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75 Toddler Meals (Healthy + Easy Recipes)

by Michele Olivier on July 7, 2021 (updated Dec 9, 2022)

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This Master List of 75 Toddler Meals is full of healthy and easy breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner recipes for your little one! Most of these recipes can be made in 5-30 minutes, are freezer-friendly and have allergy modifications. Great for toddlers 1-3 years old!

Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and Lauren Braaten, Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT).

Healthy Toddler Meal Ideas

Feeling stressed 😰 about what to serve your toddler? Are you short on time ⏰ and not sure what your toddler might actually eat? Do you need some fresh ideas 💡 for new recipes?

Then this is the right place for you!

I’ve compiled over 75 meals that are completely toddler-approved!

That’s right – I’ve tested them for you, so you won’t have to! Over the years, I’ve tested out hundreds of recipes on my daughters when they were toddlers and preschoolers, and these 75 recipes were clearly the winners 🥇 because they still love eating them to this day!

I’m not sure it’s okay to call your kids 👭 your test subjects… but we are just going to go with it! 👍

Feeding toddlers can be tricky! But, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! Here you will find real-life toddler meal ideas, over 100 toddler snack ideas, great hidden-veggie recipes, 50 cooking with toddler recipes and so much more!

Featured Toddler Recipe Video

Need some toddler recipe ideas? Check out these videos to see just how easy they can be!

Tips for Making Easy Toddler Recipes
  • Freezer-Friendly: a great way to make feeding your toddler super easy is always to have a stash of toddler-approved meals in the freezer. If there are any leftovers, I will place them in the freezer for a later meal. This works great for muffins, waffles, meatballs, chicken nuggets, etc. Basically, anything you can find in the grocery store’s frozen section can be frozen with your own homemade recipes. You can also make a double batch of your kiddo’s favorite recipes so you can have a backup plan when life gets crazy (or toddler gets demanding;).
  • Make Once – Serve Again: if you are making a bigger or more time-consuming meal (anything over 30 minutes for dinner), it’s a great idea to save the leftovers and use those in another toddler meal. You can serve the same meal or use parts of the meal in another meal altogether – chicken can be added into cheese quesadillas, pasta can be served with a different sauce, soup can be served with different sides like grilled cheese or turkey sandwich or used as a sauce for pasta or rice.
  • Quick Toddler Meals: a key way to not lose your mind is to always have a list (and the ingredients) for a quick meal for toddlers. Print out or make a list of these easy breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas and keep them on hand for when life is super crazy and your toddler needed to eat 10 minutes ago.

Helpful Toddler Feeding Tools
  • plates
  • open cups
  • utensils
  • smoothie cups
  • booster seat
  • suction plate
  • lunch box
  • reusable pouches

Toddler Daily Nutritional Guidelines

According to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, nutrients of concern for underconsumption in a child’s second year are vitamin D, calcium, fiber, and potassium, so make sure your toddler gets a variety of foods with these nutrients daily.  

Below are recommended daily intakes for toddlers of different ages. Still, it’s important to look at what your child eats throughout the whole week instead of focusing on each day since toddlers’ eating habits can be erratic and unpredictable. As long as you keep offering a variety of foods from all of the food groups, your child’s nutrition should balance out each week. 

Daily Recommended Intake for Toddlers 12-23 months

  • 700-1,000 calories a day split between 3 meals and 2 snacks
  • Half of the daily calories should be from healthy fats
  • 2/3 – 1 cup of vegetables daily
  • ½ – 1 cup of fruit daily
  • 1 ¾ – 3 ounces of grains daily
  • 1 2/3 – 2 cups of dairy daily
  • 2 ounces of protein daily

Daily Recommended Intake for Toddlers 2-4 years

  • 1,000-1,400 calories a day for girls and 1,000-1,600 calories for boys split between 3 meals and 1-2 snacks
  • Healthy fats should be reduced to about 30% of total daily calories
  • 1-2 cups of vegetables daily
  • 1- 1 ½ cups of fruit daily
  • 3 – 5 ounces of grains daily
  • 2 – 2 ½ cups of dairy daily
  • 2 – 5 ounces of protein daily

How to Build a Toddler Meal

A good method for building a well-balanced meal for 1-3-year-old toddlers is to include foods from a variety of food groups each day. You don’t have to have all food groups represented at every meal but make sure you offer a protein at all meals and snacks to help keep little bellies full. 

