Healthy Habits

Sample menu for a 2- to 3-year-old

Breakfast

1/3 cup low-sugar cereal such as Cheerios topped with 1/3 cup low-fat milk

1/2 banana

3/4 cup low-fat milk

Morning Snack

1/2 cup orange juice

1 low-fat graham cracker

Lunch

1/4 cup cottage cheese

1/2 whole grain English muffin

1 peach, plum, or nectarine

Water

Afternoon Snack

3 dried figs

1 cup low-fat milk

Dinner

2 oz. baked or grilled chicken

2 oz. baked potato

1/4 cup cooked carrots

Water

Evening Snack

1/3 cup pineapple pieces