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Breakfast Mid-Morning Lunch Afternoon/ Evening Dinner

Mon 1 cup milk + 1 brown 1/2 bowl of 1/4 cup Masoor Dal, 1 poha cutlet+1/2 cup 1 roti + 1/4 cup matar paneer
bread cucumber+ Strawberries 1/2 cup rice, 1/4 cup milk
tomato sandwich okra(bhindi curry) + 2
slices cucumber
Tue 1 small parantha + 1/4 1/2 cup watermelon 1 chapati with ghee+ 1/2 cup milk + 1 1 cup Red rice pulao
cup curd pieces 1/4 cup toor dal+ 1/4 small hara bhara kabab
cup gobhi aloo
Wed Oatmeal made with full Grape halves 1 cup vegetable 1/2 cup Fruit yogurt 1/2 cup tomato soup +
cream milk pulao with 1/2 cup 1/2 whole wheat pasta in red
curd/ raita sauce
Vegetable Poha + 1 Banana slices 1 cup vegetable Orange wedges dal parantha + 2 slices of
cup milk Khichdi with 1/2 cup cucumber
curd
Fri Ragi dosa/ Chila 1 cup Sweetlime 1/2 cup rice+ 1/4 cup Cornflakes with 1/2 1 methi parantha with tomato
juice with 2 crackers/ chhole + 1/2 milk chutney
wholewheat biscuits tomato+1/2 cup curd

Sat 2 bread pizzas 1/2 cup papaya 1 cup Lemon rice with Banana, strawberry 1 roti + kaddu(pumpkin curry)
milkshake sambhar smoothie

Sun Vermicelli / sevai 1/2 apple 1 roti with ghee + Strawberry milkshake 1 cup Vegetable tehriwith curd
Upma lauki sabji

Afternoon/
Breakfast Mid-Morning Lunch Evening Dinner
 1/2 cup
milk + 1 1/2 cup rice+
brown 1/4
bread cup chicken 1/2 cup rice with
with 1/2 curry + dal + fried rohu
scrambled 1/2 bowl of cucumber fish + tomato
Mon egg Strawberries slices 1 cup milk slices
1 small 1 roti with
parantha egg curry + 1/2 cup milk
+ 1/4 cup 1/2 cup watermelon cucumber + 1 oats 1 cup chicken
Tue curd pieces salad honey cookie pulao
1
Oatmeal cup vegetable
made red rice
with full pulao with 1
cream 1/2 egg 1 cup Fruit cup chicken pasta
Wed milk Grape halves omelet yogurt in white sauce
1/2 1/2
cup vegetable cup milk+1
Khichdi + slice banana
(Omelet omelet with bread 1 cup chicken veg
Thur pizza Banana smoothie 1/4 cup curd noodle soup

1 Egg 1 cup Sweetlime 1/2 cup rice

sandwich juice with 2 + 1/4 cup
+ 1/2 cup crackers/ fish curry + Cornflakes 1 spanish
Fri milk wholewheat biscuits salad with 1/2 milk omelette
1 cup mild 1 roti + minced
Toast Chicken Banana, chicken and peas
with 1/2 cup papaya biryani + 1/4 strawberry curry
Sat omellette pieces cup curd smoothie (keema matar)
1/2 cup veg
noodles+
1 baked
chicken
2 french lollipop Strawberry 1 cup chicken
Sun toast 1/2 apple milkshake khichdi
 5 Avocado Recipes for Babies, Toddlers and Kids
Avocado Recipes for Babies, Toddlers and Kids
Simple Avocado Recipes for Babies and kids which can be prepared with least effort. Avocados are known to be among the healthiest foods
around. They are also known as butter fruit and their flesh is buttery, creamy and rich in healthy fats. This makes them specially good for children
who need the fats for proper growth and for development of neurons. Avocados along with nuts provide healthy fats which can help weight-gain in
under-weight kids.

avocado recipes for babies

How to clean and cut an avocado
When choosing the avocado to choose, see that it is slightly soft to touch and ripe. Raw avocado cannot be used as it is bitter.

1) Take avocado and cut it length-wise around the pit, using a knife.
2) Twist the two halves of avocado in opposite directions and pull apart.
3) Take the pit out with the knife.
4) Scoop out the flesh using a spoon or cut it out using a knife
5) You can now use the flesh in any of the below recipes.

Avocado Recipes for Babies

Avocado and Apple puree/mash for Babies (6 -12 months )
You can offer this puree/mash to 6-7 months old babies after they have been introduced to apple.

Ingredients

1 avocado

1 apple

Recipe

Wash and peel the apple. Core it and cut into pieces.

Steam or boil in water till soft.

Cut the avocado into half, remove the pit scoop out the flesh.

Now mash both fruits together using a fork or blend for a finer puree.

Serve immediately or the puree will get brown.

Avocado and Banana puree/mash for Babies (6 -12 months )
Mash avocado and banana together to make this yummy mash for babies.

Avocado and Mango puree/mash for Babies (6 -12 months )

If your baby has been introduced to mango, you can mash avocado and mango together for a creamy sweet puree/ mash for your baby.

Recommended:
Food Chart/ Meal Plan for 6 months old Babies

Avocado Recipes for Toddlers &Kids

Avocado Dip
Guacamole is the most common and favored Mexican recipe made with avocado. It is the perfect combination with nachos or any other chips. The simplest dip can
be made with just avocado pulp and salt/pepper. You may add any number of ingredients to make it more salsa like.

Ingredients

2 ripe avocado

1 small tomato – De-seeded and chopped fine

1 small onion – chopped fine

1 tbsp Lemon juice

1 tbsp coriander leaves

Salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Clean and scoop out the flesh from avocado.

Mash the pulp to a smooth consistency using a fork. You may leave a few chunks if you like.

Transfer it to a glass bowl.

Add chopped onions and tomatoes to avocado.

Add coriander leaves and toss it a bit.

Add salt, pepper and lemon juice and mix well.

Keep tasting to get the balance right.

Cover with a cling film to avoid oxidation if you are not having it immediately.

It tastes great chilled.

Also see:
Basil and Sesame seeds Pesto

Avocado Recipes for Babies, Toddlers and Kids

Avocado Spread for kids
You can use avocado as a spread in place of butter or cheese etc. Avocado is naturally creamy and full of healthy fats and forms a delicious spread for sandwiches
and rolls/ wraps.

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados

Lemon juice

Salt and pepper/ chilli flakes

Recipe

Clean and scoop out avocado flesh.

Mash the avocado to a smooth consistency.

Mix salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste.

Store covered in refrigerator.

Also read:
Homemade peanut butter for kids

Avocado spread sandwich

When you want to use, apply the spread on bread slices.

Add your favorite filling like chicken or vegetables and eat as it is or grilled.

Avocado in milkshakes
Add ripe avocado with any other fruit like mango, banana or strawberry to thicken the milkshake. Avocado has a neutral taste and goes well with almost anything.

Ingredients

1 ripe avocado

1 ripe mango
1 cup milk

sugar or honey(optional)

Recipe

Clean and scoop out the avocado flesh.

Clean and cut pieces of mango.

Add milk, fruits and sugar/honey in a blender and blend till smooth.

You may adjust the consistency by adding some more milk.

Serve chilled.

