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Kids are gift from God to parents. Every parent has a dream that
their kids grow nicely and become healthy. For their healthy growth, toddlers
diet is extremely important. It is vital to his rapid physical growth, general
health and well being, his ability to learn and play, and also his future health. Eating
habits are set in early childhood and if we choose vegetarian diet, it can give
your toddler and whole family the chance to learn to enjoy different variety of
wonderful nutritious foods.
Kids who are raised up on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and homemade
diet grow up to be slimmer and healthier and even live long life than that of
non-vegetarian. It is much easy to make a nutrious diet from plant food than
from animals products which have fat, cholesterol and other materials which is
not so much necessary for growing kids. Complete nutrition for toddler’s vegan
diets provide a high nutrition for all ages of childhood from birth itself. Doctors
also suggest solid foods in the middle of 1st year of life. The best foods are
soft foods as sheera, cooked, boiled vegetables, mashed fruits etc. Some
studies clearly shows that the growth of vegetarian kids is more than that of
non vegetarian kids.
So extra efforts should be taken to see that he/she gets the right
types of food. Proper nutrition is very important for any toddlers growth and
development. But many parents are not sure that which food is proper at what
age.
Let’s have a look at some fast, healthy, easy and delicious recipes
The best food for a new born baby is mother’s milk. After 6 month
we can start with CERALAC. As there are many different types of ceralac available in market, but there is no comparison
with homemade ceralac. Homemade ceralac is very good for growing toddlers..
1.CERALAC
INGREDIENTS:
1. Whole wheat: 1cup
2.
Whole rice:
1cup
3. Whole tuvar daal: 1cup
4. Whole mung: 1cup
5. Mung daal(green): 1cup
6. Mung dala(yellow): 1cup
7. Chana dal: 1cup
8. Whole ragi: 1cup
9. Masur dal: 1cup
10. Whole bajra: 1cup
11. Peanuts: 1cup
12. Mix daals: 1cup
13. Daliya dal: 1cup
14. Casunuts: 1cup
15. Badam: 1cup
16. Pistachios: 1cup
17. Sugar (sakar): 1cup
18. Ghee:
for roasting
METHOD:
1. Soak all ingredients separately
except sugar (sakar) for 3 to 4 hours.
2. Then drain all the
water from all ingredients and then put all ingredients in a cotton cloth separately
and let it dry overnight.
3. Next morning roast all
ingredients separately with slight ghee except sugar (sakar).
4. After everything is
roasted let it cool down at room temperature.
5. Now grind all
ingredients separately also sugar candy and churn all ingredients so that it
becomes a fine power mixture.
6. Fill in air tight
container and can store for 20 to 25 days.
This ceralac is used for toddlers above 6 months. And this ceralac
is given to babies with mixing any daals, veg soups, warm milk, warm water in
it. Any liquid can be used with this ceralac. It is really a very nutrious meal
for any growing kid.
2.RAGI SHIRA:
INGREDIENTS:
1. Ragi Flour: 1cup
2. Ghee: 2tsp
3. Jaggery: to taste
4. Water: as required
METHOD:
1. Put ghee in a pan, when it gets hot add ragi flour and roast at
slow flame.
2. Add water+jaggery in another pan, put on gas and take to one
boil till that jaggery will melt than off the gas.
3. When the ragi flour starts changing its colour and a pleasant
smell will start coming so take it off the flame and add jaggery water in it and
stir it fast on slow flame so that lumps are not formed.
4. Now let it become warm feed the babies.
NOTE: Same way this shera is also prepared with wheat flour also
All most all parents have complain that his/her kid doesn’t like
vegetables and don’t eat it ,so I ask all parents to start it with their childhood
itself as in early stage of life they are developing the tastes of all
items....And for this vegetables the best option to start from early age is
vegetables soup.
3.VEGETABLES SOUP:
INGREDIENTS:
1. Tomatoes: 1big / 2 small
2. Beetroot: 1/4th part of whole beetroot
3. Carrot: half piece (red/orange)
4. Bottle guard: a
small piece
5. Spinach leaves: 3
to 4 leaves
6. Green peas: 15 to
20 pieces
7. Salt: to taste
8. Ghee: 1/2 tsp
9. Water: 1/2 cup to 1 cup depends on
quantity
METHOD:
1. Wash and
peel all vegetables
2. Take all
vegetables in cooker n add water in it and add salt to taste and ghee.
3. Cook the
vegetables till 4 to 5 whistles.
4. Let the
pressure cooker for sometime then open it.
5. Blend all
vegetables with the water inside to make it smooth Puree.
6. Churn it so
that all rough part comes out.
7. Then feed
this soup to your baby…
With these
kids gets all vitamins n minerals from all vegetables
All together
so it’s best for toddlers of 6 months n above.
4.KHICHADI:
INGREDIENTS:
Rice 1cup
Moong dal 1/2cup
Water 3 to 4 cups (as needed)
Ghee 1/2tsp
Hing (asofatadi) 1 pinch
Salt to taste
METHOD:
1. Mix rice and moong daal and wash it well.
2. Put this mixture in pressure cooker and add water, salt, hing
and ghee.
3. Take 5 to 6 whistle and then off the gas.
4. When pressure cooker cools down open it and blend it
nicely and feed the baby.
5. If the baby is below 1 year then churn it and feed it as
the baby of 7 to 9 month can’t chew it so…
This khichadi is whole some diet for growing toddler.
Thanks !
