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Non-vegetarian meal plan by age: 12 months

Written for BabyCenter India It is important that you start introducing a variety of food in your toddler's diet gradually. These will provide the calories, proteins, vitamins and minerals that are essential for her growth. The amount of food eaten would vary from child to child and would also depend on when you introduce a particular food to your toddler. Talk to your doctor about meal timing, serving size and the gap between meals. You can then work out a schedule that would suit your child. Here we have planned a week's sample menu for your toddler. She may or may not eat the exact amounts given here. You may even need to skip an option initially till she gets used to eating right. See how it works for you. Why not organise a whole week of your own recipes with our blank meal planner?
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A week's sample non-vegetarian meal plan for a one year old Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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Monday
Early Morning: Breastfeed Or 1 cup full cream milk. Breakfast: French toast made with 1/2 - 1 slice of wheat bread. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit cubed into small pieces or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): cup mashed paneer gravy and 1 chappati/parantha or 1/4 cup paneer and peas curry and 1 chappati or 1/2 cup rice. Evening snack: 1 cup milkshake with a fruit of your choice (bananas, mangoes or strawberries). Dinner: cup haryali chicken curry (made with spinach puree) with 1 chappati or 1/2 cup rice.

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Tuesday
Early Morning: Breastfeed Or 1 cup full cream milk. Breakfast: cup cereal such as ragi (nachni) or dalia cooked in whole cream milk Add -1 tsp of powdered or finely chopped dry fruits to increase the nutritive value. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit cubed into small pieces or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup.

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Lunch (Curd optional): cup moong dal khichri with vegetables such as bottle gourd, pumpkin Or 2-3 tablespoons of de-boned and mashed fish and potato curry with parantha. Evening snack: half bun or 1 slice garlic bread with 1/2 cup milk. Dinner: 1 1/2 - 1 parantha stuffed with grated cheeseOr1/2 1egg parantha.

Wednesday
Early Morning: Breastfeed Or 1 cup full cream milk. Breakfast: 1 small moong dal cheela (dosa) with coriander or tomato chutney. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit cubed into small pieces or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): cup egg or chicken curry with cup rice or 1 roti. If your baby is up to eating a bit more, you may also try giving her 1-2 tablespoon of mashed vegetables that you are eating. Evening snack: 1/2 banana muffin or a slice of cake with 1/2 cup milk. Dinner: 1/2 cup baked vegetables such as cauliflower, beans and peas, mashed potatoes with soup.

Thursday
Early Morning: Breastfeed Or 1 cup full cream milk. Breakfast: 1/2 - 1 vegetable parantha stuffed with boiled and mashed potatoes, peas and carrots. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit cubed into small pieces or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): 1/4 cup soya granules and aloo curry with 1/2 cup rice or 1 chapatti. Evening snack: 1 whole grain cracker with a small cube/slice of cheese or Any soup variety. Dinner: cup tomato fish curry, cup rice, 1-2 tablespoons of vegetables such as lauki or pumpkin.

Friday
Early Morning: Breastfeed Or 1 cup full cream milk. Breakfast: - 1/2 cup suji upma with vegetables such as finely chopped beans and carrots. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit cubed into small pieces or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): cup butter chicken/chicken curry with 1 chapatti or cup rice. You may also want to add 2-3 tablespoons of seasonal vegetables or a mixed vegetable such as methi aloo or gobhi matar if your baby seems hungrier. Evening snack: 1/2 to 1 cup mixed fruit chaat with chopped

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apples, pineapples, grapes and bananas. Dinner: 1/2 - 1 cup macaroni with cheese and boiled vegetables.

Saturday
Early Morning: Breastfeed Or 1 cup full cream milk. Breakfast: 1 small idli with coconut or tomato chutney. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit cubed into small pieces or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): 1/4 cup rajma or chholey with 1 chapatti or parantha. Evening snack: 1/2 - 1 slice Walnut Bread with 1/2 cup milk. Dinner: cup khichri with 1 chicken drumstick.

Sunday
Early Morning: Breastfeed Or 1 cup full cream milk. Breakfast: Parantha stuffed with egg bhurji OR Scrambled, hard boiled or poached eggs with toast. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit cubed into small pieces or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): cup vegetable khichri with vegetables such as peas, carrots, and potatoes. Evening snack: Fruit smoothie with 1 cup whole cream milk and a fruit of your choice. Dinner: 1/2 cup chicken biryani and a few slices of cucumber and carrots. Occasionally, you may want to serve desserts. Do remember to keep your toddler's daily sugar intake to about 1-2 tsp, and use honey or jaggery (gur) to sweeten the dessert instead of sugar. More sample meal plans: Vegetarian meal plan for a one year old, two year old and three year old Non-vegetarian meal plan for a two year old and three year old Why not print out our blank weekly meal planner so you can organise delicious, healthy meals for your toddler every day?

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Anonymous - 23 May, 2012

Hi All, my baby is 15months old, he is having nearly 12 teethes but he hesitate to chew his food, he only swallows the food. Please suggest me how to teach him to chew his food and also he hesitate to drink milk or juice or any liquid food in a tumbler or sipper. Please suggest me some way to have his food properly Not happy with this comment? Let us know

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ShaliniP - 27 Feb, 2012

Yes you can give your 11 month old non-veg chicken stew. Boil 2 pieces of boneless chicken + tomato + 1 potato. Give it with mashed rice. Not happy with this comment? Let us know

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