BREAD, OTHER CEREALS AND POTATOES:
Starchy staples form
an important part of anyone’s diet. They are also called
as fillers. They provide energy, various nutrients and fibre.
One can choose from variety of breads, cornflakes, maize, jowar,
bajra, potatoes, yam (suran), rice, chapatti and rotlas.
Some ideas to try
| TASTY
SNACKS |
- Cornflakes
-
Popcorn
- Toast,
Bun, Potato pattice
- Upma,
Poha
- Pancakes,
(Made from rice flour and Gram flour (Chana Atta)
Palak Puri, Thepla.
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| MORE
SUBSTANTIAL MEALS |
- Chapatti
or Stuffed Paratha with Paneer or Dal or Potato
- Pulav
or Khichri with Yoghurt
- Noodles
or rice mixed with shredded omelette and vegetables
- Chapattis
or Rotlas with vegetables or dal.· Omelette
with bread or sandwiches.
- Omelette
with bread or sandwiches.
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3.
FRUITS
AND VEGETABLE GROUP:
They contain lot of vitamins,
minerals and fibre and also add variety to meals by adding colouring
textures and flavours. Try and introduce lots of different types
from early age.
Some ideas to try:
- Stuffed
parathas with vegetables
-
Spinach cutlets or Vegetable cutlets.
- Theplas (Wheat flour mixed with Methi or Spinach)
- Give Carrot sticks, Apple slices, Banana slices,
Cucumber Slices, Tomato Slices, or Pineapple Slices
as snacks.
- Mix chopped or mashed vegetables with rice or Dal.
- Use fruits in puddings
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4.
MEAT,
FISH AND VEG. ALTERNATIVES: Protein is needed
by young children to grow and develop. Meat, Fish, Eggs, Nut,
Pulses, Beans, Lentils, Peas and Soya Granules (Nutrella) are
good sources of proteins. If you are vegetarian, give at least
2 portions of vegetable servings to ensure enough proteins and
iron in the diet.
Some meals to try:
- MEAT
AND FISH
· Boiled Egg, omelette
· Sandwich made with shredded chicken
· Egg on toast
· Lentil soup
· Sprouts boiled and made into chat.
· Dal or lentil curry with chapatti or rice.
· Fish curry with rice
· Mince meat cutlets.
· Or meat soup VEG. ALTERNATIVES
· Dal khichri
· Lentil soup
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