After the child is one year old, we can gradually switch to four meals a day. Meaning: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner. Between breakfast and lunch, you can give your child one of the fruit juices or an apple.
Thus, your child is already switching to the so-called adult diet.
The main meal - at the usual time: at 8.00, at 12.00, at 18.00. Between these receptions - an additional reception. Variations are possible (taking into account the daily routine that you have chosen).
From a year to a year and a half, the daily volume of food for a child should be 1000-1200 ml. And from one and a half to three years - up to 1400 ml. Of course, these volumes should not be kept too strictly, since much depends on the type of food and its nutritional value.
Diet for a child from 1 to 3 years old
You can offer your child the following diet:
8.00 (breakfast) - 150 g of milk, a bun; instead of a bun, you can give black bread with butter or white bread with jam (with honey); vitamin preparation (D);
10.00 (second breakfast) - fruit or vegetable puree or half a glass of juice (apple, tomato, orange); if the appetite does not suffer, you can give the child bread and butter;
12.00 (lunch) - first course: soup (liquid without fail) - vegetable or meat or broth - 60-100 ml; second course: if there was meat soup or broth, give the second dish without meat - porridge, pudding, potatoes, noodles with cottage cheese, etc .; if the soup was vegetarian, the second dish can be meat or fish with a side dish of vegetables or cereals; total serving volume - 150-200 g; compote, tea or jelly - from 100 to 150 ml;
15.00 (afternoon snack) - milk or kefir - 150-200 ml;
18.00 (dinner) - salad, porridge, pudding, cottage cheese; curdled milk, cheese, bread and butter, you can small slices of ham,
milk, etc. (total from 250 to 350 g); compote tea or jelly (60-80 g).
You can try another diet (note that the meal times are somewhat different):
8.00 (breakfast) - vegetable puree or one of the milk porridges, meat or fish dish - 250-260 g in total; milk or a weak coffee drink - 120-150 ml;
12.00 (lunch) - vegetable salad - 40-50 g; vegetable soup or meat broth - 60-100 ml; meat or fish dish with a side dish (vegetable puree, porridge) - total volume 150-200 g; fruit juice - 120-150 g;
16.00 (afternoon snack) - milk or kefir - 150-200 ml; bun, or shortbread, or cookies - 20-40 g; fresh fruit - 120-150 g;
20.00 (dinner) - porridge or some vegetable dish - 150-200 g; milk or kefir - 120-150 ml; fruits -50-70 g.
The meat from which you prepare meals for the baby must certainly be fresh. Also dishes - do not leave them stored until the next day. Even if they are in the refrigerator, over time, the nutritional value of the dishes decreases.
It is not recommended to give the baby such products as sausages, sausages, sausages, since they are prepared from meat, which can hardly be called high-grade.
Avoid giving your child smoked meats. They almost certainly contain pepper and other additives. It is harmful for the child. In addition, the sensitivity of taste in a baby is much richer than in an adult. Foods with an abundance of spices can spoil (dull) the child's taste.
If you include fish in your diet, be very careful about small bones.
After one and a half years, you can give your child vegetables not mashed, but chopped. First, you should cut smaller; over time and large. The child must learn to chew. It is useful - to give a load on the teeth. Such food (not pureed) is also useful for the gastrointestinal tract: lumps of unchewed food irritate the intestines and stimulate its speedy emptying.
In the diet of the child should be sufficiently present foods rich in fiber. Why is fiber useful? .. It is not digested and serves as a basis in the formation of feces. When there is a lot of fiber in the intestines, it is easier for it to empty. A large amount of fiber is found in legumes, vegetables and fruits, and bread.
Peas, beans, unmashed beans are better not to give to small children. After three years - give carefully.
Milk and dairy products are one of the most important sources of building material for a child, so they should be in sufficient quantities in the diet. A child, unlike an adult, needs building material not only to restore worn-out cells in tissues, but also to build new ones. In addition to protein, milk and dairy products contain many mineral salts, as well as important vitamins such as A and B.
Milk should be given to the child only fresh. Before use, it must be boiled. The volume of milk needed by the baby per day is 700-750 ml.
By the end of the second year, some servings of milk (for example, for breakfast or dinner) can be replaced with dairy products: yogurt, sour milk, cottage cheese, cheese. Cottage cheese contains a lot of proteins and fats, so cottage cheese is especially valuable. Not all cheeses are suitable - spicy cheeses are excluded. Children are very fond of cheese curds.
A very valuable product is butter. The oil contains such important vitamins as A and D.
When a child turns two years old, he can already eat any fruit. While the child is small, the fruits are rubbed through a grater, over time, he gets fruits cut into small slices. And only by the age of three can you give him whole fruits.