A typical toddler plate should be made up of:

  • half fruits and veggies
  • a quarter of grains
  • a quarter protein
  • serving of dairy

When serving dairy products, give whole milk products until age 2. Focus on whole fruits instead of fruit juice and aim to make half of grains whole grains for more fiber and other nutrients.

Offer foods multiple times, even if your toddler acts like he does not like it, because it can take up to 15 times of being presented with a food for a child to develop a taste for it. Try offering foods cooked in a variety of ways so your toddler can explore different tastes and textures. Even better, serve your child what you are eating (in age-appropriate sizes, of course) and eat meals together so you can model healthy eating behaviors for them.  

Sample Toddler Meal Plan

Below is a sample 5-day meal plan for toddlers. Feel free to use leftovers if you have them to add to the next meal. You can also add in sides of cut veggies and fruit that you have on-hand.

Monday

Breakfast: Blueberry Oatmeal with a cup of milk
Morning Snack: Whole Grain Cheese Crackers
Lunch: Turkey + Carrot Roll-Ups with a side of sliced strawberries and milk
Afternoon Snack: Healthy Spiced Apple Dip
Dinner: Chicken Parmesan Meatballs served with whole-wheat penne, side of asparagus, and a cup of milk

T

uesday

Breakfast: Avocado Egg Toast for Baby + Toddler with a cup of milk
Morning Snack: Healthy On-The-Go Granola Bars
Lunch: Mini Bagel Pizzas with Pepper “Sprinkles” with a side of cut cucumbers and pineapple, and a cup of milk
Afternoon Snack: Funfetti Energy Balls
Dinner: Taco Tuesday for Baby + Toddler with a side of oranges and milk

Wednesday

Breakfast: 3-Ingredient Banana Pancakes with milk
Morning Snack: Strawberry Applesauce with a cheese stick
Lunch: leftover Taco Tuesday for Baby + Toddler with a side of peaches and milk
Afternoon Snack: Chewy Mint Chocolate Granola Bars
Dinner: Crispy Salmon Bites with a side of green beans and milk

Thursday

Breakfast: Peanut Butter Banana Yogurt Bark 
Morning Snack: Applesauce Mini Muffins
Lunch: Easy Tomato Soup with Cheesy Bread Dippers, side of blueberries and a cup of milk
Afternoon Snack: Funfetti Energy Balls
Dinner: Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Apple Slaw with a side of baked sweet potatoes and milk

Friday

Breakfast: Cottage Cheese + Fruit Bowl with a side of whole-wheat toast
Morning Snack: Healthy On-The-Go Granola Bars
Lunch: Kale + Spinach with Apple Quesadilla and milk
Afternoon Snack: Chewy Mint Chocolate Granola Bars
Dinner: Crispy Seasoned Fish with Pineapple & Avocado Chunks with a side of rice and milk

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Taco Tuesday for Baby

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Don’t forget about baby’s dinner on your favorite meal night of the week – Taco Tuesday! This flavorful meal is filled with your favorite taco flavors, only mini-sized for those little hands to be able to eat.

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Blueberry Avocado Mini Muffins

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These Blueberry Avocado Mini Muffins are loaded with fruit, healthy fats, and whole grains. Their mini size makes them perfect for small baby and toddler hands, and they are great for baby-led weaning. Yum!

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Mini Bagel Pizzas with Pepper “Sprinkles”

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These easy-peasy pizzas come with a fun surprise – pepper “sprinkles”. Toddlers will love adding these bright and colorful veggie sprinkles onto their lunch pizzas.