Hope you like these avocado recipes for babies, toddlers and kids. Do share if you have any more avocado recipes for babies and kids.
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12 Healthy Desserts for Kids/ Recipe for toddlers

Kids love sweets and we all can give them healthy desserts which keep us and them happy. Desserts in limited quantities is not bad for children. We
want them to have their occasional treats, don’t we and these desserts here will give no reason for you to complain.
Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients

 2 cups flour
 1/2 cup butter
 1 cups sugar
  2 eggs
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 1 teaspoon baking powder
 4 small bananas/ 2 large bananas, very ripe, mashed
 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts- cashews, walnuts, almonds

Recipe
Preheat the oven to 200C for 10 minutes.

Mix butter in room temperature and sugar in a big bowl.

Cream together using a blender.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Sift flour, salt and baking powder together.

Add to creamed mixture.

Beat till everything comes together.

Add mashed bananas and chopped nuts. Fold them into mixture.

Pour batter into well-greased baking tin.

Bake at 180°C for about 1 hour.

Check by inserting toothpick in the center. If it comes out comes out clean, cake is done.

Banana nut bread is ready. Cut into slices or pieces to serve.

Choco-Oatmeal Honey Cookies

Ingredients

 1/2 cup Sugar

 1/4 cup Honey
 3 tblsp Cocoa Powder
 1/4 cup Butter
 1/4 cup Milk
 1 cup instant Oats
 1 tbsp wholewheat flour

Recipe Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Mix cocoa powder, butter, sugar and milk in a pan. Bring it to a boil, stirring continuously. Remove it from
flame and add oats, flour and honey. Mix well. With the help of a spoon pour the mixture one spoonful on a waxed paper or greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 10-12 minutes till cooked. Take out of oven let cool for few minutes on tray before transferring it to wire-rack. Let them
cool on wire-rack before serving. store in an air-tight container.

Kheer (Rice Pudding)

Kheer is Indian style rice pudding, which is everyone’s favorite. It is loved by kids and is full of goodness of rice, milk and nuts. If you are giving it to toddlers,
ensure nuts are chopped fine or maybe crushed.
Ingredients

Milk -1 litre

Basmati rice – ¼ cup

Sugar – 1 cup or as needed

Cardamom – 3-4 pods powdered

Nuts – cashews, almonds, pitachios – ½ cup

Raisins – 2 tsp

Recipe
In a heavy bottomed pan, heat milk and rice together.

Bring to a boil, and then let it simmer till rice is cooked well. Keep stirring in between to ensure rice doesn’t get stuck to the bottom.

When rice starts breaking upand milk also gets reduced, add cardamom powder and mix well.

Add chopped nuts and raisins. Mix well and let it simmer for few more minutes.

Finally add sugar and mix well till it dissolves completely.

Remove from heat and serve warm or chill in the fridge.

P.S. You can also roast the nuts in a little ghee before adding to kheer.

Gajar Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

This traditional Indian dessert is delicious and full of carrots and milk for kids. You can reduce or increase the sugar according to your kid’s preference.
Ingredients

Carrots – 1 kg

Condensed milk – ½ tin

Milk – ½ litre

Ghee – 2 tbsp

Cardamom crushed – ½ tsp

Nuts (cashew, almonds) chopped fine – 2 tbsp

Raisins – 1tbsp
Recipe

Clean, peel and grate carrots.

In a pressure cooker, add grated carrots and milk.

Let it cook for 3 whistles.

In a separate pan, take out cooked carrots.

Add condensed milk and let it cook on high flame so that all liquid evaporates.

Add ghee, and let the halwa roast in ghee for few minutes.

Add raisins and half the nuts and mix well.

Serve and garnish with remaining nuts.

Tip : If your kid does not like nuts, you may soak them and make a paste before adding, so they are not chunky.

Fruit Salad
Most kids love fruits, even if they run away from veggies. This fruit salad is a great way of including seasonal fruits into your kid’s diet. You can add
as many or as few fruits as you want.

Ingredients

1/2 apple cut into small pieces 1/2 cheeku cut into small piecs 1/2 cup litchi peeled, cleaned and chopped 1 banana cut into small piecs 1 tbsp cream 1/2 lime juice
1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp rose syrup

Recipe Add all fruits into a large bowl. Add lime juice to it. Add cream, honey and rose syrup. Mix everything well using large spoon. Serve chilled.
Healthy Dates and Raisins Muffins
Kids love muffins, but we are worried about them having too much sweet and refined flour. Here we give a recipe made with wholewheat flour and sweetened
with natural sweeteners like dates and raisins which are good for kids.

Ingredients

Atta(Wholewheat flour) -1 cup

Maida (flour) – 1 cup

Powdered sugar/ brown sugar – 1/2 cup

Salt – 1/2 tsp

Baking powder -1 tsp

Butter/Vegetable Oil – 100 gms

Egg – 1

Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp

Milk – 1 cup

Raisins chopped – 1 tbsp

Dates chopped – 1 tbsp

Recipe

Preheat the oven to 200 C.

Sieve together atta, maida, salt and baking powder.

Do it twice to ensure all dry ingredients mix well and there are no lumps. Keep it aside.

If using butter, melt it and bring it to room temperature without letting it solidify.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg and powdered sugar lightly.

Add milk and vanilla essence and mix well.

Add melted butter/oil to egg mixture and keep beating to mix well.

Add dates and raisins to mixture and mix lightly.

Keep the muffin tray or moulds greased and ready.

Pour egg-sugar mixture to flour mixture and mix quickly.

Do not worry about beating too much.

Immediately pour into muffin moulds and transfer to oven.

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Your kids will love these muffins.

Besan ke Laddu (Gram Flour Sweets)

 Besan is gram flour and is frequently used in Indian cooking. It is high in protein and these laddus are very good for growing kids. You can make
and keep them to fight those sudden hunger pangs. To make them more nutritious we have also added almonds. This can be given to kids who are
underweight as this is rich in protein, carbohydrates and fat.

Ingredients

Besan (gram flour) – 250 grams

Atta (wholewheat flour) – 2 tbsp Suji (semolina) – 1 tbsp

Ghee – 150 grams

Sugar – 150 grams

Almond – crushed or powdered – ½ cup

Raisins – 15-20 (optional)

Cardamom – 5-6

Recipe

Sieve together besan, atta and suji to ensure no lumps. Mix them well using a spoon.

Powder sugar along with cardamom seeds in a mixer. Keep aside.

Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan or kadhai.

Add besan mixture to ghee.

Roast besan stirring continuously on medium heat.

After 8-10 minutes, besan will give a nice aroma, which means it has been roasted well.

Add powdered or crushed almonds.

Finally add powdered sugar and cardamom to besan and mix well.
Take off heat and keep mixing well till everything comes together.

Let it cool a little.

Take a small amount of mixture in your hand, place one raisin and then use both hands make a ball out of the mixture. Use of raisins is optional.

Repeat for all the mixture.

Store in an air-tight container. These laddus keep well for few weeks.

Banana Pancake Stack

This is a great dessert idea which is very healthy and still children will lap it up.

Ingredients

Banana pancakes – 5 (made as per previous recipe)

Flavoured yogurt – ½ cup

Mixed fruit Jam – 2 tbsp

Banana – 1 – cut into thin slices 1- 2 inches long.

