2Yr old baby food: Feeding your baby: 1–2 years

Feeding your baby: 1–2 years

At this age, breastmilk still provides important nutrition and protection against disease, but other foods become your child’s main source of nutrition and energy. Feed your child other foods first and then breastfeed after if they are still hungry.

What to feed your child

Your child can eat anything, so you can give them some of all the food your family eats and make every bite count. Each meal needs to be packed with nutritious food.

Be sure your child has a portion of animal foods (milk, dairy, eggs, meat, fish and poultry) each day, plus legumes (like chickpeas, lentils or peas) – or nuts, and orange or green vegetables and fruits. Add a little oil or fat to their food for energy.

Be sure your child’s snacks are healthy, such as fresh fruit.
 

How much food and how often

Your child can take between three quarters to one cup of food three to four times a day, plus one to two snacks between meals.

If you’re not breastfeeding, then your child will need to eat more often.

At 1 year, about the time children start to walk, your child’s feeding schedule should include four to five meals a day, plus two healthy snacks. Milk products are a very important part of your child’s diet – give them one or two cups of milk a day.

Foods to avoid

Avoid junk food and soft drinks. Factory-made snacks like crisps, cookies, cakes, soda and candy are unhealthy. They have high amounts of sugar, salt, fat and chemicals, and take up space in your child’s stomach that should be filled with nutritious foods.

Mealtime tips

Having their own bowl of food will help your child learn to feed themselves. Start as soon as your child wants. Give them all the food they need and plenty of time to eat. 

At first, your child will be slow and messy. Help them to get most of the food in their mouth (instead of on themself or the floor!). Encourage your child to finish it and make sure they have had enough.  

Give your child lots of love and encouragement to eat during meal times.

Sit in front of your child and make eye contact. Interact by smiling, talking and praising them for eating.

Make the meal a happy time!

What to do when your child refuses to eat solid foods

Make sure your child is hungry at mealtimes and has not just had a snack. Although breastfeeding continues to be healthy for your child, breastfeed them only after their meal. At this age, they should eat solid food first. 

Give your child healthy food that they like or mix the food they like with food they don’t like as much. Try different food combinations and textures.

If they still refuse, don’t force or pressure your child to eat, and don’t be tempted to give them junk food instead.

Be calm and accepting. Give your child positive attention when they do eat, but don’t make it a problem when they don’t eat. Just take the food away, cover it, and offer it to them again a bit later.

Food chart for 2 years baby

So your child is 2 years old now!!! With time the food habits of the child also changes. Your child has witnessed the phase of teething, eating solids and now is ready to enjoy the family meals. But see to it that you add less spices in your child’s food. Maintaining a food chart for 2 years baby along with some easy food recipes can help to plan your kid’s meals properly.

Below meal plans and food chart for 2 years baby attempt to maintain a balance of nutrients between meals by providing you with ideas for ensuring a healthy and balanced diet for your child; however, bear in mind that each child is unique, and you must feed according to his/her likes. (Why balanced diet is so important?)

Some Steps to Help Your Child Develop Healthy Eating Habits:

The baby’s sense of taste and flavor develops once he/she starts solids. This is the perfect moment for parents to inculcate a good eating habit in their children.  

• Follow meal timings and feed at regular intervals. It is important to establish a schedule to help your child develop a fixed mealtime by feeling hungry at the right time.
• Avoid snacks or liquid food like fruit juices or milk before the meal time. 
• Make sure you provide complete nutrition to your child by including nutrient-dense foods. 
• Teach eating etiquette and encourage them to eat slowly.
• Avoid unhealthy junk foods.

Foods for 2 year old baby:

Your toddler’s body is rapidly developing at this stage and he/she requires a variety of foods from all food groups. Make sure that you provide a balanced diet and choose toddler food recipes for 2 year old that provide good nutrition.

Here is a list of some foods that are important for growth and development for your child. 

Dairy and dairy products

 Dairy and dairy products are good sources of carbohydrate, protein and fat along with important vitamins and minerals like calcium and vitamin D. Calcium and vitamin D are important for strong bones and teeth. Other dietary sources of calcium include dairy products such as yoghurt, buttermilk and cheese.

 In case of a child having lactose intolerance or milk allergies, the plant based milk alternatives is the best option. Also to meet the calcium needs of children, nuts and pulses can be included in the diet. 