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Hidden-Veggie Carrot & Orange Popsicles

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These naturally sweetened frozen treats are a fun and tasty way to serve a fruit and veggie to your toddler. Great for snack time or dessert.

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Chicken Parmesan Meatballs for the Whole Family

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These Chicken Parmesan Meatballs are the perfect family dinner – easy to make and loved by all! This healthy dinner is great for all ages – baby to adults! Made in 30 minutes with only 5 simple ingredients!

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Easy Garlic Broccoli Pasta

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This Easy Garlic Broccoli Pasta is the perfect family dinner! Using one-pot, 5-ingredients and made in less than 20 minutes, what's not to love?

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Broccoli Egg Muffins

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Handheld and portable, these egg cups are great for baby and toddlers on-the-go. These savory cheddar cheese and broccoli breakfast cups can be served warm at the breakfast table or packed cold for a morning playdate or school lunch.

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Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Easy and quick to make, these whole wheat chocolate chip cookies are the perfect treat for the whole family. Ready to enjoy in 20 minutes and made with simple ingredients, these cookies are wonderfully chewy and crunchy.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie

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If you have a picky one at home who refuses to eat their vegetables, this chocolate peanut butter smoothie is a great way to sneak them in! This kid approved smoothie is great for a quick and easy breakfast or snack and is nutrient dense.

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Toddler Breakfast

Made in 10-minutes or less
Bumkins Silicone Grip Plate

The perfect-sized toddler plate with a suction base. It comes in a selection of fun colors to make your toddler happy. Plus, it is dishwasher, freezer, microwave-safe!

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Toddler Lunch

Toddler Snacks

Great for On-The-Go Snacking
  1. Healthy Spiced Apple Dip for Toddlers + Kids
  2. Carrot Hummus with Toasted Paprika Pita Chips
  3. Healthy On-The-Go Granola Bars for Toddlers + Kids
  4. Whole Grain Cheese Crackers
  5. 14 On-The-Go Healthy Snacks for Kids + Toddlers
  6. Applesauce Mini Muffins
  7. Funfetti Energy Balls
  8. Chewy Mint Chocolate Granola Bars

Loaded with Fruits or Veggies (or both:)
  1. Hidden-Veggie Carrot & Orange Popsicles
  2. Peach Summer Fruit Salad with Mint + Honey Dressing
  3. Strawberry Applesauce
  4. Healthy Caramel Apple Nachos
  5. Mint + Lime Slushy
  6. 3 No-Cook Toddler Squeeze Pouch Recipes
  7. Warm Peach Chunks with Nutmeg (for Baby & Toddler)
  8. Peanut Butter Banana Baby + Toddler Melts
  9. Blackberry + Cucumber + Melon Toddler Finger Salad
  10. 8 5-Minute Applesauce Combos for Toddlers + Kids
  11. Rainbow Frozen Yogurt Bark
  12. Monster Frozen Yogurt Bark

Toddler Dinners

Made in 30-Minutes or less
  1. Easy Cheesy Garlic Broccoli Pasta (family favorite!)
  2. Mild Curry Chicken & Veggies for Toddler + Kids
  3. Easy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese (5 Fun Variations!)
  4. Favorite Salmon Pasta with Peas
  5. Sweet Potato Mac & Cheese
  6. Easy Pizza Pinwheels (with hidden veggies)
  7. Family-Favorite Pumpkin Pasta
  8. Family-Favorite Sheet Pan Shrimp Tacos
  9. Chicken Parmesan Meatballs (family-favorite)
  10. Easy Broccoli Mac and Cheese
  11. Hidden Veggie Pasta Sauce (Great for Picky Eaters!)
  12. Healthy Chicken Nuggets with Green Bean “Fries”
  13. Crispy Seasoned Fish with Pineapple & Avocado Chunks for Toddler + Kids
  14. Crispy Salmon Bites for Baby + Toddler
  15. Kid-Approved Summer Veggie Pizza
  16. Mini Chicken + Carrot Meatballs for Baby
  17. Easy Cauliflower Tots
  18. Fiesta Bowl for Toddlers
  19. Carrot Pasta for Baby + Toddler
  20. Crispy Chicken Strips 
  21. Black Bean Tostadas with Strawberry Salsa

