Sane nutrition for kids:
Our goal with kids isn't to get them on the zone or any other fad diet, but to get them to think and make good choices about what they eat. Our goal is to teach them basic concepts, sugar is bad, protein is good and you need to eat some in every meal. Nuts and seeds are good fats. Eat them, don't avoid the them. Food that's red, yellow, green and found in the fruit and vegetable aisle is good for you. Eat a lot of it.
Look at your plate, make a fist, eat that much meat (or meat substitute) every meal; turn your hand over and fill it with nuts and seeds, eat that much good fat, fill the rest of your plate with stuff you found in the fruit and vegetable aisle (mostly veggies). Fill your plate this way at every meal, don't eat more.
The CrossFit dietary prescription is as follows:
Protein should account for approximately 30% of your total caloric load.
Carbohydrates should be low-glycemic and account for approximately 40% of your total caloric load.
Fat should account for approximately 30% of your total caloric load.
Courtesy of CrossFit Inc.
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