure they grow properly.
While low-fat diets are recommended for older children and adults, under-fives need diets that contain good amounts of fat.
This fat should come from foods that contain plenty of other nutrients like meat, oily fish and full-fat milk (semi-skimmed milk is unsuitable for children under the age of two, and skimmed unsuitable for under-fives), rather than from high-fat foods that contain few vitamins and minerals like cakes, biscuits and chocolate.
Meanwhile, young children shouldn't eat too many fibre-rich foods, either, as these may fill them up so much they can't eat enough to provide them with adequate calories and nutrients.
However, as kids approach school age, they should gradually move towards a diet that's lower in fat and higher in fibre. And by the age of five, their diet should be low in fat, sugar and salt and high in fibre with five fruit and veg a day – just like adults.
* Bread, other cereals and potatoes – these starchy foods, which also include pasta and rice, provide energy, fibre, vitamins and minerals
* Fruit and vegetables – these provide fibre, vitamins and minerals and are a source of antioxidants.
* Milk and dairy foods – these provide calcium for healthy bones and teeth, protein for growth, plus vitamins and minerals.
* Meat, fish and alternatives – these foods, which include eggs and pulses, provide protein and vitamins and minerals, especially iron. Pulses also contain fibre.
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While low-fat diets are recommended for older children and adults, under-fives need diets that contain good amounts of fat.
This fat should come from foods that contain plenty of other nutrients like meat, oily fish and full-fat milk (semi-skimmed milk is unsuitable for children under the age of two, and skimmed unsuitable for under-fives), rather than from high-fat foods that contain few vitamins and minerals like cakes, biscuits and chocolate.
Meanwhile, young children shouldn't eat too many fibre-rich foods, either, as these may fill them up so much they can't eat enough to provide them with adequate calories and nutrients.
However, as kids approach school age, they should gradually move towards a diet that's lower in fat and higher in fibre. And by the age of five, their diet should be low in fat, sugar and salt and high in fibre with five fruit and veg a day – just like adults.
* Bread, other cereals and potatoes – these starchy foods, which also include pasta and rice, provide energy, fibre, vitamins and minerals
* Fruit and vegetables – these provide fibre, vitamins and minerals and are a source of antioxidants.
* Milk and dairy foods – these provide calcium for healthy bones and teeth, protein for growth, plus vitamins and minerals.
* Meat, fish and alternatives – these foods, which include eggs and pulses, provide protein and vitamins and minerals, especially iron. Pulses also contain fibre.
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