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Children between 3-6 years old should have 2-2.5 cups per day (500 ml) 1
It is important to note that growing-up milks (GUM) can provide an alternative source for the additional nutrients, vitamins and minerals such as protein; calcium; iron; vitamins D, E and C; zinc and the omega 3 fatty acid DHA, for children 3 to 6 years of age whenever a child’s balanced diet isn’t really balanced. It is not easy to make sure that your child will cover his daily needed requirements through food only, as having the right mix, giving the right absorption in the right quantities and having the child eat it all is not obvious. And here comes the role of growing up milks, to complement the child’s need to increase the chances of healthy physical and cognitive growth.
Whenever all the vitamins and nutrients are provided in the right level, they have a long-term physical and mental development impact.1
In 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that growing-up milks have a key role to increase intakes of critical nutrients in young children wherever inadequate intakes are common.2
Therefore do not skip any cup of GUM for your toddler because you can miss some really important nutritional needs that can affect his physical and brain development.
Dr. Nabil Hajj Hassan
Pediatrician
