Regularity in feeding children is most important. There should be no lunches between meals. It is important also that a child be taught to masticate food thoroughly.
ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES.—It is difficult to write definitely regarding the quantity of food that should be given to children. As with adults, some children require more than others. The personal factor enters largely into this question. In Lesson CXXIV the energy requirements of children of different ages are given (see Relation of Age to Daily Energy Requirement). As stated there, these tables indicate the energy requirement of children of normal size, development, and activity. Note that in the menus given below the Calories derived from protein are approximately one seventh of the total Calories (see Daily Protein Requirement).
The following menus [Footnote 120: Prepared by Mary Swartz Rose, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Nutrition, School of Household Arts, Teachers College, Columbia University (see Teachers College Bulletin, "The Feeding of Young Children," pp. 6-9).] for children from two to twelve years were prepared for average children of moderate activity in a family of limited income.
MEALS FOR ONE DAY
Child 2-4 Years Old
Breakfast: 7:30 A.M. Oatmeal Mush 0.8 ounce dry cereal
Milk 1 1/2 cupfuls
Stale Bread 1 slice
Orange Juice 4 tablespoonfuls
Lunch: 11 A.M. Milk 1 cupful
Stale Bread 1 slice
Butter 1 teaspoonful
Dinner: 1 P.M. Baked Potato 1
Boiled Onion (Mashed) 1
Bread and Butter 1 slice
Milk to Drink 1 cupful
Baked Apple 1
Supper: 5:30 P.M. Boiled Rice 1 cupful
Milk 3/4 cupful
Bread and Butter 1 slice
Fuel Value, 1313 Calories; Calories derived from protein, 191.2.