It is preferable to use raw fruits - they have much more vitamins. In addition to vitamins, fruits contain very useful fruit sugar and mineral salts. You should not get carried away with citrus fruits; although they are useful and contain a lot of vitamin C, they can cause an allergic reaction. In general, some authors believe that in relation to vegetables and fruits, emphasis should be placed on those that grow in your area. They are the most harmonious for you and will not cause such allergic manifestations as many exotic fruits.
Some fruits and berries should be given with caution - little by little. For example, pears in large quantities can cause indigestion; plums are somewhat weak; apples cause gas...
If it is out of season and there is a lack of fruits, they can be successfully replaced with raw vegetables. Carrots are very useful, and children love them.
In addition to vitamins, mineral salts, fiber, sugar is present in fruits and vegetables. It is necessary for the child's body as a source of energy. But this is not the sugar that is in your sugar bowl, in general, it is not recommended to artificially sweeten food for a child under 3 years old, or even more. This will ensure good digestion and healthy teeth. Sweets with sugar and chocolate are also not recommended, replace them with dried fruits and honey.
To salt or not to salt baby food?
The child eats salted food with more appetite than fresh food. This is explained not only by the taste of food, with a salt content of about 10%, the most effective breakdown of food by saliva occurs, digestion and appetite improve. Vegetables and meat have just the right amount of salt, and if you steam them, you don’t need to add salt. If you boil meat, vegetables in water, you need to salt - a pinch of salt for children per 100 ml.
2 year old child: | February 15th, 2020 | 7:30 pm
Excellent and useful article.
Irina: | February 22nd, 2019 | 2:44 pm
Please tell me, can a two-year-old child eat meat for dinner? I read somewhere that meat for dinner should be given to a child after three.
Answer: Irina, the doctor made the menu. But you, as a mother, can not feed the child with meat if you think it is wrong. Replace it with a vegetable or dairy dish.
Catherine: | February 9th, 2019 | 7:16 dp
Oh Chen liked the menu thank you.
Answer: Catherine, please!
Elena: | January 2nd, 2019 | 9:16 am
Hello! I like your site very much! And could you make a menu for a week for children with a tendency to constipation. Now, in my opinion, this is a very common problem ... We would be very grateful!!!
Answer: Elena, thanks for the comment! No, we did not plan such a menu.
OLGA: | July 28th, 2018 | 8:48 pm
my grandson eats a mixture in the morning and then everything he likes can eat a pie with onions and eggs or fried potatoes with pickles, but this is only for hunting, but mostly he likes liquid food, jelly fruit drinks, compotes and sour-milk cookies, but they turn away from sweets he doesn't like
Answer: Olga, thanks for the comment!
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Olga: | November 6th, 2017 | 3:27 pm
Thanks for the interesting menu. But why are the dishes repeated? Is it necessary to cook for 2 days?
Answer: Olga, the menu is compiled according to the menu of the week method. Yes, for two days. It is easier and more convenient, especially if you have a large family. On one day, soup and salad are prepared for two days (salads except from fresh vegetables), on the second day, the second and pastries are prepared. And so it alternates. Thus, it turns out that every day there is soup, and the second, and salad, and pastries or dessert;) But if you are not satisfied with this method, then you can cook new dishes every day.
Marina: | June 26th, 2017 | 2:20 pm
Thanks for the interesting recipes! I just wanted to make something!
Answer: Marina, bon appetit!
Valeria: | May 7th, 2017 | 1:38 pm
My son just doesn’t want to eat, only semolina, no matter how he tried to ask and make it interesting. He cries and that’s it. Only porridge! I was at the doctor's, he said to give omega3 and that's it. After the omega can eat 1 spoon and that's it.
Answer: Valeria, if your child has any problems with nutrition, the choice of products or dishes, “picky” + your goal is to learn how to eat right and balanced, then I advise you to choose a training on nutrition for children
Rose: | April 17th, 2017 | 6:48 pm
And when milk. Child 1.7 loves milk and dairy products
Answer: Rose, if the child loves milk and tolerates it well, then you can offer a glass of milk or another fermented milk drink for breakfast, afternoon tea or second dinner. This is just an example menu, you can always change it to suit your baby's tastes.
Fedor: | March 18th, 2017 | 9:53 pm
It's all good, yes, everything is fine, but he does not eat even half of these products. The author, tell me how you can feed such products?
Answer: Fedor, come to our training “How to teach a child to eat right in 2 weeks” :) I’ll tell you :)
Rachkova Elena grandmother:| June 9th, 2016 | 10:49 pm
Everything is very cool! I am a technologist by profession. My grandson is two years old and I try very hard to feed him correctly. But unfortunately we do not have the quality products that children need. Chemical squash, the meat is also stuffed, the cottage cheese is not real. ?
