Healthy Diet for Toddlers
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Healthy Diet Toddlers, Healthy Meals Toddler, Healthy Nutrition Toddlers: A look at the nutritional requirements for growing toddlers.
* Chocolate Milk
Milk is an important part of a kid’s diet. Milk provides calcium and vitamin D to build strong bones. Children will gulp down plain milk without any complain, but it is better to add in some flavor to make it appealing and not boring. Why chocolate? Because there is a popular belief that chocolate does not hinder calcium absorption.
* Baked Potatoes
Baked potatoes are rich in potassium and fiber. It is any day better than greasy and oily fries. It is lower in fat than any other form of potatoes.
* Baby Carrots
For babies and toddlers, steam the carrots until soft and then cut them into small pieces and feed them.
* American Cheese
One slice of this cheese has about 125 milligram of bone building calcium. Children between 1 to 3 yrs need 500 ml a day while 4 to 8 yrs old need 800 ml a day.
* Cereals
Fortified cereals are another rich source of numerous vitamins and minerals, including iron and vitamin B, which build blood cells. There are two brands of cereals: ones with less sugar content and ones with normal sugar content. You can choose depending upon your baby’s taste.
* Broccoli
Broccolis are rich in vitamin A and C and with every bite, your child will get healthier and stronger. Many kids like it raw or lightly steamed. You can use the vegetables in other dishes as well.
* Eggs
Eggs are packed with protein and vitamin D. They help in building muscles and provide calcium to the body. So an egg a day will complete your kid’s diet requirement.
* Mixed Vegetables
Mixed vegetables include a combination of different vegetables with different vitamins and proteins which the body requires on a daily basis. Peas for e.g., provide proteins and foliate and vitamin B. Green beans on the other hand provide potassium. You can either serve them all together in a bowl or toss them all in a soup.
* Beef
If you are comfortable with non-vegetarian food then beef is the best food to feed your kid. It is a rich source of protein, iron and zinc. But choose beef which is at least 90% lean to keep fat consumption on check.
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