Preschooler 3–5 Years
About this meal
Meal | Food | Portion | kcal | P | C | F Breakfast | Whole-grain pancakes + Greek yogurt + berries + maple | 2 small + 100g + 80g + 5g | 320 | 14 | 50 | 8 Snack | String cheese + apple + crackers | 1 + 1 small + 4 | 220 | 9 | 30 | 8 Lunch | Chicken nuggets (baked) + sweet potato fries + edamame + dipping sauce | 5 + 80g + 50g + 15g | 380 | 22 | 45 | 12 Snack | Hummus + carrots + cucumber + pita | 40g + 60g + 50g + 1/2 | 200 | 7 | 28 | 6 Dinner | Mini meatloaf + mashed potato + green beans + butter | 80g + 100g + 60g + 5g | 380 | 20 | 35 | 14 Bedtime | Milk + 2 graham crackers | 180ml + 2 | 180 | 6 | 28 | 5 **Total** | **1680** | **78** | **216** | **53**
1500 mg sodium upper limit (AAP),Calcium 700 mg/day from dairy/fortified foods,Iron 7 mg/day; vitamin D 600 IU
Why these macros matter
Hitting 25g of protein at 1400 kcal makes this an easy win for active preschooler balanced nutrition. The hard part is doing it consistently — that's where the app earns its keep.
Hit it automatically with NYUS
NYUS plans meals like this around your calorie and protein targets, swaps any dish in three taps to fit what you actually want to eat, and keeps your day's macros on track without manual counting.