Maria: | May 12th, 2016 | 8:03 dp
Thank you for the menu with recipes and doctor's advice. But I'm a little scared of roasted recipes (ratatouille soup, for example). Can kids have fried food?
Answer: Maria, of course, soups for small children are prepared without roasting, otherwise you follow the recipe.
Julia: | April 4th, 2016 | 3:43 pm
Normal children's menu, like in the good old days. And now many mothers are very lazy, after a year they consider a separate menu for a child to be superfluous, transfer it to a common table, give meat in a piece, poorly fried, dried ham and other non-children's products. This is wrong and not good for the baby.
Answer: Julia, thanks for the comment! Of course, you can transfer to a common table after a year, but, of course, you are right - you need to do it right. So that this contributes to the development of interest in food in a child and does not harm his health. The main thing is that this common table is useful and adequate for the baby. In addition, such "children's" food will be generally useful for all family members.
Victoria: | January 31st, 2016 | 1:10 pp
I also really liked the recipes, otherwise I was already exhausted inventing myself, thanks!
Answer: Victoria, bon appetit baby!
Svetlana: | December 11th, 2015 | 5:11 pm
please tell me how to teach a child to a spoon? And then we can’t eat soups from the menu .. yes, and everything else that is only possible with a spoon: (he is now 2 years old .. but from 1.5 years old the spoon is like some kind of enemy: ((
Answer: Svetlana, you can offer soup ... to drink :) Like a cocktail through a wide straw. For this, you need to beat the soup in a blender, as in this recipe. You can also invite several kids who confidently use a spoon to visit “for soup”. Eating in a company is always more fun :) Well, don't forget that you can already give a child's fork - maybe this device will fall into favor :)
Ludmila: | November 12th, 2015 | 12:45 pm
Thanks for the menu!
Elena: | October 9th, 2015 | 3:02 dp
Thank you, I liked everything very much ... I have one question ... why are there no cauliflower and broccoli on the menu? It's so good for kids
Answer: Elena, this is a sample menu for just one week. You can diversify it as you wish.
Galina: | October 6th, 2015 | 6:47 pm
Thank you, everything is super, I have two children and they really like it, I don’t see any difficulties in cooking, my friends in the kitchen are a multicooker and a blender, everything is simple with them =)) There is still a lot of time left for the development of kids =)
Anna: | September 11th, 2015 | 8:43 dp
thank you so much - great menu. I printed everything. let's feed the baby :)
Anonymous: | December 3rd, 2014 | 10:51 pm
Thanks for the helpful article
Catherine: | September 3rd, 2014 | 7:51 am
I liked everything very much, thank you very much!
Answer: Ekaterina, hello!
The period of breastfeeding was left behind, the body got stronger, and milk teeth appeared. The baby can already chew food on its own, without needing to grind it first. However, the needs of the child are growing every day, increasing the pace of development of the body. There is a need for a varied diet, more enriched with fats, proteins and carbohydrates. But not everything from our daily diet can be given to a child at this age. And then the question arises of what should be the nutrition of a child at 2 years old, and what should you know?
Due to the improved functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and the presence of teeth, food is absorbed by the child much more efficiently and quickly. The nutrition of a 2-year-old child suggests a more varied and sophisticated diet, which helps to further develop the processes of chewing and digestion. It is important to encourage the child to train the chewing reflex at an early age so that in the future he will not be picky about fresh fruits, vegetables and meat products. For this reason, the baby should eat dishes that have the same hardness and consistency as for an adult. More dense meals will help reduce the amount and frequency of food intake, and will also bring satiety to a two-year-old child faster.
Mandatory list of products
The diet of a child at 2 years old should contain a storehouse of trace elements, nutrients and vitamins. At this age, the menu includes more foods that the baby can learn. The main criterion in compiling a child's menu should be a balanced presence of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, and their assimilation during the day.
Cereals and dishes from them
The most satisfying and suitable breakfast for the baby. Remaining as complementary foods from the age of one, cereals come to the fore already at the age of two years. In the morning, they gently awaken the child's digestive system, at the same time saturating them with fiber and microelements. Most cereals help cleanse the body of toxins and harmful substances. For a child, it is best to eat cereals cooked in milk.
They are considered daily mandatory in the diet of a 2-year-old child. Yogurt and kefir are best. Grated, mild cheese is welcome in small doses. Other dairy products are best served in combination with other dishes. Cottage cheese is perfect for a child as cheesecakes and casseroles. On the basis of not very fatty milk, porridges are cooked, and cream and sour cream can be added in small quantities to soups and salads. Freshness and a small component of fat content of dairy cuisine are important.