Grapes – 10-12 – halved.

Recipe

In a plate place one pancake. Cover it with your child favourite flavoured yogurt.

Now place second pancake and put mixed fruit jam over it.

Repeat with the next 2 layers in the same way alternating yogurt and jam.

Finally cover with fifth pancake.

Happy Face Cookies

Your kids will love these wholewheat flour cookies as a treat.
Ingredients

Wholewheat flour( atta ) – 1 ½ cup

Flour (maida) – ½ cup

Cold Butter – 125 grams

Powdered sugar – ½ cup

Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

Milk -2-3 tbsp

Recipe

Preheat the oven to 170 degree C.

In a large bowl, sieve together atta and maida.

Add butter and mix well using hands to make crumbly mixture.

Add sugar and vanilla essence and mix well.

Add some milk as required to make a dough, but do not mix too much else cookies will be hard.

Take a small piece of dough in hand and make a ball out of it.

Place it on lined cookie sheet and slight press.

Decorate with two chocolate cereal pieces and gems to make a face. (You can use whatever your child likes to make it more enticing)

Similarly make all cookies and place on the sheet with a little space between each of them.

Bake in the hot oven for 15-20 minutes till they turn golden brown.

Cool on a rack and store in an air-tight container.

Atta Laddu for kids

Atta laddus are a great traditional snack for children. It is made up of whole wheat flour and ghee and it provides lots of energy to growing bodies. You can add as
many nuts as your child prefers to make it even more nutritious.
Ingredients

1 and ½ cup wholewheat flour( atta)

1 cup ghee

1 cup powdered sugar

½ cup crushed nuts( cashews, almonds, pistachios, walnuts)

1 tsp powdered cardamom

Raisins for garnish

Recipe

Heat a heavy bottomed pan or kadhai and add ghee to it.

Add atta and roast in ghee on medium heat.

Keep stirring constantly till atta gives a nice aroma or it will burn.

Once atta gets roasted and turn color slightly, take off fire.

Add sugar and nuts and mix well.

Finally add cardamom powder and mix well.

When the mixture cools down a bit, make small balls or laddus and keep in a separate plate.

Put one raisin on top for garnish.

Beetroot Halwa
Ingredients

Beetroots – ½ kg

Condensed milk – ¼ tin

Milk – ¼ litre

Ghee – 1 tbsp

Cardamom crushed – ½ tsp

Nuts (cashew, almonds) chopped fine – 2 tbsp

Raisins – 1tbsp

Recipe

Clean, peel and grate beetroots.

In a pan, heat 1 tsp of ghee and roast nuts and raisins. Keep aside.

In a pressure cooker, add grated beetroots and milk.

Let it cook for 3 whistles.

In a separate heavy-bottomed pan/kadhai, take out cooked beetroots.

Now add condensed milk and let it cook on high flame so that all the liquid evaporates.

Add ghee, and let the halwa roast in ghee for few minutes.

Add roasted raisins and half the nuts and mix well.
Serve and garnish with remaining nuts.

Tip : If your kid does not like nuts, you may soak them and make a paste before adding, so they are not chunky.

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24 Protein Rich Recipes for Kids- Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian

Vegetarian Protein rich recipes for kids

Non-vegetarian Protein rich recipes for kids

Protein rich recipes for kids – Protein is an essential building block of human body and it is necessary that growing children should get ample
amounts of it. Here we present some simple and delicious recipes full of protein.

Non-vegetarian protein-rich recipes for kids

If you and your child eats non-vegetarian food, you can include chicken, fish, eggs and other red meats in your child’s diet.Non-vegetarian sources of protein are
considered whole protein or complete protein as they contain all nine essential amino acids need by body through food.

Chicken and Vegetable Broth/ Soup

This is an easy to make broth or soup, which can make a nutritious snack or meal and a perfect comfort food. If you have a sick child at home, whose taste buds
are getting revolted at the sight of food, this soup could be your best bet.

Ingredients

1 Chicken leg piece ( You could use some other piece as well, preferably with bone)

1 cup chopped vegetables( cubed carrots, chopped green beans, peas or any vegetable your child likes)

1 small onion chopped

½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic

1 teaspoon olive oil

2 cups water or as needed

Salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

In a pressure cooker, heat the olive oil. You could also do this in a wide saucepan, but it is faster in a pressure cooker.

Add garlic and sauté for a few seconds. Do not brown them.

Add onions and sauté till they become soft and translucent.

Add vegetables and sauté for a minute.

Add chicken piece and sauté slightly till sealed.

Add water and salt and pepper.

Cover the pressure cooker, turn the heat to simmer and let it cook till 3-4 whistles.

Let the cooker cool on its own and check. The meat should be falling off the bone.

Before serving, remove the meat from bones and mix with the broth.

Adjust the seasoning and serve hot.

Kid-friendly Baked Chicken Lollipops

If your child likes chicken and you are looking to provide some healthy variety, chicken lollipops can add some variation. Chicken lollipops are great as snacks,
but not very healthy due to the addition of color and that they have to be deep fried. Here is a simple recipe of chicken lollipops, made with very few ingredients,
no color and it is baked and it tastes delicious. These will become favorites with your family, kids and adults alike.

Ingredients

Chicken lollipops – 12 pcs

Oil to brush

For Marinade

2 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp apple cider vinegar (Use white vinegar if you do not have apple cider)
1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp sweet chilli sauce

½ tsp brown sugar/ white sugar

1 tsp pepper powder( You can also add chilli flakes, if your child likes it)

Salt to taste

1 tsp oil

½ tsp chicken masala

1 tsp corn flour

Recipe

In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients to make a thick marinade.

Add the chicken lollipops to this mixture and coat them well.

Leave covered to marinate for 1-2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 200 deg C.

Line a baking tray with aluminium foil.

Lightly drizzle or brush little oil on the foil.

Place the marinated lollipops standing on the prepared tray.

Roast for 20-25 minutes.

Give them resting time of 5-10 minutes within the oven.

Take out and serve with a dip of your choice.

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Chicken Curry for kids

I have been requested by many mums to share my chicken and fish curry recipe for kids. I make an easy chicken curry that the whole family including my three
years old eat. We are not very fond of chillies and food is generally low on heat and spice, so there is no problem in giving the same food to my 3 years old. If
however you like a lot of spice and chillies, just make adjustments to your portions after taking out your child’s portion.
Ingredients

1 kg chicken with bones

½ tsp cumin seeds

2 medium onions

2 tomatoes

2 tbsp oil

½ cup coriander leaves chopped

Water

For Marination

½ cup curd

1 tsp chicken masala

1 tsp tandoori chicken masala

2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

½ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp kashmiri chilli powder

1 egg

Salt to taste

Recipe

In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients for marinating.

Add chicken pieces to this and coat well. Leave aside to marinate for 1 hour.

Make a smooth paste of onions in a mixer. Keep aside.

Make a smooth paste of tomatoes.

In a pan or kadai, heat oil. Add cumin seeds.

When cumin seeds starts to sputter, add onion paste.

Fry the onion for 2-3 minutes till it change color. Add tomato paste.

Mix well and fry for few minutes till everything comes together.
Now add the marinated chicken and mix it with masalas.

