Diet Plan 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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