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According to the American Heart Association, toddlers should consume only 17 g of sugar per day. If a toddler consumes between 1,200 and 1,400 calories, this means that between 7 and 8 percent of her total calories should be from sugar.This equals out to about 170 calories from sugar per day.f the 186 foods analyzed, 53 percent of them contained at least 20 percent of calories from sugar. Too much sugar in your toddler's diet can cause serious health problems including obesity, diabetes, tooth decay and poor bone development.
For older babies and toddlers, these drinks can lead to poor appetite, poor weight gain and, in toddlers, diarrhoea. Even drinks that have artificial sweeteners can encourage children to develop a sweet tooth. Watch out for drinks that say 'fruit' or 'juice' drink on the pack. These probably won't count towards your child's 5 A DAY and can be high in sugar. Fizzy drinks are acidic and can damage tooth enamel so they shouldn't be given to babies and toddlers.