Cook for few minutes till masala comes together and chicken changes color.

Add 2 cups water and mix. Once the water comes to boil, cover and let it simmer for 7-8 mins.

If gravy is too thick add a little more water.

Check for the chicken to be tender and adjust seasoning.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice or rotis.

Egg and salad sandwich

Egg is an easy and readily available source of protein, if you eat that. This is a simple egg and salad sandwich that can be given to children for any
meal.
Vegetarian protein rich recipes for kids
As discussed before, most vegetarian sources of protein do not contain all nine essential amino acids. There are a few vegetarian sources like soya
which offer complete proteins. Other sources like lentils, beans etc. have few of the nine essential amino acids. But all you need to do is to combine
two sources and you will have all nine in your diet. Lentils and cereals together will provide your child with everything that the body needs.

Green Gram/ Moong Dal Cheela

Green gram or moong dal is a protein rich lentil and this cheela/dosa is a great snack/ meal option for kids.

Khichdi
Khichdi is a combination of dal and rice and thus provides all nine essential amino acids in one meal. Here are 10 ways to make khichdi for baby,
toddlers and kids
Dal Parantha – Protein rich recipe for kids
Ingredients

2 cups wholewheat flour(atta)

1 cup cooked tur dal

½ tsp ajwain

½ tsp cumin powder

½ cup finely chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

1 tsp oil

Oil/ghee to fry parantha

Water as per need

Recipe

Make a well in the center of flour and add cooked dal.

Add cumin powder, ajwain and salt to taste. Remember that dal also has salt in it.

Add chopped coriander leaves and mix everything well.

Add oil to mixture and make a dough. Add water if needed to make a soft dough.

Keep it covered for 15 minutes.

Heat a griddle(tawa).

Roll the parantha with a rolling pin using some dry flour.

Roast the parantha on the hot griddle till there are faint brown spots on one side.

Flip the parantha and add ½ tsp of oil over it.

Flip the other side and apply oil to this also and fry till golden brown.

Serve with curd.

Soya Granules Fritters

Soya is one of the richest sources of vegetarian protein and we should include it in our diet on a regular basis. Here is an easy recipe which can be
served as evening snack or even as a side to lunch or dinner.
Ingredients

1 cup Soya granules (if you do not find granules, use regular chunks)

1 large potato boiled

1 tbsp Coriander leaves – finely chopped

1 tbsp cornflour

1 tbsp gram flour (besan)

Salt and pepper to taste

You can also add spices like cumin or caraway seeds if your child likes them else omit those.

Recipe

Soak soya granules in hot water with some for 10 minutes.

Strain the granules, wash in fresh water and squeeze out as much water as you can.

In case you are using chunks, cook them in water as directed, wash, strain, squeeze and then blitz in a mixer.

Mash the potato well in a large bowl.

Add soya granules.

Add coriander leaves, salt and pepper and any other flavourings you want and mix.

Add cornflour and gram flour and make consistent mixture.

If you feel, there is excess moisture, add some more gram flour.

Make small fritters out of the mixture and keep aside. I prefer to flatten them as that requires less oil for frying, but you can make any shape you
want.

Heat oil in a pan for shallow frying.

Fry the prepared fritters. Remember that everything is cooked and it just needs a little color, so do not overcook.

Serve with any dip of your choice.

Sprouts Dosa
Sprouts are a very rich source of protein and sprouting also enhances digestibility of any grain. This dosa made from protein rich moong dal sprouts
can be given as a breakfast, snack or even a lunch.
Homemade Soya milk
Soya milk is rich in protein and can be used in plenty of recipes. It can also be used to make tofu.
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is protein rich and is usually all-liked by kids. You can add it to their sandwiches, toast, cupcakes, rolls, etc.

Here is how to make homemade peanut butter

Sprouts and Chickpea salad
Chickpeas or chana are a rich source of protein and this salad here combines chickpeas with sprouts making it a powerhouse of protein. Great for
kids and adults alike.
Corn salad/ chaat
Corn is also a good source of protein and you can make these three delicious salads for kids.
 Soya tikkis/ soya chaaps
These soya tikkis or chaps are protein rich and form a wonderful snack. We have had some awesome feedback for this recipe from mums who have
tried these.
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Ragi Uttapam, Ragi Chilla, Ragi Pancake with Apple & Cinnamon,
Ragi Missi Roti
Continued from: 15 Healthy Ragi/ Nachni/ Fingermillet Breakfast Recipes for babies, toddlers, kids

Ragi Uttapam
This is again an easy variation of the same batter.

Ingredients

Basic batter made using rice, urad dal, poha and methi seeds

Chopped onions, tomato

Grated carrots

Recipe

Grease a tawa or pan on heat using oil.

Put a ladleful of batter on hot tawa.

Top it with chopped onions, tomatoes and carrots. You may add more vegetables/ coriander leaves too.

Cover and cook for 2 minutes.

Uncover and pour oil/ghee on sides.

Flip and cook on the other side too.

Serve with your favorite pickle or chutney.

Ragi Cheela/ Chilla

This ragi chilla/ cheela recipe can be given to babies who are 10 months+. It does not have any salt. For toddlers and older kids you may just ass
salt and any of your flavourings to taste.

Ingredients

1 cup ragi flour

½ cup wholewheat flour(atta)

½ cup curd

Water to make batter.

Little salt

Finely grated fresh vegetables like carrot, onions, tomatoes, pumpkin etc.

Oil

Recipe

 Sieve ragi flour, atta flour and salt together, so that there are no lumps and it mixes well.
 Mix curd and coriander leaves and grated veggies.
 Add water to make a thin batter and beat well together to make a smooth batter, so that there are no lumps.
 Leave aside for 2 hours.
 Heat a girdle(tawa). Grease with a little oil.
 Put a small amount of batter on girdle and let cook on one side.
 Once bubbles appear, turn and cook on other side.
 Break into small pieces and feed your baby or serve as finger food.
 You can serve it with a yogurt dip.
Ragi pancake with apples and honey
Another easy and wholesome breakfast recipe

Ingredients

½ cup atta(wholewheat flour)

½ cup ragi flour

1 apple chopped into small pieces

1 egg

½ tsp baking powder(optional)

1 pinch cinnamon powder

1 pinch salt

1 cup milk

Water as required

Oil as required

Recipe

In a pan , sieve together the two flours with salt.

Add egg and sugar mix well.

Now add milk and beat the mixture. Add water if required to make a smooth batter, not too thick and not too thin.

Add baking powder if using and mix well.

Grease a non-stick pan with some oil.

Add one ladle of the pancake batter on pan in a circle.

Top it with some chopped apples and cook covered for 1-2 minute

Flip and cook on the other side for a few seconds.

Serve topped with honey.

Ragi Missi Roti

Missi roti is a delicious and nutritious variation to regular roti. We can add ragi flour to this too.

Ingredients

1 cup atta ( wholewheat flour)

1 cup besan (gram flour)

1 cup ragi flour

½ cup fresh chopped methi (fenugreek leaves) or 2 tbsp kasoori methi

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp coriander powder

Chilli powder to taste

1 tbsp oil to mix in flour

Salt to taste

Water to knead the flour

Oil to fry the rotis

Recipe

Mix all the ingredients and make a nice dough adding a little water at a time.

