Diet Plan for 21 Month 3 Week Old Toddler
In this Article
Introduction
Welcome to week 3 of your child’s life as a 21-month-old! Mealtimes can be tough with a toddler – try making them fun by decorating the food as you serve it, playing games that involve the foods he eats, etc. A great way to get your child to eat food from all food groups is by making his plate colorful – adding different coloured foods into his plate so the meal becomes a visual treat as well! Here are the dishes you can give your child this week.
Food Menu & Schedule for 21 Month 3 Week Old Toddler
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 3, Day 1
| Breakfast | Rice pancakes with coconut and jaggery filling |
| Mid-morning | Carrot-beetroot soup with mashed murmura (puffed rice) |
| Lunch | Multigrain roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of boiled beetroot + hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Plain khakhara mixed with curd |
| Dinner | Kaali dal (black lentil) and paratha with carrot slices in dahi (curd) dip |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 3, Day 2
| Breakfast | Tomato uttappam with chutney |
| Mid-morning | Fruit chaat |
| Lunch | Egg bhurji with roti + curd rice and beetroot raita |
| Evening | Mashed potato with grated paneer (cottage cheese) |
| Dinner | Hakka noodles + sweet corn veg soup |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 3, Day 3
| Breakfast | Grated cucumber-oats pancake |
| Mid-morning | Sweet lime- orange juice |
| Lunch | Puri with aamras +aloo matar sabzi |
| Evening | 2-3 homemade cookies + milk |
| Dinner | Methi (fenugreek) pithla with jowar (sorghum) roti |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 3, Day 4
| Breakfast | Vegetable upma with buttermilk |
| Mid-morning | Fruit juice |
| Lunch | Besan (gram flour)-methi (fenugreek) paratha with carrot palak (spinach) raita |
| Evening | Masala makhana (fox nuts) + banana milkshake |
| Dinner | Stuffed paratha with curd or lassi |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 3, Day 5
| Breakfast | Omlette with bread or paneer (cottage cheese) sandwich |
| Mid-morning | Fruit chaat |
| Lunch | Ragi (finger millet)-wheat roti + sprouts and palak + a few cherry tomatoes |
| Evening | Rajgira (amaranth) chikki dipped in milk |
| Dinner | Besan (gram flour)-methi (fenugreek) paratha with carrot-palak (spinach) raita |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 3, Day 6
| Breakfast | Rajgira (amaranth)-wheat sheera with mashed raisins |
| Mid-morning | Jamun (black plum)- apple chaat |
| Lunch | Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few carrot slices+ hand pounded rice |
| Evening | Ragi (finger millet) ladoo with milk |
| Dinner | Moong (green gram) sprouts with oats cutlet + homemade date-tomato-mint chutney |
Diet for a 21-month-old – Week 3, Day 7
| Breakfast | Idli with chutney and sambar |
| Mid-morning | Fruit chaat with black salt |
| Lunch | Palak paneer and paratha + a few cherry tomatoes |
| Evening | Dahi (curd) /mashed banana/mashed papaya/pineapple raita |
| Dinner | Puri with aamras and aloo sabzi |
Conclusion
It may be easier to give your child some TV time during his meals, but try not to get him into the habit. Food is best enjoyed when all the senses are involved. It is also important that you do not bribe your toddler to have his meals as it may develop into a nasty habit. Use positive reinforcement instead. That way, you will raise a child that enjoys eating healthy food! To get the meal plan for week 4, click here.