Meat dishes
Meat products increase their importance in the baby food menu in the formation of a growing body. They are an effective source of protein and iron. The daily intake is from 50 to 90 grams. It is best to feed your child low-fat varieties of veal or beef, turkey. Pork is allowed in limited quantities. Meat products should be boiled, stewed or steamed. Fried meat food is still harmful to the baby's gastrointestinal tract, as it contains many carcinogens. You can low-fat sausage. Meat consumption is recommended in the first half of the day, as it is the most difficult to digest food.
Fish
Along with meat, it is a huge source of useful trace elements. Eating fish is recommended 3-4 times a week. The daily norm for a child of 2 years is up to 40 gr. Thoroughly cleaned sea or river fish is served in the form of cutlets, meatballs, as well as boiled. Steam cooking is actively encouraged: in this case, most of the nutrients are stored in the product itself. You should not feed your child with processed foods, canned food and fatty fish such as salmon, salmon, halibut or sturgeon.
Vegetables
They are a rich source of fiber and a wide range of fortified substances. The daily intake of such products is 100-200 gr. Vegetables in most dishes are an excellent appetite stimulant. The diet of a 2-year-old child no longer requires the obligatory serving of vegetable dishes in the form of mashed potatoes. Now the products can simply be cut into small pieces. Useful for a child are vegetable salads and stews, soups. You can gradually introduce sources of slow carbohydrates, such as legumes. Now you can add a small amount of onion or garlic to the dishes. Also give radishes or turnips.
Fruits and berries
The child adores eating fruit and berry dishes, which are foods high in vitamins and fiber. The nutrition of a child at 2 years old must necessarily include a fruit variety in the menu. A good choice would be fruit salads dressed with yogurt, as well as natural juices. You can gradually introduce bananas into your diet. You should refrain from citrus fruits for now, as they can be a strong allergen for a child.
What to avoid
Despite the fact that most of the products are already on the child's nutrition menu, there are still a number of differences between the diet of a baby and an adult. Certain foods can still create an imbalance in the digestive processes.
Fast foods and convenience foods
More than once it has been said about the dangers of fast food. They do not bring any benefit to the child, and have a negative impact on all life processes. You should not offer your child any form of soda, snacks, quick snacks, etc. Semi-finished products, such as canned food and pickled foods, for the most part disrupt metabolic processes. Due to the high content of preservatives, such food irritates the walls of the intestines and stomach, can cause flatulence, constipation or diarrhea. The child's body is especially susceptible, so it may suffer due to the inability to absorb this food.
Sweet
Sweets are not absolutely forbidden in the diet of a healthy diet for a child of 2 years old, but their consumption should be limited and strictly controlled. Sugar can be addictive and acts as a strong allergen. In addition, it is a strong stimulant of the nervous system. It is permissible to treat the child with marmalade or jam in small quantities. Fruit is a good alternative to sweets.
Spicy and spicy food
Dishes cooked with a lot of spices may not be adequately perceived by the still vulnerable digestive system. Spicy food can even harm the mucous membrane of internal organs.
Teaching a child to eat right from a young age will facilitate the further development of a healthy lifestyle. At different hours of the day, products are digested with different intensity, which affects the overall vital activity and comfort of the baby. For this reason, it is desirable to follow a clear meal schedule, not accompanied by snacks that interrupt the child's appetite.
Breakfast
It is best to start the day with a light but satisfying meal. Such qualities are possessed by cereals cooked in milk. These include: rice, barley, oatmeal. Buckwheat will be of particular benefit. In combination with a small piece of butter, as well as an admixture of fruit, such a breakfast will be tasty and appetizing for a child. A good addition to breakfast would be cottage cheese and dishes from it, such as cheesecakes. Cocoa or natural fruit juice can be served as drinks.
Your baby is one year old, his teeth are growing, he is diligently learning to chew food, he has his first taste preferences. However, the common table is still contraindicated for him. What can you feed a child so as not to harm his health? Let's define the basic requirements for baby food.
Healthy eating rules for children under 3 years old: how to feed a child from 1-3 years old?
In a normally developing baby, about twenty teeth should erupt by the age of 2. And this means that the child can no longer only bite off, but also chew food. It is no secret that chewing food contributes to the production of pepsin and hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice, which greatly facilitates the process of its digestion.
Parents know perfectly well that from 1 to 1.5 years old, a child needs to be fed five times a day. Some babies after a year themselves refuse the fifth feeding and move on to four meals a day. You should not worry about this, a healthy baby is able to regulate the number of feedings. During this period, parents should try to gradually replace semi-liquid meals with denser ones. The baby should eat new dishes with a spoon. From the pacifier and bottle should be gradually abandoned.
- The nutrition of a one and a half year old crumbs must be balanced, preferably with the help of a nutritionist. The basis of nutrition at this age are products containing animal protein.
