Table 3.

4: Example of menu for children aged 6 months – 3 years

Number of servings per day according to age groups*

Meals
6 to 8 months 9 to 11 months 1 to 2 years 3 years
(570-630 kcal) (660-720 kcal) (900-980 kcal) (900-980 kcal)

Breakfast ½ cup (80g) rice porridge ½ cup (80g) rice porridge 1 slice (30g) bread 1 slice (30g) bread
½ teaspoon (5g) chicken ½ teaspoon (5g) chicken scramble egg scramble egg
⅓ teaspoon (5g) of soft tau hoo ½ teaspoon (8g) of soft tau hoo - ¼ whole egg - ¼ whole egg
½ teaspoon oil ½ teaspoon oil - 1 teaspoon butter/ margarine - 1 teaspoon butter/ margarine
2 slices (15g) cucumber 2 slices (15g) cucumber
1 slice (20g) cheese 1 slice (20g) cheese

Morning Tea ¾ dessert spoons (15g) banana 2 ½ dessert spoons (25g) papaya 1 pisang goreng cheese (30g) ½ apple (50g)

Lunch ½ cup (80g) rice porridge ¾ cup (120g) rice porridge ¾ cup (75g) of rice ¾ cup (75g) of rice
1 teaspoon (10g) fish Vegetable soup with chicken Chicken soup Chicken soup
1 teaspoon (5g) spinach - ½ medium (40g) potato - ½ whole potato (40g) - ½ whole potato (40g)
½ teaspoon oil - 1 dessert spoon (10g) - 1 ½ teaspoon (15g) chicken - 1 ½ teaspoon (15g) chicken
broccoli/ cabbage - 1 ½ dessert spoon (15g) - 1 ½ dessert spoon (15g)
- ½ teaspoon (5g) chicken diced carrot diced carrot

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1 teaspoon oil

Afternoon Tea ¾ dessert spoons (15g) banana 2 dessert spoons (25g) mango ¼ whole (50g) mango mango pudding
2 dessert spoon (40g) taufufa - ¼ whole (50g) mango
- ½ glass (125 ml) of milk
1 piece (30g) tauhu bergedil

Dinner ½ cup (80g) rice porridge 1 cup (165g) rice porridge 1 cup (100g) of rice 1 cup (100g) of rice
½ teaspoon (5g) chicken 2 teaspoon (20g) fish 2 teaspoon (20g) fried fish 2 teaspoon (20g) fried fish
1 teaspoon (5g) pak choy 2 teaspoon (10g) red spinach 2 dessert spoon (15g) mixed 2 dessert spoon (15g) mixed
½ teaspoon oil ½ teaspoon oil vegetable (carrot+broccoli) vegetable (carrot+broccoli)

Supper 1 glass (250g) of milk 1 glass (250g) of milk

Malaysian Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents 2023

* Recommended amount of each food group refers to the maximum requirement of each age group.
** 1 dessertspoon = 10 ml = 2 teaspoons.
***For age 2 years and below, total energy intake is divided into 2 sources: complementary feeding and milk feeding (Dewey et. al., 2004).
Note:
- Added sugar is not allowed for children below 2 years old, WHO 2015 recommends that intake of added sugar for children 3 years old not more than 2 teaspoons per day.
- Recommended amount of fats/ oil intake per day is including oil used in cooking and food preparation.

Sources: Album Makanan Kanak-Kanak (2009), MOH; MDG (2020), MOH

Eat a variety of foods within your recommended intake

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