SUGGESTED DIET OR MENU PLAN FOR A CHILD TO PREVENT PEM OR FOR TREATING PEM :-

OBJECTIVE :- To cater to the exact needs for the child's caloric (Nutrition ) requirements and palatability and taste.

Note :- This diet is planned keeping in consideration:

• Child's age - eight months to twelve months



• Child has been already introduced to solid foods.

MENU PLAN :-

Marasmus	Kwashiorkor
Morning 7-8 am	Milk - 1 cup (100 ml) + sugar- 2 tsp(10gms) 2-3 Biscuits      or Half an Egg (could be diluted in milk).
10.00 - 11.00 am	Any porridge like : Ragi Porridge - 1 katori (100gms)      or Rava Porridge - 1 - katori (100gms)      or Wheat flour porridge- 1 katori (100gms)
Lunch 12.30 - 1.30 p.m.	Khichdi with mashed vegetables - 2 katori      or Upma - 2katori      or Rice + dal - 2 katori      or One soft chapati soaked in half vati blended dal.      or Half vati curd + one and a half vati rice
4.00-4.30p.m	Milk - 1cup (100ml)+ Sugar-2tsp(10gms) 2-3biscuits.      or Half an Egg (could be diluted in milk).
5.30-6.30p.m	1Cup fruit juice + a pinch of salt to taste      or 1 Cup Vegetable soup-100ml +sugar to taste (2tsp)      or 1 Cup Dal soup - 100ml.      or One Banana (big) with sprinkled sugar.
Dinner 8.00- 8.30 p.m	Same as Lunch
Bed time 10.30p.m	1 Cup Milk + sugar (2tsp) + 2-3 biscuits

NOTE :-

• Besides the given diet, if the child is taking breast-milk, please continue till the time child is comfortable with it.


• Recipe for ragi porridge is given.


• Food should be cooked in utmost clean environment & with boiled water whenever required.

RAGI PORRIDGE

Ingredients :-

Ragi flour (roasted) - 50gmsBengal gram dal flour(roasted) - 15gmsJaggery - 5gmsOil - 5 gms

Method :-

Jaggery Solution is prepared & boiled. The roasted flours are heated with little oil. The roasted flours are mixed & a batter in made with hot water. This batter is poured in small quantities at a time into boiling jaggery solution, stirring to a uniform mixture. The mixture is boiled for 10-15 mins. It is removed from the fire & served warm to the child as one feed.

Total calories :- 250 Kcals

Proteins :- 8gms.

Last created on 23-02-2001
Last updated on 25-04-2007