Hi Friends,
Now we are moving to the next level, which is very important
for every parents that how they can give a proper and complete nutrition to
their kids, what should be the schedule of diet, whether all essentials have
covered or not, over dieting, under dieting
etc
So again, it will be depend on the kid’s physical activity
and body requirements, But the basics will be same for all. So following are
the nutrition’s which have to give in daily diet.
1.
Protein – Pulses, Rajma, Chholey, Egg white ,Paneer,
Chicken, Red meat, Fish
2.
Carbohydrate – Fruits, Potato, Milk, Chocolate
3.
Fat – Ghee, Chocolate, Paneer
4.
Vitamins – Fruits, Milk, Carrot, oranges, strawberry,
Nuts
5.
Calcium – Milk & Green vegetables
6.
Minerals – Chapatti, Milk Nuts, Fish Egg and
meat
7.
Fiber- Fruits and vegetables
8.
Growth regulators – Any supplement which you
find better
I am suggesting some food items which will cover all the needs
and can be given in rotational manner.
Start of the day – It should be started with a whole night
soaked almond (Only One) followed by one cup milk, In second meal with some
gap, any seasonal fruit ( non-citrus ) Like Banana, Apple, Pomegranate, Watermelon,
muskmelon etc, if Kid is not liking fruit in morning hour, you can replace it
by two Theraptin biscuits or by boiled egg white.
Another very good option is Flavored Dalia made in different
manners every time, It will be an ideal food.
After snaky start, Some
solid may be given like, Paneer Paratha, Aloo Paratha, or anything solid as per
liking, (Quantity will not matter, don’t force to eat more)
In lunch time – Proper course to be given, Any Dal/Rajma/chholey/red
gram (any one in alternate manner) with one table spoon ghee ,Chapatti, Rice,
seasonal vegetable or mix vegetable as per taste of the kid, Followed by Milk
after one hour
In evening time – It should be again some snaks like little
amount of dry fruits like roasted MAKHANA, two pieces of cashew, Rasin, Fig, or
any fruit preferred by kid, Roasted
Gram, followed by any fruit
Dinner – Light dinner is always preferable but there is no
boundation for kids, Encourage them to have dinner with all family members
jointly so that they will enjoy the food and they will eat those things also
which they don’t like, Followed by Milk before sleeping which will be in
addition to some supplement like Complain Horlicks etc
·
Some Special Tips – Milk to be boiled with -four
Dry dates (Chhuhara) So that you need not to give that separately and kid even
don’t realize that what is mixed with milk
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Citrus fruits to be given in noon time only
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After 10 AM, A half glass of mix fruit juice can
be given if don’t prefer fruits to eat, But motivate to have whole fruit, it
gives fiber also.
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A colorful food like mix of vegetable of
different color will attract the attention of kid to have all that,
·
Paratha should always be filled with something
like Paneer, Potato, Cauliflower, to make your task easy.
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Milk to be given thrice a day, Quantity doesn’t
matter
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Make three sets of diet which must be rotated
daily to attract the attention or craze
towards new dish
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Whatever you are giving to you kid, plz keep in
your mind about the nutritional value
·
Don’t give junks to your kid, if they start having
junks, they will not prefer your diet plan
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Chocolate is the key regulator of growth, so
give a small quantity of that on daily basis and you can use this as a
motivational factor like if you will finish the food, I will give you
chocolate.
·
Involve your kid while preparing food, it will
create curiosity of taste among them.
Hope this will help you to understand the fooding
requirement of kids and you can ask questions also .
In next episode, I will cover the physical activity.
