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Suggest Ideal Diet For A Toddler

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Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2015
Question: I need a diet chart for my daughter.We are non- vegetarian.
Her age is 17 months
current wt 9.3 kg
discharge wt after birth 2.73 kg
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Answered by Dr. Suresh Heijebu (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Relevant diet chart provided.

Detailed Answer:
Hello, Madam.

I understand your concern.

By 18 months, your toddler will be joining in with family meals. She may be able to even use a spoon.

Perhaps your toddler can drink from a cup without spilling any of its contents. Her molar teeth will be starting to come through. This means her chewing skills will be better than ever, too.

Your toddler may eat lots at one meal, yet nothing at the next. Try not to worry about this.Try to judge how well your toddler is doing not by how much she eats, but by how much energy she has and how well she is growing and developing.

Because of her small tummy, your toddler won't be able to eat very much in one sitting. Offer a healthy snack between lunch and dinner. Some examples of a good, healthy snack are a piece of cheese, a piece of fruit, a small idli, baked potato (aloo) Tikki, a small vegetable cutlet or breadstick. Or perhaps your toddler likes raw vegetables, such as cucumber sticks, carrot batons or slices of tomato.

Below is a sample non-vegetarian meal plan for a 17/18 -24 months baby.

1.Monday

Breakfast:     
Hard-boiled egg with toast
Glass of milk

Lunch:     
Bottle gourd kofta curry
Rice/chapati.

Evening snack:     
Banana

Dinner:     
Chicken with dried fenugreek leaves
Chapati


2.Tuesday

Breakfast:     
Ragi porridge with milk and chopped nuts.

Lunch:     
Pink lentil dal
Mushroom, peas and corn sabzi
Rice/chapati.

Evening snack:     
Apple stew.

Dinner:     
Mixed vegetable khichdi
Curd

3.Wednesday

Breakfast:     
Idli and sambhar
A Glass of buttermilk.

Lunch:     
Chickpea curry
Rice
Pomegranate raita.

Evening snack:     
Grapes.

Dinner:     
Mutton and vegetable stew
Appam

4.Thursday

Breakfast:     
Uttapam
Coconut (nariyal) chutney
A Glass of buttermilk.

Lunch:     
Mustard fish (boneless) curry
Eggplant (baingan) sabzi
Rice/chapati.

Evening snack:     
Watermelon.

Dinner:     
Black-eyed pea curry
Colocasia cutlets
Chapati

5.Friday

Breakfast:     
Moong dal cheela with chopped vegetables
A Glass of milk.

Lunch:     
Vegetable pulao
Carrot raita.

Evening snack:     
Pear pieces.

Dinner:     
Chicken biryani
Pineapple raita

6.Saturday

Breakfast:     
Wheat porridge with dates and milk.

Lunch:     
Kadhi
Cumin (jeera) potato (aloo) sabzi
Rice.

Evening snack:     
Oranges.

Dinner:     
Soya and mushroom curry
Chapati.

7.Sunday

Breakfast:     
Mixed vegetable poha
A Glass of milk.

Lunch:     
Mung bean dal
Okra sabzi
Chapati.

Evening snack:      XXXXXXX

Dinner:     
Mutton mince meat with peas
Rice.

Post your further queries if any.
Thank you.



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Suggest Ideal Diet For A Toddler

Brief Answer: Relevant diet chart provided. Detailed Answer: Hello, Madam. I understand your concern. By 18 months, your toddler will be joining in with family meals. She may be able to even use a spoon. Perhaps your toddler can drink from a cup without spilling any of its contents. Her molar teeth will be starting to come through. This means her chewing skills will be better than ever, too. Your toddler may eat lots at one meal, yet nothing at the next. Try not to worry about this.Try to judge how well your toddler is doing not by how much she eats, but by how much energy she has and how well she is growing and developing. Because of her small tummy, your toddler won't be able to eat very much in one sitting. Offer a healthy snack between lunch and dinner. Some examples of a good, healthy snack are a piece of cheese, a piece of fruit, a small idli, baked potato (aloo) Tikki, a small vegetable cutlet or breadstick. Or perhaps your toddler likes raw vegetables, such as cucumber sticks, carrot batons or slices of tomato. Below is a sample non-vegetarian meal plan for a 17/18 -24 months baby. 1.Monday Breakfast: Hard-boiled egg with toast Glass of milk Lunch: Bottle gourd kofta curry Rice/chapati. Evening snack: Banana Dinner: Chicken with dried fenugreek leaves Chapati 2.Tuesday Breakfast: Ragi porridge with milk and chopped nuts. Lunch: Pink lentil dal Mushroom, peas and corn sabzi Rice/chapati. Evening snack: Apple stew. Dinner: Mixed vegetable khichdi Curd 3.Wednesday Breakfast: Idli and sambhar A Glass of buttermilk. Lunch: Chickpea curry Rice Pomegranate raita. Evening snack: Grapes. Dinner: Mutton and vegetable stew Appam 4.Thursday Breakfast: Uttapam Coconut (nariyal) chutney A Glass of buttermilk. Lunch: Mustard fish (boneless) curry Eggplant (baingan) sabzi Rice/chapati. Evening snack: Watermelon. Dinner: Black-eyed pea curry Colocasia cutlets Chapati 5.Friday Breakfast: Moong dal cheela with chopped vegetables A Glass of milk. Lunch: Vegetable pulao Carrot raita. Evening snack: Pear pieces. Dinner: Chicken biryani Pineapple raita 6.Saturday Breakfast: Wheat porridge with dates and milk. Lunch: Kadhi Cumin (jeera) potato (aloo) sabzi Rice. Evening snack: Oranges. Dinner: Soya and mushroom curry Chapati. 7.Sunday Breakfast: Mixed vegetable poha A Glass of milk. Lunch: Mung bean dal Okra sabzi Chapati. Evening snack: XXXXXXX Dinner: Mutton mince meat with peas Rice. Post your further queries if any. Thank you.