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Meal Plans for Kids

Maggie LaBarbera • RN, MBA • May 13, 2012

balanced meal for kids

The New My Plate teaches children what a balanced healthy meal looks like

The following summary meal plan represents one full day of food.

The guidelines are based on the USDA MY Plate Food Guidelines.

To determine how much your child needs, the USDA determined the calories and servings by food group based on your child's:

age, gender and activity level

Learn more about kids activity and exercise. healthy meals for children

Low Activity (sedentary): less than 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity in addition to daily activities. (Examples of moderate activities are walking briskly, hiking, dancing, bicycling)
Medium Activity: at least 30 minutes up to 60 minutes a day of moderate physical activity in addition to daily activities. (Examples of moderate activities are walking briskly, hiking, dancing, bicycling)
High Activity: 60 or more minutes a day of moderate physical activity in addition to daily activities. (Examples of moderate activities are walking briskly, hiking, dancing, bicycling)

Boys Meal Plan Based on the USDA My Plate Guidelines*

Boys Daily Meal Plan

Age

Low Activity

Medium Activity

High Activity

2

Daily 1000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

3

Daily 1000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

4

Daily 1200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

5

Daily 1200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

6

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

7

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

8

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

9

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

10

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

11

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

12

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

13

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

14

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

15

Daily 2200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 3000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

16

Daily 2400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 3200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

17

Daily 2400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 3200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Girl Meal Plan Guidelines

Girl Meal Plan Guidelines

Age

Low Activity

Medium Activity

High Activity

2

Daily 1000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

3

Daily 1000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

4

Daily 1200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

5

Daily 1200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

6

Daily 1200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

7

Daily 1200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

8

Daily 1400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

9

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

10

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

11

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

12

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

13

Daily 1600 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2200 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

14

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

15

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

16

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

17

Daily 1800 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2000 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

Daily 2400 Calorie Meal

Sample Meal Plan

Vegetarian Meal Plan

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Written by Maggie LaBarbera • Written on May 13, 2012 • Last updated on Sep 30, 2013

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