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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
Breakfas Afternoon/
t Mid-Morning Lunch Evening Dinner
Mo 1/2 cup 1/2 bowl of 1/2 cup 1/2 cup rice with
n milk + 1 Strawberries rice+ 1/4 1 cup milk dal + fried rohu
brown
bread cup chicken
with 1/2 curry +
scramble cucumber fish + tomato
d egg slices slices
1 small 1 roti with 1/2 cup milk
parantha egg curry + + 1 oats
+ 1/4 cup 1/2 cup cucumber honey cooki 1 cup chicken
Tue curd watermelon pieces salad e pulao
1
Oatmeal cup vegetabl
made e red rice
with full pulao with 1
We cream 1/2 egg 1 cup Fruit cup chicken pas
d milk Grape halves omelet yogurt ta in white sauce
1/2 1/2
cup vegetabl cup milk+1
e Khichdi + slice banana
Thu (Omelet omelet with bread 1 cup chicken
r pizza Banana smoothie 1/4 cup curd veg noodle soup
1 cup Sweetlime
1 Egg juice with 2 1/2 cup rice
sandwich crackers/ + 1/4 cup Cornflakes
+ 1/2 cup wholewheat biscui fish curry + with 1/2 1 spanish
Fri milk ts salad milk omelette
1 cup mild 1 roti + minced
Toast Chicken Banana, chicken and peas
with 1/2 cup papaya biryani + strawberry curry
Sat omellette pieces 1/4 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
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.
Ingredients
1 avocado
1 apple
Recipe
Wash and peel the apple. Core it and cut into pieces.
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.
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Ingredients
2 ripe avocado
Recipe
Mash the pulp to a smooth consistency using a fork. You may leave a few chunks if you like.
Cover with a cling film to avoid oxidation if you are not having it immediately.
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Ingredients
2 ripe avocados
Lemon juice
Recipe
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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
Add milk, fruits and sugar/honey in a blender and blend till smooth.
Serve chilled.
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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.
Add mashed bananas and chopped nuts. Fold them into mixture.
Check by inserting toothpick in the center. If it comes out comes out clean, cake is done.
Choco-Oatmeal Honey Cookies
Ingredients
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.
Ingredients
Milk -1 litre
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.
P.S. You can also roast the nuts in a little ghee before adding to kheer.
Ingredients
Carrots – 1 kg
Milk – ½ litre
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Raisins – 1tbsp
Recipe
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.
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
Egg – 1
Milk – 1 cup
Recipe
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.
Add melted butter/oil to egg mixture and keep beating to mix well.
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
Cardamom – 5-6
Recipe
Add besan mixture to ghee.
After 8-10 minutes, besan will give a nice aroma, which means it has been roasted well.
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.
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
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.
Ingredients
Recipe
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.
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.
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 cup ghee
Recipe
Keep stirring constantly till atta gives a nice aroma or it will burn.
Once atta gets roasted and turn color slightly, take off fire.
When the mixture cools down a bit, make small balls or laddus and keep in a separate plate.
Beetroot Halwa
Ingredients
Beetroots – ½ kg
Milk – ¼ litre
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Raisins – 1tbsp
Recipe
In a pan, heat 1 tsp of ghee and roast nuts and raisins. Keep aside.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
Ingredients
Oil to brush
For Marinade
1 tsp apple cider vinegar (Use white vinegar if you do not have apple cider)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp pepper powder( You can also add chilli flakes, if your child likes it)
Salt to taste
1 tsp oil
Recipe
Add the chicken lollipops to this mixture and coat them well.
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Ingredients
2 medium onions
2 tomatoes
2 tbsp oil
For Marination
½ cup curd
1 egg
Salt to taste
Recipe
Add chicken pieces to this and coat well. Leave aside to marinate for 1 hour.
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.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice or rotis.
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
½ tsp ajwain
Salt to taste
1 tsp oil
Recipe
Add cumin powder, ajwain and salt to taste. Remember that dal also has salt in it.
Add oil to mixture and make a dough. Add water if needed to make a soft dough.
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 other side and apply oil to this also and fry till golden brown.
1 cup Soya granules (if you do not find granules, use regular chunks)
1 tbsp cornflour
You can also add spices like cumin or caraway seeds if your child likes them else omit those.
Recipe
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.
Add coriander leaves, salt and pepper and any other flavourings you want and mix.
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.
Fry the prepared fritters. Remember that everything is cooked and it just needs a little color, so do not overcook.
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.
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.
Ragi Uttapam
This is again an easy variation of the same batter.
Ingredients
Basic batter made using rice, urad dal, poha and methi seeds
Grated carrots
Recipe
Top it with chopped onions, tomatoes and carrots. You may add more vegetables/ coriander leaves too.
Ingredients
½ cup curd
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.
Ingredients
½ cup atta(wholewheat flour)
½ cup ragi flour
1 egg
1 pinch salt
1 cup milk
Water as required
Oil as required
Recipe
Now add milk and beat the mixture. Add water if required to make a smooth batter, not too thick and not too thin.
Top it with some chopped apples and cook covered for 1-2 minute
Ingredients
Recipe
Mix all the ingredients and make a nice dough adding a little water at a time.
Ingredients
2 tbsp curd
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.
Make the dough similar to ajwain parantha dough leaving out the ajwain.
Now fill the stuffing in the dough ball. Leave aside for 2 minutes.
Ingredients
½ cup maida
½ cup milk
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.
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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.
2 sweetlime
Water
Black salt
Recipe
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.
Serve chilled.
Watermelon Juice
Ingredients
Black Salt
Recipe
Ingredients
1 lime or lemon
1 glass of water
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon honey
Recipe
Serve chilled.
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 glass of water
Recipe
Put curd and water in a big vessel and blend well. You can change the consistency by adding more or less water.
Masala Chaas (Spiced Buttermilk)
This is delicious and aids in digestion after a hearty Indian meal.
Ingredients
2 glass of water
Mint leaves(pudina)
Coriander leaves
Curry Leaves
1 tsp ghee
Recipe
Add this tadka to curd mixture and leave covered for some time.
Mango Lassi
Ingredients
1 cup curd
1 glass water
1 ripe mango
1 tsp sugar
Recipe
Banana Shake
Ingredients
1 glass milk
1 ripe banana
½ tsp sugar
Recipe
Serve chilled.
1 cup milk
1 banana
1 Orange
4 strawberry
Recipe
Serve chilled.
Ingredients
1 tsp Sugar
1 cardamom- powdered
Recipe
Serve chilled.
1 Glass water
1 lemon
1 tsp mint
Recipe
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
Serve chilled.
Ingredients
2 cups Water
2 tsp Sugar
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.
Transfer it to a jug.
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 tsp sugar
Recipe
Let’s have a look at these healthy, homemade recipes that we have in store for you.
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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!
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.
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.
Here are some select recipes from the food chart that may not be too familiar to you.
How to Prepare
2. Coconut Chutney
How to Prepare
A simple recipe that uses very light seasoning and embraces the natural flavour of chana.
Ingredients
o 1 pinch of asafetida
½ cup rice (can also use basmati)
½ cup chana dal
Oil, water, salt
How to Prepare
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
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.
A healthy and tasty dish that is simple to make. It goes great with both chapattis and rice!
Ingredients
How to Prepare
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!