- For children from 1.5 to 2 years old, the amount of food is approximately 1300 grams per day.
- In the 3rd year of life, a baby can eat about 1500 grams of food per day.
How to make a menu for a child 1.5 - 3 years old: table
| Products | Norms of food consumption for children 1.5-2 years old / examples of dishes | Norms of food consumption for children 2-3 years old / examples of dishes |
| Milk/m. products | Daily amount: 500 ml. 5% - cottage cheese - 50 grams. 5 grams - cream 10%. 5 grams - sour cream 10%. biolact, yogurt - 2.5% Dishes: cereals, cottage cheese casseroles, desserts. |
Daily amount: not less than 600 ml. 100 grams of cottage cheese 5-10%. 10 grams of cream 10-20%. 10 grams of sour cream - 20%. kefir, yogurt up to 4%. After 2 years, more fatty milk from 2.5 to 3.2% is allowed. Dishes: cereals, cheesecakes, dumplings, desserts. |
| Meat | Norm: 85-100 grams per day. Beef. Rabbit meat. Veal. The menu may include liver, tongue. Dishes: steam meatballs, stewed cutlets, meat and liver puree, etc. |
Norm: 110-120 grams per day. Beef. Veal. Rabbit meat. Lamb meat. Offal. Dishes: steam cutlets, meatballs, finely chopped stew, stew, meat and liver puree. |
| Fish | The daily norm up to 3 years - 30 grams 1 time per week. Recommended - sea, white fish. You can cook dishes from pollock, cod, hake, tuna. Allowed river fish - trout. Red fish is not desirable, it often causes allergic reactions. You can cook: fish soup with carrots, stewed fish, cutlets, meatballs, etc. |
Daily allowance: 50 grams three to four times a week. |
| Poultry dishes | Children under 2 years old are recommended to include chicken and turkey meat in the menu. Chicken meat is considered more allergenic, so it is recommended to give it no more than twice a week. |
You can start giving chicken meat 3 times a week. It is advisable to use only breast - white meat. From it you can cook stewed meatballs, meatballs, meatballs. |
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Cereal side dishes and cereals |
Nutritionists recommend including in the children's menu: buckwheat, oatmeal, millet, barley groats, pearl barley. | Children under three years of age on average can consume up to twenty grams of cereal. |
| Bakery products | You can use noodles and vermicelli as a side dish for meat dishes. You can also make milk soups from them. However, these products are very high in calories and this should not be forgotten. | You can eat no more than 50 grams of bakery products per day. |
| Vegetables | They perfectly stimulate the intestines, increase appetite, supply the children's body with vitamins and minerals. The daily norm is not less than 200 grams of vegetables. From vegetables you can cook: cabbage meatballs, carrot cutlets, vegetable stew, etc. |
In the daily diet of a 3-year-old child, there should be at least 250 grams of vegetables. Added: tomatoes, squash, green onions and garlic (in small quantities). Children willingly eat radishes, turnips, radishes. Many people like spinach, sorrel. Children willingly gnaw raw vegetables and love a variety of vegetable salads. |
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Fruits |
The norm is at least 200 grams. It is necessary to introduce new fruits and berries in minimal portions so that it is possible to notice possible allergic manifestations in a timely manner. The menu can also include seasonal berries: lingonberries, raspberries, strawberries, cranberries, blackberries, chokeberries, gooseberries. (Little by little). | At the age of three, you can gradually increase the amount of fruits and berries (if they are not allergic). Parents should be aware that: chokeberry, blackcurrant and blueberry can fix stool. Kiwi, apricots, plums act as a laxative. From berries and fruits, you can prepare kissels, juices, compotes, fruit drinks, add them to porridge and desserts. |
| Healthy sweets and desserts | Dessert should be introduced to the menu only in two years - not earlier! Desserts should be as easy to digest as possible. Pediatricians urge parents not to rush to stuff the kids with sweets. And yet, there are useful sweets for children of this age. For example: baked apple, berry mousse, jelly, cottage cheese and banana soufflé. | In the “sweet tooth” menu at 3 years old, you can add soufflé from apples, carrots and semolina. Children willingly eat cranberry-semolina mousse, plum soufflé and apple marshmallow. Any mom can easily find recipes for these desserts on the Internet. |
What not to eat for children under 3 years old: a list, common mistakes of parents
10 main products that are contraindicated for young children:
- Any sausages. Almost all manufacturers add preservatives, flavors and dyes to their products.
- Seafood, namely: shrimp, crabs, mussels. These seafood in 80% of cases cause allergic reactions in young children.
- Pork, lamb, duck and goose meat. The refractory fats contained in these products are poorly digested and adversely affect the digestive tract. May cause pain, flatulence, constipation.