Vegetables

Vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytonutrients. These phytonutrients not only help in growth and development but also strengthens the immune system. The fibre-rich veggies eases the bowel movements and prevents constipation. Always include vegetables of different colours in toddler food recipes for 2 year old, such as:

• Green vegetables ( peas, beans, spinach. broccoli)
• Orange vegetables( carrot, pumpkin, sweet potato)
• Yellow vegetables( corn , capsicum )
• Red vegetables( Tomato )
• Purple vegetables ( Beetroot, cabbage)
• White vegetables ( Cauliflower, cabbage)

Fruits

The whole fruit or fruit juices can be given to the child. As the saying goes “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, it is essential to include fruits in diet to stay healthy and keep diseases away. Including fruits of different colours is essential, such as:

• Green fruits ( apple, grapes, kiwi)
• Orange fruits( orange, mango)
• Yellow and red fruits ( banana, strawberries, watermelon)
• Purple fruits (grapes, plum, blueberries)

Meat

Chicken is the best source of protein as it is abundant in amino acids. For developing children, chicken is a nutritious and filling option to consider. It is advised to avoid/ consume lesser quantities of red meat such as beef, mutton because of their high saturated fat. 

Fish

The best non-vegetarian food for growing children is fish. It has high quality proteins and vitamins, minerals. It is a rich source of omega 3 and Docasahexanoic acid (DHA). This helps in growth of brain tissues, bones and helps in maintaining good eyesight.  

HEALTHY OILS:

Nuts and seeds contain healthy oils such as essential fatty acids and minerals.

Citrus fruits

Vitamin C is important in kids for strengthened gums and  blood vessels. Scurvy is a serious illness caused due to its deficiency. Oranges and lemons are well known for their high vitamin C content. Other dietary sources of vitamin C include guava, tomato, banana, spinach etc.,. 

Sunlight

Vitamin D is necessary for the growth and development especially bones. And the efficient source of this vitamin D is sunlight. Other foods that contain Vitamin D are dairy products and meat.

Food chart for 2 years baby:

Here is an example of a food chart for 2 years baby. You can design a similar meal plan or toddler food recipes for 2 year old and follow it. 

food chart for 2 years baby

Homemade food recipes for 2 year old Indian baby:

Here are some food recipes for 2 year old Indian baby:

Pumpkin millet pancakes:

Pumpkin millet pancake Recipe

Why pumpkin seeds are beneficial for health?

Beetroot Idli with Chutney:

Beetroot Idli with Chutney Recipe

How beetroot can help in your child’s health?

Millet Upma:

Millet Upma Recipe

Sprouted Moong dal cheela:

Sprouted Moong Dal Cheela Recipe

How soaking and sprouting helps in getting more nutrition?

One – pot veggies dish:

One-Pot Veggies Dish Recipe

Vegetable cutlets:

Vegetable Cutlet Recipe

Few tips to be taken care of while feeding your child:

1. It is important that you should not focus on the amount of food your 2-year-old infant consumes. It varies among the children. 
2. Do not include artificial supplements in your child’s diet. 
3. Your child’s eating habits should not be rewarded or punished as this might lead to a negative attitude towards food. 
4. While eating, do not allow your kid to watch his favorite cartoon on television. He/ she has to concentrate on the meal. 
5. Make sure you don’t force-feed your child. (How food format helps to feed nutrition to kids?)

Many people believe that eating nutritious food that is fresh and free of preservatives requires too much work, but with the proper motivation, it can become a habit rather than a burden! Your child’s diet should include a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, so that his palate will be stimulated and he will be less likely to lose interest in foods. 

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Recipe for potato cutlets with turkey and cheese

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To reduce the calorie content of various pancakes, cutlets and meatballs, you can not fry them in oil in a pan, but bake them in the oven. This recipe for potato cutlets is based on this cooking method. This will make your dish much more healthy, which is especially important, for example, in baby food.

But this is not the only advantage of baking. Among other things, it also saves you time, because you don’t have to stand at the stove, turning the cutlets and adding oil, but you can just put them in the oven, start a timer and devote half an hour to some interesting activity 🙂 picnic or on the road, and you don’t have to cook a side dish for them.

