<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/e0680758-58c7-4be2-ab05-d767c6755ca0/CBF4A375-2F1F-416A-9C0C-8BB14724D79A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.babycenter.com/0_nutrition-guidelines-for-young-children_9245.bc?scid=mbtw_post17m_3w:300&pe=2U88IDj" href="http://www.babycenter.com/0_nutrition-guidelines-for-young-children_9245.bc?scid=mbtw_post17m_3w:300&pe=2U88IDj" style="font-size: 11px;">www.babycenter.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.babycenter.com/0_nutrition-guidelines-for-young-children_9245.bc?scid=mbtw_post17m_3w:300&pe=2U88IDj"><DIV>Take heart. Though every child has unique dietary needs (and preferences), you can follow some general guidelines to make sure your child is getting enough of all the right stuff. The <A title="" href="http://www.babycenter.com/0_american-academy-of-pediatrics_3954.bc">American Academy of Pediatrics</A> recommends that children ages 1 to 3 get about 40 calories per inch of height a day. Translation: Your 32-inch-tall toddler should consume about 1,300 calories a day for normal <A title="" href="http://www.babycenter.com/0_growth-charts-taking-your-toddlers-measurements_10870.bc">growth</A> and weight gain. 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