Diet Plan for 21 Month 2 Week Old Toddler
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Introduction
Your child has reached the second week in his journey as a 21-month-old! All the zooming and running around can take energy out of your little one, so we hope you’re giving him all the right foods to keep the levels optimum! Don’t hesitate to mix it up and get creative with your child’s menu – from cheelas to pancakes, a healthy version of everything is a-ok! Here are the foods you can give your child this week.
Food Menu & Schedule for 21 Month 2 Week Old Toddler
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 2, Day 1
| Breakfast | Sabudana (sago) khichdi with cucumber raita |
| Mid-morning | Date and dry fruit barfi |
| Lunch | Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of boiled beetroot + hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Plain dahi (curd) with banana/apple/locally available fruit |
| Dinner | Paneer (cottage cheese) cutlets or grilled fish with coriander and tomato soup |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 2, Day 2
| Breakfast | Doodh (milk) poha with chopped banana or apple |
| Mid-morning | Sattu (barley) milkshake |
| Lunch | Egg bhurji with roti + curd rice and beetroot raita |
| Evening | Banana-almond milkshake |
| Dinner | Baked beans with toast |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 2, Day 3
| Breakfast | Jowar (sorghum) puff kheer |
| Mid-morning | Papaya/banana/apple |
| Lunch | Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber+ hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Almond-anjeer (fig) milkshake |
| Dinner | Dosa with coconut and dahi (curd) chutney |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 2, Day 4
| Breakfast | Mango lassi + murmura (puffed rice) chikki |
| Mid-morning | 2-3 homemade cookies + milk |
| Lunch | Besan (gram flour)-methi (fenugreek) paratha with carrot-palak (spinach) raita |
| Evening | Palak (spinach) poha (flattened rice) raita |
| Dinner | Veg risotto |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 2, Day 5
| Breakfast | Oats- almond kheer |
| Mid-morning | Masala makhana (fox nuts) + banana milkshake |
| Lunch | Ragi (finger millet)-wheat roti + sprouts and palak (spinach) + a few cherry tomatoes |
| Evening | Peanut chikki + ½ cup apple |
| Dinner | Stuffed capsicum + pulao + palak (spinach) soup |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 2, Day 6
| Breakfast | Poha with grated carrot + apple milkhake |
| Mid-morning | Boiled potato and carrot chaat |
| Lunch | Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of carrots+ hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Mango milkshake |
| Dinner | Dal baati with grated carrot raita |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 2, Day 7
| Breakfast | Banana pancake |
| Mid-morning | Coconut- mava ladoo |
| Lunch | Palak paneer and paratha + a few cherry tomatoes |
| Evening | Dalia (broken wheat) |
| Dinner | Dal chawal |
Conclusion
It’s important to inculcate independence in your child from a young age, so continue encouraging your little one to eat on his own without making a mess. A good idea would be to give your child smaller meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals. This will ensure that your baby is energetic through the day. To obtain the meal plan for week 3, click here.