- Grapes and melon. These fruits have a bad effect on the pancreas and increase gas formation.
- Ice cream. A high level of fat content negatively affects the work of the pancreas. A delicacy adored by children very often becomes.
- Honey. A useful product, but, unfortunately, quite often causing allergies.
- Fatty milk provokes metabolic problems.
- Cakes, chocolate, pastries, cookies. These "snacks" contain a huge amount of harmful food additives.
- Cocoa. This drink contains theobromine, an alkaloid. In addition, cocoa is a very fatty drink.
- All carbonated drinks - they irritate the digestive tract.
- Nutritionists do not recommend three-year-olds to cook soups on any meat broths.
- Children are strictly forbidden to give any fast food, chips, salty crackers.
- Up to two years, babies should not eat sauerkraut, any pickles, celery, nuts.
- Red and black caviar can be given in small doses only after 5 years.
- Mushrooms (in any form) are not recommended for children under eight years old, and coffee not earlier than 12 years old.
- Most pediatricians believe that sugar should not be added to any dish for children under 3 years old.
A. Mosov, doctor for nutritional hygiene of children and adolescents:
The child should not be given salt and sugar for as long as possible, ideally - up to three years to do without them. Unfortunately, the traditions are such that we ourselves accustom the child to sweet and salty. Therefore, when he comes to kindergarten, he will inevitably come across sweet porridge, sweet tea or cocoa and salt, which is added to almost all dishes. It is not easy to overcome this tradition, so it is better if the child is ready for this and gets used to lightly salted food before kindergarten. I think there will be no problems with sweet porridge and sweet cocoa, since we all have an innate preference for sweet taste.
Honey is essentially the same saturated solution of sugars, although its use instead of sugar is more preferable, since honey contains a number of trace elements and other biologically active substances. However, the beneficial properties of honey are largely an exaggeration. And it is necessary to give it to a child with caution - this product often causes allergies in children.
From 1.5 to 3 years, children are gradually transferred to 4 meals a day. The daily volume of food in children of this age ranges from 1200 to 1500 ml.
Approximate feeding schedule for a 2-3 year old baby
Breakfast - 8.00.
Lunch - 12.00.
Afternoon snack - 15.30.
The duration of feeding should not exceed 30-40 minutes.
The diet of the child is supplemented with new products gradually and always strictly individually. The volume of water for children of this age, according to the Union of Pediatricians, is not strictly established. It all depends on the climatic conditions, the activity of the baby, on the fluid that enters his body during the main meal. Parents should be guided by the needs of the baby.
The main requirements that pediatricians make for the nutrition of children from 1.5 to 3 years old are balance and diversity.
Can children eat semolina?
Not so long ago, semolina porridge was the "main" dish on the children's table. Probably, many people remember the story of V. Yu. Dragunsky “The Secret Becomes Clear”, in which the unfortunate Deniska pours a bowl of semolina on the hat of a citizen who is going to be photographed. It's a pity for the injured hat of the citizen and Denis, whose body did not agree to eat porridge. And he was right to some extent. Modern medicine claims that 2/3 of semolina consists of carbohydrates, namely starch. Therefore, semolina is rather poorly digested. The gluten contained in semolina very often causes allergic reactions in children. Semolina porridge has a high energy value, but it is not rich in useful vitamins. In addition, phytin, which is part of it, prevents calcium, iron and vitamin D from being fully absorbed. Pediatricians do not recommend giving semolina to children under one year old. Of course, it’s a pity for the citizen’s hat from Deniskin’s Tales, but, according to most pediatricians, the protagonist’s act is fully justified. Although, it would be better to feed mom or dad with porridge. An adult organism perfectly perceives semolina, because it cleanses the intestines of mucus and has a beneficial effect on the removal of excess fat. But children's bodies are built differently.
Expert advice
According to the pediatrician-immunologist M.A. Khachaturova - children have a rather sensitive natural reaction to food. If for some reason a child flatly refuses a certain product, you should not force-feed him. Most likely, this product is simply not suitable for the child and should be replaced with another one. And, read on our website in another article.
Doctor M.A. Khachaturova warns parents that if a child has dull hair, nails grow poorly (they break and crumble), he must be urgently shown to a pediatrician and a nutritionist. Most likely, the baby has problems with the intestines and he needs to restore normal microflora. After that, you need to adjust the diet of his diet, and balance the amount of vitamins and minerals in the body.
Pediatrician A. Paretskaya:
When compiling the menu, you need to take into account the norms of daily consumption of products - that is, which products must be given to the baby every day, and which ones - with a certain frequency. For simplicity, we will make a calculation for the week - therefore, we will distribute the products by day. We calculate daily products based on the daily norm, multiplying it by 7 days of the week, the rest - based on the number of doses.