Make Once – Serve for Mulitple Meals
  1. Kid-Friendly Pumpkin Risotto
  2. Easy Salsa Chicken Tacos (family favorite!)
  3. Instant Pot BBQ Chicken (toddler, kid + adult approved)
  4. Mexican Sweet Potato Boats for Baby + Toddler
  5. Veggie-Loaded Tomato Sauce for Toddlers + Kids (Great for Picky Eaters!)
  6. Chicken Chili Verde
  7. Butternut Squash ‘Mac and Cheese’ for Toddler
  8. Toddler Tofu Sticks + Peanut Dipping Sauce
  9. Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Apple Slaw

Toddler Desserts
  1. Easy Chocolate Fondue for Toddlers + Kids (Dairy-Free)
  2. Monster Frozen Yogurt Bark
  3. Peanut Butter Banana Yogurt Bark (toddler + kid fav!)
  4. Healthy Yogurt Parfait Popsicles for Toddler + Kids
  5. Rainbow Popsicles for Toddler + Kids
  6. Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies
  7. Toddler’s Favorite Banana Pudding – Gluten and Corn Starch Free
  8. Kids Chocolate Stirring Spoons (Allergy-Friendly)
  9. Strawberry Lemonade Slushies for Toddlers + Kids
  10. Green Tropical Smoothie Popsicles
  11. Hidden-Veggie Carrot & Orange Popsicles (Baby + Toddler)
  12. Healthy Funfetti Popsicles for Kids + Toddlers
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk – regular, almond, coconut, hemp, etc
  • 1/2 cup broccoli chopped
  • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • salt and pepper to taste optional

  • Heat Oven: Turn on oven and pre-heat to 375 degrees. Line 8 muffin tins with silicone muffin molds or generously spray to prevent sticking.

  • Whisk: In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and milk together.

  • Mix: Add in the broccoli, cheese, salt and pepper and stir until combined.

  • Fill Mufifn Molds: Pour the egg mixture into the muffin tins until 3/4 the way full.

  • Bake: Place the muffin pan in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until eggs have set and the cheese is golden brown

Age: 6+ months

Storage: in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Reheat Frozen: to reheat the frozen egg cups, simply place on a microwave-safe plate and microwave in 30-second intervals until warm.

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60+ Healthy Superfoods to Try

Make feeding your baby and 1 year old easier with this go-to list of healthy baby food recipes. Each of the 60+ ideas is easy to make at home, tastes great, and introduces baby to delicious flavors and nutrients!

Baby Food Recipes

Deciding what to make for baby when they start solids can be a little daunting, so I wanted to put together a resource that breaks it down by age. Included in this post you’ll find ideas for what to feed a 6 month old baby, an 8 month old baby, a 10 month old baby, and a 1 year old.

Each child is unique and will progress through the phases of starting solids differently, so adjust as needed for your child.

TIP: Keep in mind that babies should avoid added sugars and salts, so simply eliminate them as needed from any recipes. If you’re making something to share with a baby, you can salt your serving to taste.

Baby Food Recipes 6+ Months

Offering a 6 month old baby healthy, flavorful foods is a great way to set them up for success when starting solids. Some babies will show more interest in food than others, so don’t worry if your baby takes a month or so to get into food…or dives right in from the start!

  • Applesauce
  • Avocado puree
  • Banana puree
  • Broccoli puree
  • Butternut Squash puree
  • Carrot puree
  • Cantaloupe puree: Blend until smooth, adding a little water if needed.
  • Green bean puree
  • Mango Puree
  • Peach puree
  • Pear puree
  • Pea puree
  • Raspberry puree
  • Sweet potato puree
  • Quinoa Baby Cereal
  • Zucchini puree: Blend any cooked zucchini until smooth, adding a little water if needed.

TIP: You can feed these purees to baby or offer them on a preloaded spoon so baby can feed herself. You can find the full information on the baby led weaning style of feeding here.


