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Mom of a 6 yr 6 m old boy4 years ago
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I am pure veg. which veg foods will be healthy and gain weight for my 2 year boy ..

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ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist4 years ago
A. cereals starch like rice wheat corn , sago, Limited amount of bread at least 2 serving of good protein like pulses beans, soya , milk and Milk products. variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables and green leafy vegetables Nuts like almond ,dry fruits, peanuts, Chiki multigrain laddu peanut butter are good at least half litre full fat milk. But avoid bottle feeding which reduces appetite for other food. milk should also be given in the form of Milk products or recipes like porridge or kheer . so 1-2 glasses milk and rest as paneer or cheese or curd add ghee on top of food to provide more energy squeeze some lemon over food where possible to increase iron absorption. 2 healty snacks in addition like veggie sticks with curd dip, fruits, chikki, cutlets , fruit milk smoothie, vegetable/ paneer cutlets, ragi sooji dosa, seviyan kheer, bread Toasties with vegetables, besan or mung cheela/bread, soya cutlets, bread with peanut butter, peanut, dryfruit chikki, vegetable stuffed paratha, idli with tomato peanut chutney.
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