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Group 5: Foods and drinks Cream, butter, margarines, Some foods In addition to but In addition to but not
high in fat and/or sugar cooking and salad oils, provide: not instead of the instead of the other food
mayonnaise, chocolate, – vitamin E other food groups groups
Fluids confectionery, jam, honey, syrup, – omega 3 fatty
crisps and other high-fat savoury acids: alpha- Milk feeds and drinks 6–8 drinks per day – 6–8 drinks per day – each
snacks, biscuits, cakes linolenic acid of water offered each of 100–120 mL. of 150–250 mL. More
with meals More in hot weather in hot weather or after
Fruit juices and sweetened Water or after extra extra physical activity
drinks Fluoride in areas Vitamins A and D for physical activity
with fluoridated breastfed infants and Folic acid and vitamin D
Drinks tap water formula-fed infants Vitamins A and D up for adolescent girls who
drinking less than to 5 years could become pregnant
Vitamin supplements 500 mL formula milk/ and during pregnancy
day
a Serving sizes of food and drinks will increase as children grow.
b Oily fish should be limited to two servings per week for girls and four servings per week for boys.
DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid.
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