Baby Food Recipes 8+ Months

Continue offering nutrient rich fruits and vegetables, as well as whole grains, protein, iron-rich foods, and some dairy such as plain whole milk yogurt.

Most babies in the 8-10 month range are able to pick up and eat pea-size pieces of food, so aim for about that size with their finger foods.

  • Baby Pasta
  • Boiled Beets
  • Black Beans
  • Egg Muffins with Zucchini
  • Cottage Cheese Dip
  • Hummus with beets
  • Hummus with butternut squash
  • Hummus with carrots
  • Lamb Meatballs
  • Mango Smoothie
  • Marinara Sauce with Extra Veggies
  • Meatballs with Extra Veggies
  • Oatmeal with Butternut Squash
  • Instant Pot Pinto Beans
  • Sauteed Apples
  • Sauteed Pears
  • Sesame Tofu
  • Strawberry Applesauce
  • Strawberry Smoothie
  • Sweet Potato Pancakes
  • Sweet Potatoes Puree with Coconut

TIP:  You can also try Homemade Baby Food Combinations.

Baby Food Recipes 10+ Months

Continue serving a 10-12 month old baby healthy finger foods cut up into a small dice as most won’t yet be able to take appropriate sized bites of food. Soft finger foods are great for this age (they’re often called “Stage 3 baby foods“).

  • Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal with Raisins
  • Applesauce Muffins
  • Baby Muffins
  • Baked Oatmeal Cups
  • Banana Spinach Pancakes
  • Butternut Squash Risotto
  • Caramelized Bananas
  • Chicken Nuggets with Sweet Potato
  • Coconut Rice
  • Lentil Soup with Veggies
  • Mashed Potatoes with Broccoli
  • Overnight Oats with Applesauce
  • Spinach Banana Muffins
  • Soft Roasted Chickpeas
  • Shredded Chicken
  • Stewed Peaches
  • Sweet Potato Hash
  • Roasted Salmon
  • Wild Salmon Cakes
  • Mini Meatballs with Kale

TIP: Babies at this age can eat many of the same foods as the rest of the family, but still may need extra attention to the size of their food (a small dice is good) and the texture. Continue to avoid anything too crunchy, sticky, or hard.

Homemade Baby Food Recipes for 1 Year Old

As your baby turns into a toddler, they can continue eating the same types of food though you can keep expanding the textures you offer. And remember to offer a variety of foods for the best range of nutrients and foundation of flavors.

  • Baby Cookies
  • Baked Zucchini Fritters
  • Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
  • Baked Banana French Toast Sticks
  • Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
  • Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
  • Cheesy Rice
  • Easy Cheese Crackers
  • Healthy Pasta Salad
  • Homemade Broccoli Tots
  • Homemade Cauliflower Tots
  • Spinach Recipe with Cheese
  • Quick and Easy Sauteed Carrots
  • Simple Green Smoothie
  • Spinach Pesto Pasta with Peas
  • Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese
  • Sweet Potato Pudding
  • Veggie Chili

TIP: You can find my full list of Baby Snacks for babies eating finger foods and 1 year olds.

What foods can I puree for my baby?

You can puree any foods that you’d like to spoon feed your baby by adding a little breastmilk, formula, or water to the desired consistency.

What is the best food for baby to start with?

You can feel free to go with a nutrient dense fruit, vegetable, or baby cereal, or with something rich in iron such as beef. The rules have relaxed a lot in recent years, so as long as the food is a single food without added sugars or salts, there are really a lot of options!

TIP: Find my best 10 No-Cook Baby Foods here.

How do you make baby food with a blender?

You can puree almost any soft food in a blender simply by adding enough water to get the blender to blend. It’s often not possible to do a small quantity in a regular blender, but you can do 1-2 cups and freeze small portions in an ice cube tray.

Just transfer the frozen cubes to a zip top freezer bag for longer term storage.

What’s the deal with baby food stages?

