My daughter is 2y7m old. What food and snacks can I give her for weight gain? what is the ideal weight for this age?

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Dear mum, the ideal weight of a 2 years 7 months old baby girl should be in the range of 10.1 kg to 16.8 kg.

For healthy weight gain, you should give a homemade balanced diet having variety of food groups especially seasonal fruits and vegetables even green leafy vegetables. More than 500 ml of milk every day including milk products like curd, paneer, cheese. You can give eggs and non veg foods. Dry fruits like almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts, raisins, dates. Give grains, cereal, pulses and legumes. Add ghee to baby’s food.