Diet Plan for 20 Month 4 Week Old Toddler
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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
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| 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
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| 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.