Cover the dough and leave it to rest for half an hour.

Apple Ragi Halwa, Ragi ajwain parantha, Stuffed Ragi Parantha,

Ragi Cookies
Continued from: Ragi Uttapam, Ragi Chilla, Ragi Pancake with Apple & Cinnamon, Ragi Missi Roti

Apple Ragi halwa

Try this healthy and nutritious no-sugar apple ragi halwa for your baby’s breakfast.
Atta Ragi Ajwain parantha
These paranthas are very nutritious and ajwain makes it more delicious and easier to digest too.’
Ingredients

1 cup wholewheat flour( atta)

1 cup ragi flour

2 tbsp curd

1 tsp ajwain(carom seeds)

Salt to taste

1 tbsp oil

Oil to fry

Recipe

Mix all the ingredients to make pliable dough as you would for parantha. Keep covered for half an hour.

Now roll paranthas using a rolling pin.

Place on a hot griddle or tawa.

When it gets cooked from bottom, flip it and apply oil on top.

Flip again and apply oil on the other side too.

Stuffed Ragi Parantha

Prepare your favorite stuffing like potato or paneer.

Make the dough similar to ajwain parantha dough leaving out the ajwain.

Take a big sized ball and a smaller ball of stuffing.

Now fill the stuffing in the dough ball. Leave aside for 2 minutes.

Now roll it again using dry flour.

Dry on hot tawa or griddle using some oil or ghee.

Multigrain Cookies with Ragi

These are yummy and nutritious cookies which can form great snacks for your toddlers and older kids.
Ingredients

½ cup Ragi flour

½ cup wholewheat flour

½ cup rolled oats

½ cup maida

½ cup sugar or brown sugar

2 tbsp butter in room temperature

½ cup olive oil/vegetable oil

½ cup milk

½ tsp baking powder

Chopped almonds/ cashews/ walnuts

Recipe

Mix all ingredients to make a dough.

Wrap in a cling film and keep this dough in fridge for a couple of hours. You may even freeze this dough for later.

When you are ready to bake, thaw, roll and cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters.

Sprinkle some nuts on top and bake for 15 mins at 180 degrees or till they are done.

We will continue to add more interesting recipes to our Recipe Corner. Do you have any requests/ questions for us. Feel free to write to us. If you like the post, do
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Oats and Nuts Porridge

Heat a tawa or griddle and place the roti on it.

Once it is cooked on one side, flip and apply some oil.

Cook on both sides and apply little oil.

Missi Roti with onions

Follow the same recipe as above, just replace the chopped methi with finely chopped onions.

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15 Healthy Drinks for Kids

Fluids are essential for well-being of babies and toddlers alike. For newborns till 6 months, breast milk or formula provides all the fluids that baby needs.

As solids are introduced, water and other fluids become very important. Fluids are essential to keep baby hydrated, they also keep constipation at bay.

As babies start developing taste for variety of food, their fluid intake sometime becomes less, which leads to constipation and other problems. Extra fluids are also
required during summers.

Packaged juices and carbonated drinks are not good for kids. Here we list some healthy and delicious recipes of drinks, which will keep both you and the kids
happy.

Juices
Freshly squeezed juices are always better than packaged juice which are full of extra sugar and additives. For young children always dilute the juices
with equal amount of water. These can be prepared in a jiffy and do not require any complex machines.

Sweetlime (Mosambi) Juice

Sweetlime is very nutritious and full of Vitamin C. This sweetlime juice aids in digestion and also helps in case of constipation.
Ingredients

2 sweetlime

Water

Black salt

Recipe

Cut the sweetlime into halves.

Use a hand Citrus Juicer to squeeze the juice. If you do not have juicer, you could just squeeze using hand. It does not take too much effort to squeeze a ripe
mosambi.

Strain the juice in a Glass.

Add 1 cup of water to it.

Add a pinch of black salt and stir well.

Serve chilled.
Watermelon Juice

Ingredients

2 cups watermelon pieces

Black Salt

Recipe

Blend the fruit pieces with a little black salt.

Strain the juice.

Serve chilled in a tall glass.

Lime Drink or Shikanji

This is a popular Indian drink made with lime juice and water. It is delicious and replenishes lost fluids during summer time. It is good for kids and adults alike.
Ingredients

1 lime or lemon

1 glass of water

1 pinch salt

1 tablespoon honey

Recipe

Squeeze the lemon juice into the glass of water.

Add salt and honey.

Mix well.

Serve chilled.

Buttermilk or Chhach or Chase

Buttemilk or Chaas or chaach is a traditional Indian drink. It is cooling for baby and aids in digestion and one glass of it can keep your kid cool during summer
time.

It is made in various ways here we list out a few. Buttermilk is traditionally made by removing butter from Cream or Curd. It is churned using hand or blender,
the butter (white butter) comes to top and thin liquid at the bottom is buttermilk.

I use an easier way of making it. It is no-fuss and tastes equally delicious, if not more.

Plain Buttermilk
Ingredients

1 cup plain curd or yogurt

1 glass of water

Black salt and pepper

Recipe

Put curd and water in a big vessel and blend well. You can change the consistency by adding more or less water.

Add salt and pepper to taste and blend well.

Serve chilled in a tall glass.

Masala Chaas (Spiced Buttermilk)
This is delicious and aids in digestion after a hearty Indian meal.

Ingredients

2 cup plain curd or yogurt

2 glass of water

Black salt and pepper

1 pinch Hing (Asafoteda)

Roasted cumin powder

Mint leaves(pudina)

Coriander leaves

Curry Leaves

1 tsp ghee

½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

Recipe

In a big bowl, blender together curd, water, salt and pepper.

Add roasted cumin powder.

Add chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves.

In a tadka pan, heat ghee.

Add hing and cumin seeds till they crackle.

Add curry leaves.

Add this tadka to curd mixture and leave covered for some time.

Serve chilled in tall glasses.

Mango Lassi
Ingredients

1 cup curd

1 glass water

1 ripe mango

1 tsp sugar

Recipe

Cut mango into pieces and make a pulp of it.

Mix all the ingredients together in a big bowl.

Blend in a blender or using a hand blender.

Serve in a tall glass.

Banana Shake

Ingredients

1 glass milk

1 ripe banana

½ tsp sugar

Recipe

Cut banana into small pieces.

Blend with milk and sugar till smooth.

Serve chilled.
Banana Strawberry Orange Smoothie
Ingredients

1 cup milk

1 banana

1 Orange

4 strawberry

Recipe

Cut banana and strawberries into small pieces.

Clean orange by taking out pips and peel.

Blend together with milk.

Consistency should be thick.

Serve chilled.

Papaya Milk Shake

Papaya is a very healthy fruit. It is cooling in nature and full of Vitamin A. It is also a natural laxative and helps prevent constipation in kids.

Ingredients

3/4 cup milk

1 cup ripe papaya pieces- cleaned and cut

1 tsp Sugar

1 cardamom- powdered

Recipe

Add papaya pieces, milk, sugar and cardamom powder to a blender.

Blend everything to a smooth consistency.

Adjust consistency by adding more or less milk.

Serve chilled.

Mint and Lemon Drink

Ingredients

1 Glass water

1 lemon

1 tsp mint

Sugar and salt to taste

Recipe

Squeeze lemon to get juice.

