High School Age People - What is a 'balanced diet' for a toddler?

[welsummerchicks]

I think that not having an understanding of basic nutrition is really not good for a young person or any child they may have.

 

[annaraven]

It isn't about teenagers or whatever. It's about idiots. For example, my xH was an idiot. My DS was diagnosed with "failure to thrive" when he was 3 months old. Turns out, xH was "supplementing" the milk I was pumping at work and storing for xH to give to DS, with ...
watered down applejuice. Enough that the kid wasn't nursing properly to keep my milk up. So basically, xH was *starving* my son!
(Now you know why he's X).

Turns out the kid would barf the formula xH tried to substitute, so instead xH gave him the watered-down applejuice. The best part is - he never bothered *TELLING* me until we were in the doctor's office after the diagnosis!

So yeah, it isn't about age, it's about being a freaking idiot.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

I know you have to have one serving from each of the food groups,
the pizza group,
the candy group
the chocolate milk group
the french fries group and
the all important mcnuggets group.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

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LOL!


Yeah, you're right, it is about idiots. I can't understand why some people have kids. I cannot stand the thought of my child being hungry. Ever. We don't feed her junk, but we do FEED her. Nothing but oatmeal? It makes me lose faith in humanity.

 

[welsummerchicks]

SO what IS a 'balanced diet'?

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Ok, They need Bread,5 servings a day, Veggies...4 servings, 2 servings of fruit, 3 servings of dairy, 2 servings of meat. *nods* Yup, fairly confident that I'm right here. Just basing this off of what I feed my daughter, so hopefully I *am* right.


Edit: Now would be an awesome time for a nutritionist to chime in! =P


Honestly though, I think there's a basis, but every doctor/nutritionist will tell you at least a slightly different approach on the same thing. When I asked my doctor about Lily not wanting to eat meat, she told me it wasn't anything to worry about and to just sneak it in when I could. She eats it now.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Here you go

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/fgp_interactive.html

ETA-- this gives a better break down

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html#

 

[arabianequine]

I don't think calling people idiots or stupid is their problem. I think they are uneducated and need help.

 

[lorieMN]

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I believe there are some that stupid,,and I will say stupid because there is no reason not to know what to feed kids,,,besides,,who eats oatmeal without milk?..

 

[ranchhand]

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I believe there are some that stupid,,and I will say stupid because there is no reason not to know what to feed kids,,,besides,,who eats oatmeal without milk?..

Those of us who are lactose intolerant and/or allergic.