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Grains

How much, how often?

Provide around 4 smaller serves per day of grain foods, spread over the day.

Food acceptance tip

Try combining a few foods on your toddler’s plate, including some things your child already eats but also adding a small amount of something new.

Nutrition advice

Grain foods give your child energy to grow, develop and learn. Choose mostly wholegrain varieties.

3 small pieces of sublime sourdough bread
1/2 cup of cooked nifty noodles
1 1/2 wholegrain biscuits or 2/3 cup wholegrain flakes
1 slice of witty wholegrain bread
1/2 cup of cooked pukka pasta (around 7 uncooked rigatoni)
1/2 cup of cooked quaint quinoa or other cooked grains (barley, buckwheat, semonlina, polenta, or bulgar) 1/6 cup uncooked quinoa
1/2 cup of cooked polite porridge (1/6 cup uncooked porridge)
1/2 cup of cooked rascally rice (brown or basmati) 1/6 cup uncooked rice
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