When starting to think about starting solids with baby, you’ll see a lot of labels of baby food stages. Learn what the terms Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 mean related to baby food—and the ages and recommended recipes that correspond to each—in this explainer post.

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I’d love to hear which recipes your baby liked best, so please comment below to share!

This post was first published September 2019.

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Menu for a week for a child 2-3 years old with recipes for every day

Proper nutrition - the basis and guarantee of a healthy lifestyle. If adults to this fact can be skeptical then for toddlers, this is the cornerstone in formation of normal growth and development.

Composing or taking the menu for the week for a 2-3 year old child, there are many factors to consider. Because the transition to adult food for a child can proceed in different ways.

Today, in rapid age, not every woman has time to independently form menu for your baby. We present a ready-made and formed menu on week for lazy moms or busy women.

Content

Diet base

Among the many products, there are a number of mandatory and non-permitted for this age.

Products required for consumption:

  • Dairy products with low fat content. Daily consumption 600g, of which - curd mass up to 100g, sour cream up to 30g, the remainder can be divided between cheese, milk, yogurt or kefir.
  • Lean meat - 150g.
  • Eggs, preferably quail.
  • Low fat fish.
  • Vegetables (potato, tomato, cucumber, zucchini, cabbage) - up to 150g.
  • Fruit - 150g.
  • Berries up to 30g, if the child is allergic, then give with caution.
  • Groats up to 30g.
  • Sugar - 20g.
  • Sweets are better to choose on natural basis - marshmallow, marshmallow or marmalade.

What to avoid:

  • Seafood.
  • Sausages or meat products with preservatives and dyes.
  • Fatty meat.
  • Oily fish.
  • Ice cream made on production. They use non-natural products.
  • Confectionery from the store. The norm of sugar in them is exceeded many times over.
  • Carbonated drinks.
  • Cocoa.
  • Honey if the child is allergic.

Diet

Babies at this age should eat four times - breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. Daily calorie intake - 1500 kcal.

Very important with early age to teach the baby to proper nutrition. Must comply time intervals between meals. This will ensure normal operation. digestive system.

Children in this age, the release from food occurs after four hours. Therefore, the intervals between meals should be at least 4-4.5 hours.

Protein ratio, fats, carbohydrates:

  • Proteins - up to 60g.
  • Fats - up to 60g.
  • Carbohydrates - about 230g. A glass of yogurt, an apple. Twisted borscht meat, grated carrots. Milk - 150g. Steam cutlets (low-fat minced meat (100g) mixed with finely chopped onion (10g), make small cutlets and cook in a double boiler 25m). Boiled buckwheat (boil 100g of buckwheat in water). Homemade dried fruit compote.

    Tuesday Kefir, gingerbread. Cabbage rolls. (Mix 130g of minced meat with boiled rice (50g), onions (15g) and wrap in a boiled cabbage leaf. Put in a double boiler and cook for 40 minutes). Tea without sugar. Carrot salad (80g). Sweet tea.

