What is a Kids Healthy Portion Size?A healthy portion size is simply how much food you should be consuming. It is important to remember a kids portion size, an adult portion and a teenagers portion is going to be completely different. When serving your family try to keep this in mind. This page is to help you understand the "right" portion size for your kids and how much calories your kids should be getting each day. Portions should equal the size of the palm of the hand. A child's portion should equal the size of their palm not your palm! Your palm and your child's hand is very different so keep that in mind when serving dinner. Today we have so many supersized and jumbo packages of products it is hard to remember how much we really should be eating. My daughter could easily eat 2 cups of cooked pasta noodles sprinkled with Parmesan cheese for lunch or dinner. She loves it. However, I soon realized she was actually eating 4 times a kids healthy portion size. She is a pretty active kid and I'm certainly not worried about her but perhaps this was something I needed to become more aware of myself. Examples of healthy portion sizes for kids
Tips for Kids Portion Sizes When buying
processed bagged products, serving size is located on the
food label. A small single portion of something may really be a
supersized portion. Serve
snacks in a small snack size cup for help in knowing exactly how
much you are giving out at snack time. Serve
your kids meals with a small amount, maybe a few bites, to get them
started and if they are still hungry they can have more.Kids and CaloriesCounting calories for kids is really not important according to many nutritionists. Kids can be so active through the day that it is easy to burn 2,000 calories. However a child that is not as active through the day may only burn 1,500 calories.All together kids are better than us adults at being active and burning calories throughout the day. It is common for kids to run around, go up and down stairs, ride bikes, play with toys all while adults sit and read a magazine, fold laundry or talk on the phone. The most important thing to remember about kids calories is to avoid empty calories. Empty calories could be candy bars, diet sodas, french fries, fast food, chips, etc. Kids are taking the calories in but it is providing no nutritional value to their bodies, hence the name empty calories. Replace these items or products with fruits, vegetables, cheese, yogurt or other healthy alternatives. Average recommendations for kids calories
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