Blend with a little water and mint leaves.

Add sugar and salt to taste.

Blend with rest of the water.

Serve chilled.

Mango Milkshake

Mangoes are called the King of fruits and everybody loves them. You should make the most of the short few summer months that they are available.
Kids love mango milkshake.

Ingredients

1 cup milk

1/2 cup ripe mango pieces- cleaned and cut into cubes

Recipe

Blend milk and mango pieces to a smooth consistency.

Serve chilled.

Aam Panna ( Cool drink made from raw mango)

This drink is very cooling and is known to protect from the ill-effects of heat waves during summer by cooling the body naturally.
Ingredients

2 medium sized raw green mango

2 cups Water

1 tsp dry-roasted Cumin Seed powder

1 tsp black Salt (kala namak)

2 tsp Sugar

2 tsp chopped Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves)

crushed Ice-cubes

Recipe

Place the mangoes with water in a pressure cooker and let it cook till 2 whistles.

You can also do this in a sauce pan by boiling mangoes first and then simmering it for 10 minutes.

Mangoes can also be roasted in an oven or in open fire to get a charred roasted flavour.

Peel, stone and pulp the boiled/roasted mangoes with a spoon.

Place the pulp in a deep bowl.

Add water, sugar, salt, chili and cumin. Whisk thoroughly.

Stir in the mint and whisk again.

Transfer it to a jug.

Serve chilled with crushed ice.

Litchi Lassi
Lassi is a popular drink during summer. Here we make it with litchi which a beautiful fruit. http://www.youtube.com/embed/QaP86ERnjvI

Ingredients

1/2 cup -Litchi (peeled, pitted and cleaned)

1 cup plain curd/yogurt

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp Rose syrup

Recipe

Add everything to a blender along with half cup of chilled water.

Blend it and serve chilled in a tall glass.

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Healthy, Homemade Sweets for kids/ Healthy Weight Gain Recipes
Healthy, Homemade Sweets for kids/ Healthy Weight Gain Dessert Recipes
The sight of chocolates, candies and sweets makes the child reach out for it. And then there is a mother who is constantly worried about the cough
and cold package that gets added uninvited. Plus, she feels it is empty calories and so unhealthy.

Who says that sweets cannot be nutritious and healthy?

 The good news is that we have a solution to all your worries. We have got you some healthy to eat sweets which will not only satisfy your child’s
sugar cravings but will also help you improve his health and immunity.

Let’s have a look at these healthy, homemade recipes that we have in store for you.

Date Rolls – Healthy, Homemade Sweets for kids

The gum exudes naturally from the roots of the plant and from incisions made in the stem. This is collected and when dried forms crystals of flakes
or may be formed into blocks. It is also known as gondkatira, or Tragacanth gum. It is a coolant and at the same time is rich in soluble fiber. It is
readily available in all grocery stores.

METHOD:

1. Warm ghee in a pan, once it heats up, add gum to it. Stir until it swells. Remove it out in a plate
2. In the remaining ghee in the pan, sauté the dates for a few minutes. Turn the gas off and add chopped almonds, dry ginger powder and fried gums
3. Mix it well and make rolls
4. Garnish with almond slivers
5. Serve at room temperature

BENEFITS: Dates are rich source of iron, ginger powder is anti-inflammatory and almonds are rich source of omega 3 fats, gum is good for bones.

All in all a super immunity and health booster sweet.

Also Read:
Gond ke Laddu

Date and Raisins Muffins

Makhana (Foxnut) Kheer for Kids – Healthy, Homemade Sweets for kids

METHOD:

1. In a pan, take a tablespoon of ghee and roast the foxnuts or Makhana. You can powder the foxnuts too if you want a thick consistency in kheer
2. In another pan, heat the milk, when it comes to a boil, add foxnuts, stir well and simmer for 5 -10 mins stirring occasionally in between on a medium flame
3. Add cardamom powder, pinch of saffron, almond slivers to the above mixture.
4. Add jaggery and stir well.
5. If you want a thick consistency, simmer for a few minutes more, stirring occasionally

BENEFITS: Foxnut is a rich source of calcium, protein and fiber, it is an antioxidant too. Foxnut when had along with milk increases its nutritional
value further. Almonds again are a rich source of omega 3 and fiber.

It serves as the best food for toddlers and infants in their growing age.

Also Read:
Kheer for Kids

Dry Fruit Laddu – Healthy, Homemade Sweets for kids

We shared dry fruit laddu recipe which is full of nuts, dry fruits, seeds etc. which is also good for weight gain.

Mango Yoghurt Candies – Healthy, Homemade Sweets for kids

METHOD:

1. In a blender, mix well the low fat fresh yoghurt and the ripe mango puree. Do not add any sugar since fruit has its natural sweetness
2. Add this blended puree in moulds. Deep freeze it for 6-8 hours. You can add wooden sticks while unmoulding to give an ice-cream effect
3. Untold and serve immediately

BENEFITS: Yoghurt is great source of probiotics which maintains gut health and fights bacteria and disease producing organisms in our body. It is
also great source of vitamins and minerals available from fruits. You wouldn’t mind giving it to your kids for sure

Also Read:
Beetroot Halwa
Dry fruit Barfi – Healthy, Homemade Sweets for kids

METHOD:

1. In a pan, heat ghee. Roast all the dryfruits except dried figs and dates until you get roasted aroma
2. Blend the finely chopped dates and figs with 1-2 tablespoon of milk until smooth.
3. In a non-stick pan, sauté the blend paste until golden brown. Keep stirring continuously till the mixture leaves sides of the pan. In this mixture, add the
roasted dry fruits and mix well.
4. Pour and layer this dry fruit barfi mixture into a greased pan and smoothen it well. Allow it to rest until the mixture is cooled completely and it firms a
little
5. Cut the Dry Fruit Barfi into equal squares. Your dryfruit barfi is ready to serve. You can garnish it with almond slivers

BENEFITS: Serves as an excellent nutrition bar. High in omega 3, iron, calcium, fiber , multivitamins and minerals. Great option for all.

Further Read:
12 Delightful Healthy Desserts for kids
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Diet for your Underweight Toddler, Baby

Diet for underweight toddler, baby and kids

How to help my toddler, kid gain weight?

Top foods for weight gain in babies, toddlers and kids

Can I add ghee to baby’s diet for weight gain?

Diet for underweight toddler – Many parents worry about their children being underweight or their failure to thrive. They try to find ways to help
weight gain in their children. Find where your child stands using this Growth chart calculator based on WHO standards. Most often it could be
unnecessary stress, as kids usually know what they want to eat and when.

However, there can be various reasons for your child not gaining as the kid next door. One very important reason is heredity. If you or your partner or both of you
were skinny as kids, it would show its effect on your kid as well. Children after two years of age would gain between 1.5 to 3 kgs per year, so do not expect too
much and be hell-bent on making your child roly-poly. If your child has some eating disorder, make sure to discuss it with your tot’s doctor.

Check out diet plans for toddlers here.

Some kids are very active or have high metabolism and do not gain considerable weight despite eating well. One mistake that many parents make is to feed sugary,
sweet, fat-laden items to kids in hopes of making them gain weight. This will only reduce her appetite for healthier food and it not a good option. You may
introduce extra calories into your child’s regular food in a healthy way without hampering her appetite. Here are some suggestions to introduce more calories to
help your child gain weight.

