The toddler menu below meets all the requirements of the day. It comes in at 986 calories and all of the grains are whole grains. This comes in just under the 1,000 calories recommended for a toddler who is not very active. Making choices like this leaves a little room for discretionary calories. You have around 165 calories to work with, so you could choose to add a teaspoon of honey to the morning toast for about 20 calories, sprinkle 1/4 cup cheddar cheese on the broccoli at lunch for 133 calories and add another veggie to the stir fry like onions for 15 calories.
If your toddler is active, you can add calories to reach a total of 1,400. In the menu below you could do this by increasing the amounts of milk and grains or by choosing some refined grains instead of whole grains.
Sources:
| Breakfast | Calories | Running Requirements Tally |
| 1/2 slice whole wheat toast | 64 | 1/2 ounce grains met |
| 1 teaspoon butter | 31 | 1 teaspoon fats met |
| 1/4 cup diced pears | 24 | 1/4 cup fruit met |
| 1/2 cup whole milk | 73 | 1/2 cup milk met |
| Morning Snack | Calories | Tally |
| 5 whole wheat crackers | 89 | 1 1/2 ounce grains met |
| 1/4 cup diced peaches | 18 | 1/2 cup fruit met |
| Lunch | Calories | Tally |
| 1 slice whole wheat bread | 128 | 2 1/2 ounces grains met |
| 1 slice Swiss cheese | 160 | 1 1/2 cup milk met |
| 1 slice ham | 37 | 1 ounce meat met |
| 1 teaspoon butter | 31 | 2 teaspoons fats met |
| 1/2 cup steamed broccoli | 27 | 1/2 cup vegetables met |
| Afternoon Snack | Calories | Tally |
| 1/4 cup ricotta cheese | 107 | 2 cups milk met |
| 1/4 cup crushed pineapple | 37 | 3/4 cup fruit met |
| Dinner | Calories | Tally |
| 1/2 cup green peppers and carrots for stir fry | 23 | 1 cup vegetables met |
| 1 ounce chicken breast | 31 | 2 ounces meat met |
| 1/4 cup brown rice | 54 | 3 ounces grains met |
| 1 teaspoon canola oil | 40 | 3 teaspoons fats met |
| 1/4 cup watermelon balls | 12 | 1 cup fruit met |
| Total | 986 | All Nutritional Requirements Met |