Every day the baby receives milk and dairy products, butter, bread, vegetables, cereals, for some days of the week they distribute, for example, cottage cheese, cheese, fish, sour cream, eggs. It is recommended to give meat and fish at least 5-6 times a week - that is, 4 times meat and 1-2 times fish.
Sometimes it happens that it is impossible to cook all the products planned on the menu. Then you have to resort to replacing the product with an approximately equivalent one. When replacing, it is necessary to take into account the calorie content and nutritional value of the product - that is, replace carbohydrate foods with them, fats with other fats, proteins with other proteins. For example, interchangeable carbohydrates are bread, bakery products, pasta, cereals. From proteins, milk, cottage cheese, meat, fish, cheese are replaceable. From vegetables - potatoes, beets, cabbage, carrots, etc. Fats are interchangeable both vegetable and animal. However, by the end of the week, all quantities of products being replaced are equalized.
Properly formed eating behavior is the key to the future health of your baby.
What to feed a 2 year old baby? You can’t saturate it with mashed unsalted soup. He already has teeth, he trains them with pleasure if he is given a chicken leg. He sees what adults eat, and he reaches for new products. Is it possible to give him what dad and mom eat? When organizing the nutrition of a two-year-old baby, it is necessary to take into account the needs of a growing body for nutrients. At the same time, we must not forget that the delicate digestive system, liver and kidneys cannot cope with rough or spicy food. Much of what adults eat is still bad for him.
- Right now he needs to be taught to chew food. The main thing is to make sure that he does not choke.
- It is necessary to accustom to solid food, otherwise later it will be more difficult to get used to meat and fruits. The kid will be picky about food.
- A child's diet at 2 years old should include thick cereals, well-boiled meat and fish, stewed vegetables in pieces - foods that require chewing.
- If until now he ate 5-6 times a day semi-liquid, pureed food, now he is able to eat more densely, and 4 meals a day is enough.
- The most high-calorie food should be taken during lunch. If the baby overeats at dinner, then he will sleep worse. Besides, he doesn't want to eat breakfast in the morning.
Foods needed for a 2 year old baby
The range of products that a child should consume is expanding significantly.
Milk and dairy products
It is necessary to consume milk with a fat content of at least 3.2% and fermented milk products daily. Up to 500 ml of these products can be given per day. The diet must include up to 50 g of cottage cheese with at least 5% fat content.
A teaspoon of cream or sour cream should be added to dishes, a small piece of cheese should be given daily. From cottage cheese and cheese, it is sometimes recommended to cook cheesecakes or dumplings. Although raw cottage cheese is healthier.
Meat
Until now, the baby was recommended to give only mashed potatoes or steam cutlets of beef and chicken. Now the range is expanding. In the menu, you can add dishes from low-fat pork, rabbit. The meat of ducks and geese contains indigestible fats, so you should not give them to such a small child. But lean turkey is good for him.
Animal food contains vitamin A, without which the child's normal physical development and growth is impossible. The content of this vitamin and valuable proteins is especially high in the liver, so it is useful to cook pate or meatballs from it. In addition, the liver is more tender than meat, offal dishes (liver, heart, tongue) are easier to digest and assimilate in the child's body.
The child is given up to 100 g of any meat per day. Occasionally, it can be replaced by sausages (milk sausages or low-fat boiled diet sausage).
Advice: It is better to give sausages marked "for children", as they contain a minimum of harmful food additives, their composition is controlled more strictly.
Fish
The fats contained in fish are easily digestible, contain special amino acids necessary for the formation of the vascular system and the nutrition of the brain. Regular consumption of fish is necessary for the development of speech, memory and other mental abilities. The child needs to be given about 30-40 g of fish per day. It is recommended to give sea or river fish of low-fat varieties (cod, hake, carp).
Fish is fried or boiled, cutlets or fish soups are prepared. Do not give smoked, canned fish, as well as caviar (it is a high-calorie product that can cause allergies). You can give your child soaked low-fat herring. The fish must be thoroughly deboned.
Vegetables and greens
Plant foods are the main source of vitamins. At 2 years old, the child’s diet should include not only vegetable purees, but also stewed vegetables cut into pieces, as well as vegetable salads. Spinach dishes are very useful. In vegetable dishes, be sure to add fresh parsley, green onions, a little garlic. This helps to create taste sensations. Fiber, contained in plant foods, is necessary for the normal functioning of the intestines, preventing constipation.
Fruits and berries
A two-year-old baby needs to eat 100-150 g of fruits and berries every day. They must be cleaned of skin and bones so that the child does not choke. A baby bites a piece of an apple or pear perfectly with his teeth. Children love bananas and plums. Citruses are very useful, but they must be given with great care, as children are often allergic to them. This also applies to strawberries and raspberries.