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Recipe for Potato Cutlets with Turkey

Ingredients :

• Green peas – 150 g (frozen)
• Hard cheese – 100 g
• Turkey – 300 g (fillet)
• Potato – 1 kg
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Flour – 3 tbsp. l.
• Parsley – 2 tbsp. l. (chopped)
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper – to taste (ground)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
Frozen green peas put in a colander and pour over with boiling water, wait until the water drains. Grate the cheese on a grater with large holes, pass the turkey fillet through a meat grinder or chop finely.

Washed and peeled potatoes also grate on a coarse grater. Put the grated potatoes on a towel and squeeze out the liquid slightly.

Then transfer the squeezed potatoes to a large bowl, add green peas, grated cheese, minced turkey fillet, egg, flour and chopped parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix all products thoroughly.

Shape into patties and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 30-35 minutes until golden brown. You can (but not have to) flip once during the baking process.
Serve with sour cream. Bon appetit!

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Where to get baby food and who is eligible for free dairy products?

Issuance of prescriptions for fermented milk products (milk, kefir, cottage cheese) for children from 8 to 12 months and according to social certificates from 1 to 3 years is carried out in the clinic until the 15th day of the current month for the next month, during the opening hours of the clinic.

Prescription is declarative.

Receipt of dairy products in the “Kirovskiy” store is carried out according to the dates and address indicated in the coupon, during the store’s opening hours: from 9.00 to 23.00.

Citizens attached to Children’s City Clinical Hospital No. 11 can get kefir, milk and cottage cheese in Kirovsky and Monetka chain stores

How to get a prescription for baby food?

Kefir, milk and cottage cheese are issued in stores according to a special electronic prescription. In order to arrange it, you need to contact your local pediatrician. NOTE! The application must be submitted in advance, before the 14th day of the month, when the child is 7-7.5 months old. The prescription should be renewed every month.

Rules for obtaining baby milk, cottage cheese, kefir.

Try to remember that baby yogurt, milk and cottage cheese will be delivered three times a week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Each store has its own, strictly defined delivery time for dairy products!

So, on the days of delivery, the distribution of baby food begins: In Kirovsky on the street. Factory, 30 – after 13 hours.

In the “Kirov” on the street. P. Togliatti, 19 – after 11 hours.

In the “Kirov” on the street. M. Zhukov, 13 – after 15 hours.

On normal days, you can get dairy products for children at any convenient time while the store is open.

ATTENTION! You cannot receive meals for past periods (retroactively, as well as for future days). Therefore, do not skip getting dairy products.

Vouchers must not be photocopied, forged or cut off. You can bend the recipe with coupons across in places where the border line of the day of the coupon (coupon) passes by the cashier.

Who is eligible for free dairy?

• Children from 0 to 7 months

If the mother does not have milk or it is not enough, the local pediatrician prescribes powdered milk formula to the child. The mixture is adapted for infants and provides them with useful substances necessary for growth and development. It is designed to feed healthy children.

According to electronic prescriptions issued:

– from the 1st to the 10th of the month, parents can receive formula from the 11th to the 20th of the current month.

– from the 11th to the 20th day of the month, parents can receive milk formula from the 21st to the 30th (31st) of the current month.

– from the 20th to the 31st of the month, an electronic prescription for a dry adapted mixture for the next month will be issued. Parents can receive it from 01 to 10.

If the child has individual characteristics: allergies, a tendency to spit up, underweight, etc., then he needs a different, special mixture. It will be helped by a local pediatrician and a specialist in the office of a healthy child.

• Children aged 8 to 12 months

. 03.11 No. 167-PP “On the implementation of social support measures for pregnant women, nursing mothers and children living in the Sverdlovsk region up to three years of age to ensure healthy nutrition”, all children aged 8 to 12 months are entitled to receive ready-made dairy and sour-milk products free of charge. These are kefir, cottage cheese and milk.

• Children of the second and third years of life

Children older than 12 months are entitled to free dairy and dairy products if they do not attend kindergarten and the family has an income below the subsistence level. To obtain a prescription for a dairy kitchen, you must submit an appropriate certificate from the social security authorities to the clinic at the place of residence.

CAC Parent Guide

Prescriptions for dry adapted formula (CAC) for children up to 7 months 29 days old are carried out at the polyclinic during the hours of the polyclinic.