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Introduction
With all the delicious dishes your child has been eating, it is no wonder that he is strong and healthy into his third week of month 23. Before you prepare any food for your child, remember that every child is different and different foods will suit each one, depending on his taste and liking. However, don’t hesitate to introduce new foods to him regularly! To get food ideas for this week, read on:
Food Menu & Schedule for 23 Month 3 Week Old Toddler
Diet for a 23-month-old – Week 3, Day 1
| Breakfast | Sabudana(sago) kheer |
| Mid-morning | Phirni |
| Lunch | Mini roti + dal + any sabzi of choice + a few slices of carrot/cucumber/tomatoes + 1 spoon of coriander /mint chutney |
| Evening | Homemade batata vada with green chutney |
| Dinner | Paneer(cottage cheese) cutlets or grilled fish with coriander tomato soup |
Diet for a 23-month-old – Week 3, Day 2
| Breakfast | Egg paratha + kesar(saffron) elaichi(cardamom) milk |
| Mid-morning | Cut fruits |
| Lunch | Mini roti + dal + any sabzi of choice + a few slices of carrot/cucumber/tomatoes + 1 spoon of coriander /mint chutney |
| Evening | Paneer(cottage cheese) with honey and almonds |
| Dinner | Baked beans with toast |
Diet for a 23-month-old – Week 3, Day 3
| Breakfast | Dalia (broken wheat) sheera with raisins, almonds and milk |
| Mid-morning | Ragi(finger millet)ladoo |
| Lunch | Mini roti + dal + any sabzi of choice + a few slices of carrot/cucumber/tomatoes + 1 spoon of coriander /mint chutney |
| Evening | Poha (flattened rice) |
| Dinner | Apple with coconut- dahi(curd) chutney |
Diet for a 23-month-old – Week 3, Day 4
| Breakfast | Oats waffles with chocolate milk |
| Mid-morning | Cut fruits |
| Lunch |
Mini roti + dal + any vegetable of choice + a few slices of carrot/cucumber/tomatoes + 1 spoon of coriander /mint chutney
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| Evening | Methi (fenugreek) -bajra(pearl millet) puri |
| Dinner | Mini roti + dal + any sabzi of choice + a few slices of carrot/ cucumber /tomatoes+ 1 spoon of coriander /mint chutney |
Diet for a 23-month-old – Week 3, Day 5
| Breakfast | Mixed dal (lentil) chilla with mint chutney |
| Mid-morning | Dates- skim milk powder ladoo |
| Lunch | Mini roti + dal + any sabzi of choice + a few slices of carrot/cucumber/tomatoes + 1 spoon of coriander /mint chutney |
| Evening | French fries with tomato chutney |
| Dinner | Lauki (bottle gourd) – methi (fenugreek) muthia with buttermilk |
Diet for a 23-month-old – Week 3, Day 6
| Breakfast | Thepla + chunda + 1 small glass of kesar(saffron) -elaichi(cardamom) milk |
| Mid-morning | Banana/apple smoothie |
| Lunch | Mini roti + dal + any sabzi of choice + a few slices of carrot/cucumber/tomatoes + 1 spoon of coriander /mint chutney |
| Evening | Dahi vada (homemade) |
| Dinner | Shahi paneer with paratha + tomato- mushroom soup |
Diet for a 23-month-old – Week 3, Day 7
| Breakfast | Oats-apple-cinnamon porridge |
| Mid-morning | Chana (chickpea) powder mixed with sattu + khajur(date) ladoo + milk |
| Lunch | Mini roti + dal + any sabzi of choice + a few slices of carrot/cucumber/tomatoes + 1 spoon of coriander /mint chutney |
| Evening | Aloo tikki with mint chutney |
| Dinner | Paneer(cottage cheese) cutlets or grilled fish with baked bean soup and grated carrot raita |
Conclusion
It is essential to teach your little one to sit up while eating. This is the time to teach your child good eating habits – finish what’s in the plate, and eat with everyone else. It is also a good time to establish mealtime routines so that he knows when he has to sit and eat and not play or run around. To get the meal plan for week 4 for your 23-month-old, click here!
