Diet Plan for 16 Month 2 Week Old Toddler

By Anisha Nair - Updated: May 22, 2020

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Food Menu & Schedule for 16 Month 2 Week Old Toddler

Introduction

We’re at sixteen months already, into the second week of the month, in fact! Can you believe how quickly your little baby is growing up? He must be changing right in front of your eyes, blabbing on, running about, and creating a ruckus – as he should! To maintain his energy levels, it’s necessary that your toddler gets his nutrients from different sources, be it fruits, veggies, legumes, meat and eggs, dairy products – yes, the whole lot! A lot of the dishes in the meal plans so far will introduce your baby to new foods. Keep it going with the next set of meals we have planned for your baby this week!

Food Menu & Schedule for 16 Month 2 Week Old Toddler

Diet for a 16-month-old – Week 2, Day 1

Breakfast	Vegetable upma + milk
Mid-morning	A few cubes of pineapple or apple
Lunch	Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of tomato + hand pounded rice
Evening	Ragi (finger millet) ladoo
Dinner	Baingan (brinjal) bharta with bajra (pearl millet) roti and kadhi

Diet for a 16-month-old – Week 2, Day 2

Breakfast	Ragi (finger millet) dosa + milk
Mid-morning	Sliced pear or apple
Lunch	Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber + hand pounded rice
Evening	Khandvi with chutney
Dinner	Pasta in white sauce with vegetable soup

Diet for a 16-month-old – Week 2, Day 3

Breakfast	Apple kheer + carrot paratha
Mid-morning	Orange segments
Lunch	Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + grated carrot + hand pounded rice
Evening	Jowar (sorgum) pancake
Dinner	Rajma (kidney bean) cutlets with mixed vegetable soup

Diet for a 16-month-old – Week 2, Day 4

Breakfast	Dalia (broken wheat)
Mid-morning	Sliced papaya
Lunch	Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber + hand pounded rice
Evening	Grilled paneer (cottage cheese) with pudina (mint) chutney
Dinner	Drumstick soup with drumstick leaves and paneer (cottage cheese) paratha

Diet for a 16-month-old – Week 2, Day 5

Breakfast	Pongal with milk
Mid-morning	Deseeded and chopped jamuns
Lunch	Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of boiled beetroot + hand pounded rice
Evening	Apple milkshake
Dinner	Roti with lauki (bottle gourd)-chana (chickpea) dal with buttermilk

Diet for a 16-month-old – Week 2, Day 6

Breakfast	Puri bhaji with lassi
Mid-morning	Chopped mango
Lunch	Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber + hand pounded rice
Evening	Gur papdi with milk
Dinner	Paratha + paneer (cottage cheese) bhurji

Diet for a 16-month-old – Week 2, Day 7

Breakfast	Egg or paneer (cottage cheese) in any form
Mid-morning	Chopped peach or apple
Lunch	Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of tomato + hand pounded rice
Evening	Bajra (pearl millet) porridge with curd
Dinner	Gobi (cauliflower) paratha with homemade butter and curd

Conclusion

This week’s dishes sure sound yum, yum, and YUMMY, don’t they! With a whole lot of dishes ranging from sweet to mildly spicy to chewy to creamy (and more!), we’re sure your baby is having a ball of a time trying out the various things his mommy is specially cooking up for him. But even if he doesn’t, please ensure that you aren’t force-feeding him at any point, as this could lead to him developing an unhealthy relationship with food. Let him explore at his own pace. After all, his food journey has really just begun!

Do check out what we have in store for your little one next week, by clicking right here!

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