Diet Plan for 18 Month 3 Week Old Toddler
Introduction:
Did your baby like his diet plan for the first half of the month? Don’t fret if he doesn’t eat as much as he did in the previous months, as its normal for his appetite to go down around this time. This could be due to teething, growth, or a variety of other reasons. Continue to feed him as little or more as he wants, and if you feel his appetitite weaning, you can always include some tried and tested favourite dishes of his. This week also has a few new dishes and ingredients to introduce in his diet, so you have some more entries in your tracker. As your child grows, it’s important he get wholesome nutrition for proper growth and development, and this meal plan gives him just that. Let’s look at week three of your 18-month-old toddler’s meal plan.
Food Menu & Schedule for 18 Month 3 Week Old Toddler
Diet for a 18-month-old – Week 3, Day 1
| Breakfast | Banana pancakes + milk |
| Mid-morning | Almond or peanut ladoo |
| Lunch | Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber + hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Multigrain cookies with milk |
| Dinner | Dal dhokli with pumpkin-barley soup |
Diet for a 18-month-old – Week 3, Day 2
| Breakfast | Multigrain muffin + a glass of milk |
| Mid-morning | Mixed fruit chaat |
| Lunch | Palak paneer and paratha |
| Evening | Jowar (sorghum) puff chivda with milk |
| Dinner | Curd rice with grated cucumber |
Diet for a 18-month-old – Week 3, Day 3
| Breakfast | Sattu (barley)-apple porridge with milk |
| Mid-morning | Homemade mava barfi |
| Lunch | Tofu bhurji with jowar (sorghum)-wheat roti and grated carrot raita |
| Evening | Sooji (semolina) dhokla with coriander chutney |
| Dinner | Bajra (pearl millet)-wheat roti with dal methi |
Diet for a 18-month-old – Week 3, Day 4
| Breakfast | Jowar (sorghum) idli + chutney + kesar (saffron) milk |
| Mid-morning | Guava cubes with black salt |
| Lunch | Jowar (sorghum) -wheat roti + masoor (red lentil) palak (spinach) + a few cherry tomatoes |
| Evening | Masala buttermilk with vegetable sandwich |
| Dinner | Paneer (cottage cheese) or egg bhurji with roti and vegetable soup |
Diet for a 18-month-old – Week 3, Day 5
| Breakfast | Cornflakes with milk and powdered walnuts and strawberries |
| Mid-morning | Paneer (cottage cheese) or boiled egg (chopped) with chaat masala |
| Lunch | Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber + hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Dalia (broken wheat) upma with milk |
| Dinner | Non-spicy pav bhaji with moong dal (green gram split) soup |
Diet for a 18-month-old – Week 3, Day 6
| Breakfast | Almond-date milkshake |
| Mid-morning | Murmura (puffed rice) chikki |
| Lunch | Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of boiled beetroot + hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Fruit custard |
| Dinner | Besan (gram flour)-jowar(sorghum)-coriander chilla with curd and bean soup |
Diet for a 18-month-old – Week 3, Day 7
| Breakfast | Poha with tomatoes and capsicum + chocolate-walnut milkshake |
| Mid-morning | Soya-wheat gur papdi |
| Lunch | Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber + hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Milk custard or egg custard pudding |
| Dinner | Rajma (kidney bean) chawal with tomato soup |
Conclusion:
If there are any fruits, vegetables, or ingredients that your child dislikes or is allergic to, feel free to substitute them with something else. By now, preparing meals for your little one is sure to be much eaiser, as both, the diet plan and your child’s tastes and preferences give you an idea on what to cook. For week four of your 18-month-old’s diet plan, click here.
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