Foods to help weight gain in babies

 Breastmilk is the best balanced and healthy food for baby. It is also rich in fats and helps weight gain. My daughter was a small baby born at 2.7
kilograms. Her doctor suggested breastfeeding frequently and at her 3 months check up, she had caught up and was in the healthy 50 percentile on weight
chart.

Check out weight and height chart for babies

Thus breastmilk is the best for your baby’s weight gain and you may continue breastfeeding your child as long as you and your baby wants to.

 Eggs are great for weight gain. You can introduce egg yolk in baby’s diet after 8 months. Doctors advice avoiding egg white till 1 year. If you are not sure
how to give egg yolk to baby, check 5 recipes to introduce egg yolk in baby’s diet.
 Khichdi is a wholesome meal of lentils and rice and is great for healthy weight gain. There are plenty of variations of khichdi too. Here are 10 khichdi
recipes for babies and toddlers.
  Add potatoes and other starchy vegetables in baby’s diet.

Here is a no salt Pumpkin and potato soup recipe for babies.

Foods for weight gain in Toddlers, kids
 Serve 5-6 meals to toddlers. They are very active and three meals alone are not enough to give all the energy they need. So couple of snack other than the
regular meals are important. Follow below options when you are planning diet for underweight toddler
 Serve full fat milk and curd to your child. Do not skim cream out of milk. This extra fat is good for your growing child.

You may milk and curd in your child’s diet in the form of smoothies, milk shakes, lassi or curd rice.

Mango milkshake

 You could add a little ghee, butter or olive oil to your child’s dal or veggies. Start with just a few drops of ghee in baby’s food and then you may add
upto 1-2 teaspoons a day to a toddler’s food.
 You may add cheese to pizzas, pastas and sandwiches. Children love cheese and it helps in weight gain. However, try and take unprocessed cheese as
much as possible. Processed cheese has too much salt.

Cheesy pasta for kids

 You may also add paneer to your baby / toddler’s diet. Paneer is very good for weight gain.

 You could also add cream to soups, jam sandwiches, mashed potatoes etc. when you make these for your underweight toddler.
 Make healthy desserts like kheer or carrot halwa with full fat cream.
 Add nuts to your underweight kid’s diet. Almonds and cashew nuts can be added to your child’s cereal. Raisins can be given for snacking. Peanut or
coconut chutney can be given with idlis and dosas. However, nuts should be powdered or chopped fine as they can pose choking risk. Read more on how
to add nuts to your toddler’s diet.

Almonds are considered very healthy and you might remember how our mothers used to soak almonds overnight and give them early morning.
If you child does not like eating almonds straight like my daughter, make this delicious almond milk powder to kill two birds with one arrow.
 Along with nuts, you may add seeds too to your toddler’s diet. Seeds like sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, melon seeds, flaxseeds etc. are rich in healthy
fats as well as fiber and protein.

 You can give peanut butter to your child. Children usually love the toasted peanut taste and it is good for them in limited quantities. You can make your
own peanut butter for a healthier and more economical option.
  Avocados are rich in healthy fat and are one of the best sources of vegetarian fat.

5 healthy Avocado recipes for babies, toddlers and kids

 Add eggs and chicken to child’s diet if you are non-vegetarian. Red meat is also great for weight gain.
 Jaggery or gur is a trational, non-refined sugar in India and other parts of Asia. It is commonly prepared from sugarcane juice and date palm.
It is healthier than refined sugar and used in plenty of traditional recipes. Add organic jaggery to your child’s diet to add some extra calories.

Jaggery/gur parantha

 Not all sweets are bad and you can let your underweight toddler enjoy these sweet treats without any guilt.

4 Healthy sweets for weight gain in kids

  Soy milk or nut milks like almond milk or coconut milk are also great for weight gain in children, specially if your child is allergic to milk.

Homemade soy milk recipe

 Serve variety of food items to make meals enticing for your toddler. Do not keep serving same things every day.
 Add fruits like banana, cheeku and mangoes to your child’s diet. These fruits are naturally rich in calories and are help in weight gain.
 Ragi or nachni is a very nutritious millet and it is advised to be included in diet of babies and toddlers.

3 ways to make ragi prorridge for babies

10 healthy ragi breakfast options for kids

Above all, make mealtimes pleasant and not a power struggle between you and your child. Do not force her to finish everything on the plate. Ensure that your child
is not getting all her calories from junk food or juice.

Is juice good for toddlers?

Hope this will help you in planning your baby’s food. If you like it, please share it in your circle. Please leave a comment to ask a question or let us know your
feedback. You can follow us on Facebook, twitter and pinterest.
Further Read:
Top 10 foods for weight gain in toddlers

10 tips to encourage children to eat more vegetables

Sample diet plans for toddlers

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2 Year (12 to 24 month) Old Baby Food Chart

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Mahak Arora

April 20, 2018

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 In this Article
 How Does Your Toddler’s Meal Time Change?
 Some Useful Steps to form Good Eating Habits in Your Child
 Food for 2 Year Old Baby
 Food Chart/Schedule for 2 Year Old Baby
 Homemade Food Recipes for 2 Year Old Baby
 Feeding Tips
Food habits change rapidly as your infant grows. Within the first two years, your baby will have begun teething, moved on to solid foods and more or less
integrated with family mealtimes.

How Does Your Toddler’s Meal Time Change?

Your child will have begun eating solid foods as they teethed. They are impatient and even flighty around mealtimes.

At one and a half years (18 months) toddlers usually manage to handle a spoon to feed themselves.

By 24 months you child will have joined the grown-ups table as a regular!

Some Useful Steps to form Good Eating Habits in Your Child

For a toddler, their eating habits and tastes are only being established as they first start eating solid foods. It is a time to build a healthy eating habit.

 Delay their introduction to fast food and sweetened soda drinks and help build a preference for fresh, wholesome food.
 Stick to strict meal timings. Establishing a routine will lead to your child developing a fixed mealtime, by growing hungry at the right timings.
 Do not feed your child heavy snacks or lots of liquid rights before mealtime.
 Each meal should last for 20 minutes and no more.

Food for 2 Year Old Baby

While a balanced diet is essential for us, children need a boost of nourishment that helps them grow up.

1. Dairy Products
Milk, yoghurt and paneer are all rich in calcium. Calcium helps build strong bones. In case your child is lactose intolerant, they may need to take calcium
supplements to make up for a gap in calcium intake.

2. Chicken

Chicken and other non-vegetarian food contain good quantities of easily absorbable iron. Iron helps power haemoglobin in blood and prevents anaemia.
Iron found in vegetarian food is harder for the body to absorb and hence your child will need to consume at least twice as much to get the required amount.
3. Fish

Fish is a good source of Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s). EFA’s help builds good immunity and strengthens the cardiovascular system. Vegetarians will need
proper substitution of EFA sources, as it is not produced in the body and only gained from outside.

4. Healthy Oils

Flaxseeds, walnuts, soybeans and other nuts and their oil contain good amounts of EFA’s.

5. Carrots

Carrots are famous as a good source of vitamin A. Spinach, kale, and other vegetables also contain high levels of Vitamin
A. It helps in bone growth.

