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Fussy eaters

By ethnichealth

Posted on December 30, 2012

“I don’t like this”, “I want my favourite side dish”; this is probably a common every day thing you hear from a child. If yes, then you need to check if this is how you want your child to grow. Kids only know what they want, not what they need. As parents, the duty falls upon us to teach them good food habits and give them what their body needs.

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Here is a menu plan for a week that would help you plan your meals every day.

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Day	Breakfast	Brunch	Lunch	Snack	Dinner.
MONDAY	Idli/Tomato chutney	Apple	Roti/Channa	Bread pudding	Wheat rava upma/Banana.
TUESDAY	Wheat bread/Channa	Banana	Rice/sambhar& veg side	Aval/Jaggery	Dosa with sambhar.
WEDNESDAY	Rice puttu/Banana	Pomegranate	Aaloo Paratha/Cucumber Raitha	Fruit Milkshake
THURSDAY	Wheat bread/Spread	Plantain with ghee n jaggery	Vegetable Pulao	Moong Dhal salad	Left Overs.
FRIDAY	Cereal/Milk	Roasted cashews/Pistachios	Vegetable Pasta	Cookies	Porridge/Chutney.
SATURDAY	Pongal/Sambhar	Fresh Fruit Juice	Rice Side Dish	Grilled Veg/Paneer	Dine Out & Movie.
SUNDAY	Aapam/Egg curry/Veg stew	Lassi	Biryani	Carrot Cake	Oats/Choco Syrup & Bananas.
ANY TIRED DAY	Plantain/Egg/Milk	Wheat crackers	Special Curd Rice	Biscuits	Oats.

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Tips to note:

Plan ahead and do prep work previous night.
Idli/Dosa dough needs to be ground on Sunday.

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DO’s

ALWAYS have fruits BEFORE food.
Give milk with snack.
Include curd wherever possible with Dinner or Lunch.
You may substitute Vegetable side dish in lunch with one egg.
IF you prefer non vegetarian it is better to serve hot meat dishes over the weekend.

DON’Ts

You don’t have to eat rice every day!
Pasta is not a junk food.
Don’t let your child decide their menu.
Don’t let them eat food and watch T.V or play games.
Don’t feed them. Make them realize what they eat and why they need the nutrients.

You MUST:

Teach them to chew their food before they swallow.
Starting at the age of 10 months, kids should be taught to chew.
It’s EASY if you plan ahead and give it a try! Once you do it, you may substitute the dishes with other equal nutritious food as your choice.

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