. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2013 Jul 12;71:10.1016/j.appet.2013.06.096. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.06.096

Table 1.

Examples of age-adjusted serving sizes for selected food items.

Food item	NDSR Adult Serving Size	Age-adjusted Serving Size
		Age (mo)
		6 and 9^a	12 and 18^b
Fruit juice	4 fl oz	1 fl oz	1½ fl oz
Fruit, fresh, frozen, or canned	½ cup chopped (8 Tbsp)	2 Tbsp	3 Tbsp
Vegetables, raw, cooked, or canned	½ cup chopped	2 Tbsp	3 Tbsp
Fried potatoes	½ cup (10-14 fries)	2 Tbsp (3-4 fries)	3 Tbsp (4-5 fries)
Cookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared	30 g (2½ cookies)	8 g (2/3 cookie)	11 g (1 cookie)
Sweetened beverages	8 fl oz	2 fl oz	3 fl oz
Ice cream	½ cup	1/8 cup (2 Tbsp)	3 Tbsp
Cheese puffs	28 g (32 pieces)	0.3 ounces (8-9 pieces)	10 g (11-12 pieces)

Servings at both and six and nine months are approximately one-quarter that of an adult

Servings at both and 12 and 18 months are approximately one-third that of an adult