Abstract
We have considered the serving volume of pre-school children (3-6years old, boys : 20, girls : 20) who are healthy and free living.
The energy intake was 1583.9 ± 279.1 kcal/day and the basal metabolism volume based on the Dietary Reference Index (2005) for Japanese was 944.1 ± 110.5 kcal/day. For the occasion of basal metabolism × 1.7 (activity factor) or 1.5, each energy requirement was 1615 kcal/day and 1430 kcal/day.
Therefore, we determined the meal planning as well as energy requirement for preschool children to be 1500 kcal/day.
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