Diet for 2 years. What can and cannot be fed to children under three years of age - parents’ mistakes that cost their children’s health

Proper nutrition is the basis and guarantee healthy image life. While adults may be skeptical about this fact, for children this is the cornerstone in the formation of normal growth and development.

When composing or choosing a weekly menu for a child 2-3 years old, many factors should be taken into account. Since the transition to adult food for a child can proceed in different ways.

Today, in a fast-paced age, not every woman has time to independently create a menu for her baby. We present a ready-made and prepared menu for the week for lazy mothers or busy women.

Basic diet

Among the many products, there are a number of required and not permitted for this age.

Products required for consumption:

• Low fat dairy products. Daily consumption is 600g, of which - curd mass up to 100g, sour cream up to 30g, the remainder can be divided between cheese, milk, yogurt or kefir.
• Lean meat – 150g.
• Eggs, preferably quail.
• Low fat fish.
• Vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, cabbage) – up to 150g.
• Fruits – 150g.
• Berries up to 30g, if the child is allergic, then give with caution.
• Cereals up to 30g.
• Sugar – 20g.
• It is better to choose sweets on a natural basis - marshmallows, marshmallows or marmalade.

What should be excluded from the diet:

• Seafood.
• Sausages or meat products with preservatives and dyes.
• Fat meat.
• Fatty fish.
• Ice cream made in production. They use unnatural products.
• Confectionery from the store. The norm of sugar in them is exceeded many times.
• Carbonated drinks.
• Cocoa.
• Honey if the child is allergic.

Diet

Babies at this age should eat four times - breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. Daily calorie intake is 1500 kcal.

It is very important to teach your child proper nutrition from an early age. It is necessary to observe time intervals between meals. This will ensure the normal functioning of the digestive system.

Children at this age are freed from food after four hours. Therefore, the intervals between meals should be at least 4-4.5 hours.

Ratio of proteins, fats, carbohydrates:

• Proteins – up to 60g.
• Fats – up to 60g.
• Carbohydrates – about 230g.

Correct menu with recipes

Monday

Breakfast	Dinner	Afternoon snack	Dinner
Omelette of two steamed eggs (mix two eggs with 50g of milk and mix well. Pour into a container, put on the stove. Approximate cooking time is 15 minutes).	(boil lean meat and take it out. Add finely chopped potatoes (80g), carrots (25g) and beets (25g) to the broth on a medium grater. When it boils, add cabbage (80g). Cooking time – 45m).	A glass of kefir, an apple.	Twisted borscht meat, grated carrots.
Milk – 150g.	(mix low-fat minced meat (100g) with finely chopped onion (10g), make small cutlets and cook in a double boiler for 25m). Boiled buckwheat (boil 100g of buckwheat in water).

Tuesday

Wednesday

Breakfast	Dinner	Afternoon snack	Dinner
Vermicelli soup (pour 150g of vermicelli into 100ml of boiling milk, add 20g of sugar and cook until tender. Approximate time - 25 - 30 minutes).	Fish soup(Boil 100g of lean fish for 15 minutes. Remove the scale, add finely chopped onions, 10g carrots, potatoes (50g) and cook until fully cooked. Remove the bones before serving).	Curd mass (80g) with berries (20g).	Boiled buckwheat with liver. Boil the buckwheat and set aside. Pour 150g beef liver with a small amount of water and wait until the water evaporates. When the liver becomes soft, add sour cream (one tablespoon) and simmer for another 10 minutes.
150 ml milk.	Stewed vegetables (zucchini 60g, potatoes 50g, one medium tomato, carrots 40g, stew in sunflower oil (10g) until the vegetables are cooked).		Milk 150ml.
	A glass of jelly.

Thursday

Breakfast	Dinner	Afternoon snack	Dinner
Curd casserole (150g curd mass is mixed with one egg and 10g sugar in a blender until smooth. Then placed in the oven for 30 minutes).	Millet soup with chicken (boil 130g chicken and take it out. Add 80g chopped potatoes, 10g onions and 30g carrots to the broth. After 15 minutes, add 80g millet cereal and cook for another 20 minutes).	Grated apple with banana.	Steamed omelette made from two eggs. Mix two eggs with 50g of milk, mix well. Pour into a container and place on the stove. Cook for approximately 15 minutes.
Tea with sugar.	Potato casserole (boil five medium potatoes, one egg. While the potatoes are boiling, finely chop 40g of carrots and 80g of cabbage. Boiled egg mode into cubes, add to cabbage and carrots. We mash the finished potatoes and divide them into two equal parts. Place one on a baking sheet, spread the vegetable filling evenly on top, then spread the remaining puree on top. Place in the oven for 40 minutes at 180C).
	Homemade dried fruit compote.

Friday

Breakfast	Dinner	Afternoon snack	Dinner
One piece of bread with cheese, one piece of bread with butter.	Vegetable soup with chicken (boil 300g of chicken, remove the scum. After the chicken is ready, take out the chopped potatoes into the broth. When it boils, add 10g of onion, 20g of carrots, 40g of cabbage. Cook for 35 minutes. Before serving, add 100g of chicken).	Drinking yoghurt 150g, dry biscuits 60g.	Leftover chicken from lunch with mashed potatoes.
Sweet tea.	Salad (finely chop 50g tomato, 40g cucumber, 30g carrots, three on a medium grater, 50g apple. Mix, add 50g sour cream and a teaspoon of sugar. Mix well again).		Kissel.

