Toddlers: RDA for toddlers
What are the nutritional requirements of a toddler?
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The major requirements for toddlers from one year of age to three:
| Calories: Protein: Vitamin A: Vitamin C: Thiamin: Riboflavin: Niacin: Vitamin B6: Folate: Calcium: Iron: | about 1300 16 grams 400ug RE 40 mg 0.7 mg 0.8 mg 9 mg 1.0 mg 50 ug 800mg 10 mg |
If you would like to find out the nutrient content of different foods, you should take advantage of the USDA huge database of nutrient analyzed foods. Go to www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl.
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