6. Citrus Fruits

Lemons and oranges are renowned for their vitamin C content. Deficiency of vitamin C can lead to serious diseases like scurvy. Vitamin C helps in
strengthening gums and blood vessels and recovering from bruises. Guavas, mangos, bananas, tomatoes and spinach also help Vitamin C.

7. Sunshine

Although this isn’t a “food” technically, it is something the body “absorbs” and so, we decided to include it in this list, considering the important role it
plays in growth. The element we gain from it is Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for a child to achieve its maximum growth potential. Foods that contain
Vitamin D is fish and dairy.

8. Bananas
Magnesium and Potassium, both elements essential for regular heartbeat and muscle condition are both found in every banana. Incorporate this crazily
beneficial fruit into cereals and other foods to make it a staple.

Food Chart/Schedule for 2 Year Old Baby

Breakfast Mid Morning Lunch Afternoon Dinner

Curry made with any

Cereal with fresh Paneer cutlet Aloo mutter with
Sunday Cup of milk pulses of Rice and
fruit with milk Missi roti
Dahi

Dosa with Seasonal Mixed vegetables Fruit Chappatti with soya

Monday
Moong Dal Chilla Fruits curry with chapatti milkshake chunks fried

Hard boiled egg Vegetable Veg biriyani with Milk and

Tuesday Vegetable kichdi
with toast soup cucumber sticks biscuits

2 idlis with Aloo parantha with Boiled chicken with

Wednesday Idli and sambar Fruits
chutney dahi rice

Ragi porridge Vegetable soup with

Thursday with chopped Fruit Chana Dal Kichdi Upma 2 cutlets (veg or non-
nuts veg)

Oats cooked in Paneer Chole curry with

Friday Oats kichdi Sambar with rice
milk Bhurji chapattis

Vegetable Milk and Vegetable pulao with

Saturday Paneer Pulao Samosa
parantha biscuits dahi
Homemade Food Recipes for 2 Year Old Baby

Here are some select recipes from the food chart that may not be too familiar to you.

1. Moong Dal Chilla

A power packed start to your day!

Ingredients

 1 cup Moong Dal

 Spices: ¼ teaspoon turmeric and red chilli powder,
o ½ teaspoon roasted cumin and 1 teaspoon salt
 Seasoning: ¼ cup chopped onions
o 1 teaspoon grated ginger
o Fine chopped green chillis
 Hing
 Butter

How to Prepare

 Leave moong dal in water for one night

 Drain water and grind with adequate water to form a thick paste – similar to dosa batter.
 Add spices to the batter and mix well
 Add seasoning and a pinch of him and mix again.
 Allow the batter to rest for fifteen to twenty minutes
 Heat butter in a non-stick pan and cook the batter like you would a dosa.

2. Coconut Chutney

The traditional accompaniment to dosas and idlis!

Ingredients

 ½ Cup fresh grated coconut

 2 tablespoons fried gram
 ½ teaspoon cumin
 2 green chillis
 1 garlic clove
 Seasoning: ¼ teaspoon mustard
o 1 dried red chilli
o ¾ teaspoon urad dal
o Hing
o Curry leaves

How to Prepare

 Blend all the ingredients other than ‘seasoning’ together.

 Add water and salt (to taste) while blending
 In a few drops of oil heated in a pan, add the seasonings and sauté
 Add the blended chutney to seasoning and turn off heat.

3. Chana Dal Kichdi

A simple recipe that uses very light seasoning and embraces the natural flavour of chana.
Ingredients

 Seasoning: 1/2 teaspoon of red chilli powder

 o

o 1 pinch of asafetida
 ½ cup rice (can also use basmati)
 ½ cup chana dal
 Oil, water, salt

How to Prepare

 Soak the rice for 30 minutes prior to preparation.

 The chana dal should be soaked for 4-5 hours prior to preparation. (If time does not permit, you may soak it in hot water for about 30 minutes)
 Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pressure cooker and add the ‘seasoning’ items.
 Add the rinsed chana dal with salt to taste and stir.
 Add 1 cup water and cook under pressure for 6 minutes or 2 whistles.
 After it has cooled down, add the rice and cook for 1 or 2 whistles.

4. Paneer Cutlet

Paneer provides a boost of protein and calcium to the common vegetable cutlet and gives a uniquely soft texture to the cutlet too.
Ingredients

 Seasoning: 2 pinches of turmeric powder

o ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
o ½ teaspoon coriander powder
o ½ teaspoon cumin powder
o ¼ teaspoon garam masala
 200gms paneer
 150gms potato
 100gms carrot
 1/3 cups peas
 Paste: 1 green chilli
o 2 cloves of garlic
o 1-inch ginger
 3 tablespoons Rice flour
 3 tablespoons rava
 3 tablespoons oil

How to Prepare

 Cut the green chilli, garlic and ginger and grind to a paste.
 Peel and cut the vegetables and cook for up to 4 whistles in a pressure cooker, with 2 cups of water.
 Drain water when cooled and transfer the cooked vegetables to a mixing bowl.
 Mash the vegetables and add the paste and seasoning and mix well.
 Add the paneer. (Paneer should be crumbled or grated)
 Add 3 tablespoons of rice flour and salt to taste, and mix again.
 Take small portions of the mixture and shape into patties.
  Coat with rava and fry in a shallow pan until both sides are golden-brown.

5. Soya Chunks Fry

A healthy and tasty dish that is simple to make. It goes great with both chapattis and rice!
Ingredients

 1/2 Cup Soya Chunks

 2 Onion, Shredded
 2 Green Chilli, Slit
 1 Big Piece Ginger cut into thin strips
 4 Garlic, Sliced
 Seasoning: 1/2 Tsp Garam Masala
o

o 1/2 Tsp Chat Masala

o ½ tsp red chilli powder
 2 Tomato, Finely Chopped
 Coriander Leaves
 2 tablespoons oil

How to Prepare

 Immerse the soya in hot water for about 20 minutes.

 In a pan, saute the onions in oil.
 Once the onions are golden-brown, add the garlic and ginger.
 Add the green chillis and then the tomatoes.
 As it cooks, add the seasoning and mix well. Turn off the flame.
 Now, drain the soya chunks. (You may need to squeeze them with the help of a sieve to drain them well)
 Add the soya chunks and begin cooking again.
 Add salt to taste and mix the contents of the pan thoroughly so that the soya chunks are well coated with the masala. (You can also add a bit of
lemon juice to this, for a hint of tanginess)
  Cook in a pan till soya chunks are browned.
 Turn off the flame and garnish with plenty of finely chopped coriander leaves.

Feeding Tips

 While providing healthy food for 2 year old baby do not fixate on amounts eaten. This will change from child to child and between different
days and mealtimes.
 2 years toddler food requirement does not have to include artificial supplements.
 Indian baby food recipes for 2 year old can be spicy. If your child is fussy about this, you can experiment with lessening the amounts of
seasoning, especially red chilli powder.
 Give your child notice before every meal-time. This gets them thinking about food and builds up an appetite.
 Have the food ready and plated for mealtime, when your child arrives.

Eating nutritious food that is fresh and doesn’t contain preservatives is seen by many as something that takes too much effort, but with the right motivation,
it can be a habit and not a chore!