Normally, you read about prescriptions for "balanced meals" - proper amounts of carbohydrate, protein, and fat in a meal. However, I've noticed that with my toddler, this seems to be the exception more than the rule. I see more of an intuitive approach to eating, rather than an attempt to get all the macronutrients in one sitting.
For example, some meals end up being only fruit consumed, or only vegetables consumed, or only meat consumed. Sometimes a little of each, or sometimes only two of the three. It is much less common for equal amounts of fruit, vegetables, and meat to be consumed.
I feel this intuitive way of eating is probably gone for most adults. There are too many artificial foods or foods with chemical additives that have probably dulled the sense. Probably if you grew up eating natural food I would think this intuition is still there. Growing up eating the Standard American Diet, I'm not sure this sense can be fully restored.
