Modern approaches to nutrition of children from 1 year to 3 years
Aim. To provide information on the principles and methods of children from 1 year to 3 years nutrition organizing, to present normal ranges of physiological requirements of energy and nutrients. Material and methods. This article was prepared on the basis of the National Programme for optimizing nutritional status of children 1-3 years in the Russian Federation (2016). Results and discussion. The characteristic of the diet and the individual product groups, as well as methods for their cooking, taking into account the age of children demonstrated. The basic principles of drawing up of the individual child's diet from 1 to 3 years showed. An indicative menu of children from 1 year to 3 years presented. Conclusion. Organization of children nutrition at an early age makes it possible to form a correct taste habits, create a rational eating pattern of the child, to ensure its harmonious growth, the timely development of internal organs and tissues, the formation of intellectual and psychomotor status, as well as on health later in life.