Children need smaller quantities of food than adults do, due to children's small bodies.USDA’s MyPlate rule of thumb says the serving size for a child should be one half of an adult’s serving. Many nutrition facts labels do not express this. It is up to the adults in children's lives to ensure they receive proper portion sizes.

Los niños necesitan cantidades más pequeñas de alimentos que los adultos porque sus cuerpos son mas pequeños. La “regla de oro” de las recomendaciones de MiPlato dice que el tamaño de la porción para un niño debe ser la mitad de la porción de un adulto, pero muchas etiquetas de información nutricional no ofrecen el tamaño adecuado de las porciones para los niños. Depende de los adultos aprender como ofrecer las porciones adecuadas para niños.

 
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Lindsay, A., & Buffington, A. 2021, Portion Sizes / Tamaño de Porciones, Extension | University of Nevada, Reno, FS-21-104

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All 4 Kids Program

Extension's All 4 Kids Program and its annual Healthy Kids Festival use activities, music, dance and food to teach kids and their families in Clark and Lincoln Counties nutrition, physical activity and self-acceptance.

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Healthy Kids Resource Center

A one-stop shop for evidence-based research, resources, curricula, activities and materials that focus on obesity prevention for teachers and parents of young children. It is designed to educate parents and teachers as well as provide the tools needed to teach young children how to live a healthy lifestyle.