Why is there no number?

There is no figure here that can be given with confidence, so none is given. The normal range for questions like this is wide anyway — a few minutes with a paediatrician or dentist usually settles it.

What if my child’s age or country is not covered?

It will say plainly that this age is not covered, rather than borrow figures from another age or another country. How far a standard reaches is set by whoever published it, and stretching it gives a placing that is simply wrong.

diet / Nutrition

Feeding and diet reference

What each body says about food at this age.

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Where this number comes from

Published guidance retrieved by source, age and topic, keeping the original units and scope.

Step by step

Matched by age stage and topic, one source at a time, each carrying its own scope. Countries word the same topic differently, and nothing here merges them into one universal feeding standard.

What this number cannot tell you

No meal plans are generated for a condition, no therapeutic diets are offered, and no supplement doses are calculated.

An example

At 4 years: China’s obesity dietary guidance gives 350–500 mL of milk or equivalent per day. The complementary-feeding and sugar sources give practices, not age bands, so they are listed in full as written.

Common questions

Why is there no number?: There is no figure here that can be given with confidence, so none is given. The normal range for questions like this is wide anyway — a few minutes with a paediatrician or dentist usually settles it.
What if my child’s age or country is not covered?: It will say plainly that this age is not covered, rather than borrow figures from another age or another country. How far a standard reaches is set by whoever published it, and stretching it gives a placing that is simply wrong.

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