    Wednesday

    Breakfast Lunch 0240 Dinner
    Vermicelli soup (pour 150g of vermicelli into 100ml of boiling milk, add 20g of sugar and cook until tender. Approximate time is 25-30 minutes). Fish soup (boil 100 g of lean fish for 15 minutes. Remove scale, add finely chopped onions, 10 g carrots, potatoes (50 g) and cook until fully cooked. Remove the bones before serving). Curd mass (80g) with berries (20g). Boiled buckwheat with liver. Buckwheat boil and set aside. Pour 150g beef liver with a small amount of water and wait until the water has evaporated. When the liver becomes soft, add sour cream (one tablespoon) and simmer for another 10 minutes.
    150 ml milk. Stewed vegetables (60g zucchini, 50g potatoes, one medium tomato, 40g carrots stewed in sunflower oil (10g) until the vegetables are cooked). Milk 150ml.
    A glass of jelly.
    Thursday
    Breakfast Lunch POLIDAL Dinner
    Cottage cheese casserole (curd mass 150 g is mixed with one egg and sugar 10 g with a blender until smooth. Then placed in the oven for 30 minutes). Millet soup with chicken (130g chicken is boiled and removed. Chopped potatoes 80g, onions 10g and carrots 30g are added to the broth. After 15 minutes, millet groats 80g are added and boiled for another 20 minutes). Grated apple with banana. Two-egg steamed omelet. Mix two eggs with 50g of milk, mix well. Pour into a container, put on the stove. Cook for approximately 15 minutes.
    Tea with sugar. Potato casserole (boil five medium potatoes, one egg. While the potatoes are cooking, finely chop 40 g of carrots and 80 g of cabbage. Boiled egg mode into cubes, add to cabbage and carrots. Make mashed potatoes from the finished potatoes and divide into two equal parts. Spread one on a baking sheet, evenly place the vegetable filling on top, then spread the remaining puree on top.Send to the oven for 40 minutes at a temperature of 180C). Drinkable yoghurt 150g, dry biscuits 60g. Leftover chicken from lunch with mashed potatoes.
    Sweet tea. Salad (finely chop tomato 50g, cucumber 40g, carrot 30g three on a medium grater, apple 50g. Mix, add 50g sour cream and a teaspoon of sugar. Mix well again). Kissel.

    Saturday

    Breakfast Lunch Afternoon snack Dinner
    Curd mass 100g with berries 20g. Borscht (boil lean meat, remove scale, remove when ready. Add finely chopped potatoes (80g), carrots (25g), three beets (25g) on ​​a medium grater to the broth. When it boils, throw 80g of cabbage. Cook for 45 minutes). 200 ml milk, two gingerbread. Cabbage rolls (130g mixed with rice (50g), onion (15g). Wrapped in boiled cabbage leaf. Put in a double boiler, cook for 40 minutes). Fish soup (boil 100g of low-fat fish for 15 minutes. Descale, add finely chopped onion (10g), carrots (10g), potatoes (50g). You can add 30g of millet groats. Cook until fully cooked, before serving, be sure to remove the bones ). A glass of kefir, an apple. Two-egg steamed omelette (mix two eggs with 50g of milk, mix well. Pour into a container, put on the stove. Cook for 15 minutes).
    Sweet tea. Stewed zucchini (cut zucchini (120g) into cubes, pour into a heated frying pan with sunflower oil (10g). Add 10g of onion, 25g of carrots. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Before serving, you can sprinkle with herbs). A glass of milk.

    How to feed a malnourished child

    Sometimes babies refuse to eat even their favorite foods. It may be related to many factors. However, despite this, there are several effective methods.

    Advice for parents:

    1. Do not yell or scold your child. It is best to imagine eating food as a game. Arrange the toys, start feeding them. Praise them for eating well. For young children, this advice often works.
    2. Sweets - a reward for a good appetite. You can not beat the appetite for sweets.
    3. Make the dish beautiful so that the child reaches out to see and try it for himself.

    Menu example for constipation

    Occurrence constipation in babies is not always a consequence of the disease. Often given the disease occurs in healthy children.

    Constipation in healthy people children tend to meet in the summer. It's all about high exchange fluids in the body. Active games, intensive breathing, hot weather bring out a large amount of fluid from the body. As a consequence of this, there irregular stool. Grated banana with apple. Stewed cabbage (finely chop 200 g of cabbage, put it in a cauldron with vegetable oil (10 g). After 20 minutes, add 10 g of onions, 20 g of carrots. If necessary, add boiled water. Simmer until fully cooked). A glass of kefir. Grated carrots (90g) with vegetable oil (5g) and cucumbers. Plum jam with tea without sugar. Tea without sugar.

    for normal stool, the following products should be included in the daily diet:

    • Cabbage (any kind).
    • Fruits, berries. When constipated, they should eat with the skin. It contains vitamins that aid digestion.
    • Yoghurts. The main thing here is to follow expiration date.
    • Bran bread.
    • All kinds of vegetables.

    Compliance nutrition, as well as the required calories - an important factor in normal growth and baby formation.

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