After I presented to you the different Nutrients separated in beneficial and disadvantageous Nutrients and how you can try to include or exclude them in your children’s diet and also giving you a brief information about each nutrient and what the health effects of them. I wanted to give you an overview of the daily guidelines with which you can orientate yourself when planning out the meal plan for your children. Below you can find two charts one for girls and one for boys that is because boys and girls have a different basal metabolism. Both charts have seven rows one for the total daily calories and the other six for each Nutrient: protein, fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, salt. In the columns you will find that I divided the daily guidelines in age groups: 2 to 4, 5 to 8, 9 to 12 this is because if you look closely at the daily guidelines there is quite a big difference between the different ages. For most of the nutrients you will find a span between a lower and higher figure that is because not all children are the same and also because there is an age range for each column. That means that if you have a 5-year-old girl that is quite tall and does a lot of sport or is generally very active 1200 calories might not be enough, in this case you can then give your daughter more calories.  

Girls	2 to 4 years	5 to 8 years	9 to 12 years
Calories	1000 to 1400	1200 to 1800	1400 to 2200
Protein	56 to 113 grams	85 to 141 grams	113 to 170 grams
Fruits	200 to 300 grams	200 to 300 grams	300 to 400 grams
Vegetables	200 to 300 grams	300 to 500 grams	300 to 600 grams
Grains	85 to 141 grams	113 to 170 grams	141 to 198 grams
Dairy	400 to 500 grams	500 grams	600 grams
Salt (sodium)	2g / 0.8g sodium	3g / 1.2g sodium	5g / 2g sodium

Boys	2 to 4 years	5 to 8 years	9 to 12 years
Calories	1000 to 1600	1200 to 2000	1600 to 2600
Protein	56 to 141 grams	85 to 155 grams	141 to 184 grams
Fruits	200 to 300 grams	200 to 400 grams	300 to 400 grams
Vegetables	200 to 400 grams	300 to 500 grams	400 to 700 grams
Grains	85 to 141 grams	113 to 170 grams	141 to 255 grams
Dairy	400 to 500 grams	500 grams	600 grams
Salt (sodium)	2g / 0.8g sodium	3g / 1.2g sodium	5g / 2g sodium

Of course, these charts do not replace a medical advice and if you are unsure of your children’s diet you should ask a doctor about it. But if you just need a chart on which you can orientate your meal planning for your children and your children are healthy and active you can use these two charts.