It is necessary to take into account: Some fruits and berries (pear, black currant, blueberry) fix the intestines. If a child often has constipation, then it is better to offer him kiwi, cherries, plums, apricots.
Babies under 1.5 years old are usually given clarified juices. From the age of 2, you can give natural juices with pulp (up to 150 ml per day). This will help stimulate the bowels.
Porridge and pasta
For the normal functioning of the intestines, the baby needs to eat buckwheat, oatmeal, rice and other cereals, as they are rich in protein, contain the necessary micro and macro elements, vitamins. Pasta is prepared as a side dish or added to soups (up to 50 g per day).
Sugar and sweets
It is not recommended to spoil the child with sweets. He may develop a craving for sweetened foods. This has a bad effect on appetite, on metabolism. Sugar should be no more than 40 g in the daily diet (taking into account the fact that it is contained in sweet juices, jams). Sometimes you can treat your baby with marmalade or marshmallow. Chocolate often causes an allergic reaction in a child. In addition, it excites the nervous system.
Video: Useful and harmful foods
Sample menu for a week for a child of 2 years
| Day | Breakfast | Dinner | afternoon tea | Dinner |
| 1 | Buckwheat porridge with milk - 200 g White bread with jam - 1 slice Cocoa - 100 ml |
Tomato and cucumber salad with sour cream - 40 g Pumpkin soup with potatoes and meat - 150 g Rice porridge - 80 g Bread Apple juice - 0.5 cup |
Yogurt - 150 ml Banana - 0.5 pieces Cookies - 1 piece |
Stewed vegetables with fish - 200 g Bread Kefir - 0.5 cup |
| 2 | Cottage cheese casserole with fruits and nuts - 200 g Cocoa - 150 ml Bread, butter |
Salad of apples and carrots with vegetable oil - 40 g Soup with egg and dumplings - 150 g Boiled meat - 50 g Kissel from berries - 100 ml Rye bread |
Milk - 150 ml Cookies - 2-3 things |
Omelet - 50 g Pancake with jam Kefir - 150 ml |
| 3 | Hercules porridge - 150 g Bread and butter Cocoa - 100 ml |
Fish soup with potatoes and rice -150 g Spinach casserole with egg - 80 g Juice - 100 ml Rye bread |
Kissel - 150 ml Cookies - 3 pieces Banana - 0.5 pieces |
Milk pudding - 150 g Cookies - 2 pieces Sweet tea - 100 ml |
| 4 | Pumpkin porridge with rice - 100 g Cocoa - 100 ml Cheesecake - 1 piece |
Salad of beets and apples Rice soup with meat Vareniki with cottage cheese - 2 pieces Tea with sugar |
Omelet - 100 g White bread with butter Tea or compote - 150 ml |
Kefir - 150 ml Croutons - 50 g |
| 5 | Millet porridge with milk, with butter - 150 g Cocoa - 100 ml Cookies - 1 piece |
Rice fish soup - 150 g Pasta with sour cream - 50 g Bread Compote - 150 ml Fruit - 100 g |
Curd with cream - 50 g Cookies - 3 pieces Rosehip tea with sugar - 150 ml |
Yogurt - 150 ml Cookies - 2 pieces |
| 6 | Buckwheat porridge with butter - 100 g Pancake with cottage cheese - 1 piece Sweet tea |
Apple and carrot salad - 50 g Milk soup with vermicelli - 150 g Meat cutlet - 1 piece Tea with sugar - 100 ml Rye bread |
Pancake with jam Pumpkin and carrot porridge - 80 g Tea with milk |
Kefir - 150 ml Cheesecake - 1 piece |
| 7 | Baked apple - 1 piece Hercules porridge - 100 g cookies - 1 piece Cocoa - 100 ml |
Salad of apples, bananas and kiwi - 50 g Rice soup with chicken - 150 g Pasta with minced meat - 80 g Tea with milk |
Vegetable stew with meat - 100 g Bread Dried fruit compote - 150 ml |
Kefir - 150 ml Cookies -3 pieces |
Video: Weekly menu for a child at 2 years old
Despite the fact that the nutrition of a baby at the age of 2 years is already approaching an adult, he needs to be prepared separately. Do not put pepper, vinegar, tomato paste (it contains food additives) in children's borscht, stew or stew.
It is recommended to prepare food for the child at one time. When food is heated, food components lose their beneficial properties. It is desirable to feed the child at a certain time, you can not force him to eat if he refuses any product. It may be enough to remove one of the components of the dish or change the consistency. Between feedings, the child should be given water to drink. Juices or other drinks spoil the appetite.