Sept. 18, 2021 | Deepak Gaikwad, Co-Founder, Alemeno
Every parent wants their kids to eat nutritious food every day to help them grow big and strong. But, what exactly makes the balanced daily nutrition? So many words - different vitamins, minerals, carbs, proteins etc - get tossed when one learns about daily nutrition requirement. It could be daunting task just to remember each one of it; forget about measuring intake of each of the nutrient. Is there are simple way to remember what your kid needs so that you can support their needs? Fortunately, answer to this question is an YES. Here is a simple charts that will guide you on kids' nutrition requirements across the age group.
Here are simple charts to help you understand your kid's daily requirements :
Some salient features of these charts
Follow these guidelines to ensure your kids get their daily dose of nutrition.
If you would like precise nutrition requirement based on exact age of your kid, I would recommend you take our healthy eating habits test designed for kids. We send exact nutrition requirements to the parents who take this test. Additionally this test helps you identify how healthy your kids' eating habits are and helps you take appropriate measures to ensure your kids develop into a healthy eater. You can take this 2 min test here - Does your kid have healthy eating habits?
At Alemeno, we worked with hundreds of parents in last few months to inculcate healthy eating habits in thier kids. In this journey, we also worked with parents who identified their kids as picky eaters. We incorporated successful strategies in form of an app that makes healthy eating a joyful time for kids. Our application also uses the guidelines above to ensure kids are motivated to have their balanced nutrition needs. Will highly recommend you try out the Alemeno applicatoin for your kid. You can download the app here : Alemeno app for healthy kids