Peter is 20 months old, weighs 28 lb, and he wants to eat the same food his older brothers do. No baby food for him; he is a big boy now! His mother is worried that this might not be an appropriate diet for a toddler and asked you, the nutrition student, to check it out. Be prepared for a challenge! It’s not easy to think about all the elements that make a healthful diet at the same time. You have to think about kilocalories, Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR, which by the way are different for toddlers than for adults and adolescents), and watch iron (the most common dietary deficit in toddlers) and fiber intake. And that’s just the beginning. Adequate intake of fluids and electrolytes is also critical for a toddler’s health. Is your head spinning already? Let’s simplify the job by approaching each of the recommended Daily Values separately.