You’ll be surprised how easy it is for your child to get enough protein. If she is at an average weight for 3-year-olds, around 30 pounds, she needs an average of sixteen grams of protein. She can get this amount from any one of the following:
- 8-ounces of yogurt in a cup of cereal
- a tunafish sandwich using two ounces of tuna
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese and a piece of toast
- a peanutbutter sandwich using two slices of whole wheat bread and 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, plus 1/2 cupmilk
- two scrambled eggs with cheese
- a 2-ounce hamburger on a whole wheat bun
- 1 cup chili con carne with beans, plus 1/2 cup milk