Diet Plan for 20 Month 4 Week Old Toddler

By Anisha Nair | Updated: 15/06/2020

Introduction:

As the month draws to a close this week, we hope your little one has had a great time trying out new foods and eating some of his favourites. If you’ve faced a few fussy moments throughout the month, don’t worry, as your baby is in the teething phase, which can definitely affect food habits, sleep, and mood. You can always re-introduce the same foods at a later stage, when he is in a better mood and more willing to try out something new. The key to a good, well-balanced diet is ensuring that babies get enough calcium, protein, fibre, vitamins, and minerals, all of which promote proper growth and development. This diet plan allows you to focus on other aspects of your baby’s life, assured that your baby’s nutrition is well taken care of. Here is week four of your 20-month-old baby’s diet plan.

Food Menu & Schedule for 20 Month 4 Week Old Toddler

Diet for a 20-month-old – Week 4, Day 1

Breakfast	Dalia (broken wheat) upma with grated carrot and milk
Mid-morning	Grape and pear chaat
Lunch	Jowar (sorghum)-wheat roti + masoor (red lentil) palak (spinach) + a few cherry tomatoes
Evening	Mosambi (sweet lime) segments
Dinner	Chicken or soya kheema + paratha

Diet for a 20-month-old – Week 4, Day 2

Breakfast	Mixed grain dosa with mint and tomato chutney topped with paneer (cottage cheese)
Mid-morning	Sweet lime and orange juice
Lunch	Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber + hand pounded rice
Evening	Cucumber slices with dahi (curd) dip
Dinner	Palak (spinach) khichdi with curd or kadhi

Diet for a 20-month-old – Week 4, Day 3

Breakfast	Sattu (barley) porridge
Mid-morning	Pomegranate or watermelon juice
Lunch	Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of boiled beetroot + hand pounded rice
Evening	Pineapple sheera
Dinner	Vegetable + masoor (red lentil) soup + pulao

Diet for a 20-month-old – Week 4, Day 4

Breakfast	Pongal + milk
Mid-morning	Chikoo (sapota) + peach/apple
Lunch	Paneer (cottage cheese)-pea pulao with spinach soup
Evening	Mashed cheesy potato
Dinner	Mixed vegetable raita + vegetable pulao + moong dal (green gram split) soup

Diet for a 20-month-old – Week 4, Day 5

Breakfast	Thepla with chunda and milk
Mid-morning	Banana + apple chaat
Lunch	Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber + hand pounded rice
Evening	Ragi (finger millet) ladoo
Dinner	Vegetable biryani

Diet for a 20-month-old – Week 4, Day 6

Breakfast	Dalia
Mid-morning	Guava + pear with black salt
Lunch	Jowar (sorghum)-wheat roti + chole palak + a few cherry tomatoes
Evening	Palak (spinach) pakoda
Dinner	Chole with paratha and pumpkin soup

Diet for a 20-month-old – Week 4, Day 7

Breakfast	Vegetable- sooji (semolina) idli with coconut chutney
Mid-morning
Lunch	Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of boiled beetroot + hand pounded rice
Evening	Milk with powdered nuts
Dinner	Chicken or paneer (cottage cheese) curry with rice

Conclusion:

Did your child enjoy his meals this month? Moreover, did you enjoy preparing all his meals with some love and creativity? This month was all about ensuring some stability in diet, so your baby does not expect new food for every meal, while still exposing him to new flavours and textures. We have some exciting things in store for his palate and stomach next week. Click here for the meal plan for 21-month-old babies.

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