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Kids&Science Diet Health A Few Rules for a Healthy Diet Alimentation for Kids	Index

Alimentation for Kids

The basis of a suitable alimentation for kids is an 'optimised' mixture of foods. The foundation is a healthy, varying diet. The food mostly consists of wholemeal products, potatoes, fresh fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, fish, meat and vegetable oils. From time to time sweets are allowed, too! If you eat healthy, you don’t have to take in additional vitamins or minerals as tablets.

This is what we need of the main nutrients every day:

Energy Demand	Recommended energy intake according to the D-A-CH guideline values for nutrient intake:
	Age group	Energy in kcal
	10-13 years	Male	Female
		2300	2000
Protein	Recommended protein intake according to the D-A-CH guideline values for nutrient intake:
	Age group	g Protein per day
	10-13 years	male	female
		86,3	75
fat	Recommended fat intake according to the D-A-CH guideline values for nutrient intake:
	Age group	g fat/day
	10-13 years	male	female
		35,1	33,2
Carbohydrates	Recommended carbohydrate intake according to the D-A-CH guideline values for nutrient intake:
	Age group	g carbohydrates/day
	10-13 years	Male	Female
		301,9	262,5

In the alimentation ball we have drawn what a healthy diet looks like:

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