Saturday

Sunday

Breakfast	Dinner	Afternoon snack	Dinner
Cereals with milk (throw 120g of flakes into boiling milk (100ml), cook for 5 minutes).	Fish soup (boil 100g of lean fish for 15 minutes. Remove the scale, add finely chopped onion (10g), carrots (10g), potatoes (50g). You can add 30g of millet cereal. Cook until fully cooked; before serving, be sure to remove the bones).	A glass of kefir, an apple.	Steamed omelette made from two eggs (mix two eggs with 50g of milk, mix well. Pour into a container, put on the stove. Cook for 15 minutes).
Sweet tea.	Stewed zucchini (cut zucchini (120g) into cubes, pour into a heated frying pan with sunflower oil(10g). Add 10g onions, 25g carrots. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. You can sprinkle with herbs before serving).		A glass of milk.

How to feed a poorly eating child

Sometimes kids refuse to eat even their favorite foods. This may be due to many factors. However, despite this there are several effective methods.

Tips for parents:

1. Don't yell or scold your child. It's best to imagine eating as a game. Arrange the toys and start feeding them. Praise them for eating well. This advice often works for young children.
2. Sweets are a reward for a good appetite. You can't suppress your appetite with sweets.
3. Make the dish beautiful so that the child will be drawn to look and try it himself.

Sample menu for constipation

The occurrence of constipation in children is not always a consequence of the disease. This disease often occurs in healthy children.

Constipation in healthy children usually occurs in summer period. It's all about increased fluid exchange in the body. Active games, intense breathing, hot weather remove large amounts of fluid from the body. As a consequence of this, irregular bowel movements appear.

However, this nuisance can be reduced to a minimum. Following a certain nutritional norm, as well as consuming sufficient quantity liquids, you can forget about constipation.

Example proper nutrition for constipation

Breakfast	Dinner	Afternoon snack	Dinner
Oatmeal muesli with milk and berries.	Chicken noodles (boil 200g of chicken, descale. After cooking the chicken, take out the meat and strain the broth. Add 10g of onion, 25g of carrots grated on a medium grater to the boiling broth. As soon as it boils, add the noodles (80g). Cooking time - 50 minutes).	Grated banana with apple.	Braised cabbage(Finely chop 200g of cabbage, place in a cauldron with vegetable oil (10g). After 20 minutes, add 10g of onion, 20g of carrots. If necessary, add boiled water. Simmer until fully cooked).
A glass of kefir.	Grated carrots (90g) with vegetable oil (5g) and cucumbers.		Plum jam with tea without sugar.
	Tea without sugar.

For normal stool, the following foods should be included in your daily diet:

• Cabbage (any kind).
• Fruits, berries. For constipation, they should be eaten with the peel on. It contains vitamins that help digestion.
• Yogurts. The main thing here is to monitor the expiration date.
• Bran bread.
• All types of vegetables.

Compliance with the diet, as well as the required calories - important factor normal growth and formation of the baby. With just a little time, you will end up with a healthy, cheerful child.

Two-year-old children are gradually introduced to adult food, but completely switch to common table It's still early at this age. What nutritional features of a 2-year-old child should parents remember about, what foods is too early for the baby to try, and what is the best way to build a menu for a child of this age?

Diet

At the age of two, children eat four meals a day and include breakfast and lunch, as well as an afternoon snack and dinner. More frequent meals have a bad effect on appetite, and less frequent meals have a bad effect on the digestion of food and the baby’s well-being. The breaks between meals are 3.5-4 hours.

Principles of proper nutrition

1. The ratio of proteins and fats, as well as carbohydrates in the diet of a 2-year-old child should be 1:1:4 or 1:1:3. Proteins are the main building material for the growth of a child’s body, so the children’s diet should contain sources such as dairy products, poultry, meat products, egg dishes, and fish. Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for the child's body. The child gets them from cereals, fruits, sugar, bread, and vegetables. Fats are also needed for the energy needs of the baby's body.
2. A two-year-old child receives an average of 1400-1500 kcal per day. In terms of calorie content, meals should be distributed as follows: 25% of calories for breakfast, 30% of calories for lunch, 15% of calories for an afternoon snack and 30% for dinner.
3. It is important to ensure a sufficient supply of macro- and microelements, especially those responsible for bone health. The child will receive calcium from cottage cheese, milk, cheese, peas, dried apricots, cabbage, prunes, oatmeal and other products.
4. Spices and salt in a child's dishes should be in minimum quantity.

Needs of a 2 year old child

• Your baby should consume dairy products every day. Kefir is recommended in amounts up to 200 ml per day.
• In addition to the yolk, you can start giving the white of a boiled egg. The norm is considered to be half a boiled egg per day.
• Cheese It is recommended for the baby only with low fat content and in the amount of 20 g per week.
• Cottage cheese 50 g per day is recommended. It can be mixed with fruit, sour cream, sugar. You can also make puddings, cheesecakes, and dumplings from cottage cheese.
• Meat dishes prepared from lean veal, beef and pork. Children are also given chicken. These dishes are recommended for consumption in the first half of the day, as they take a long time to digest. A sufficient amount of meat per day for a 2-year-old child is considered to be 50-80 g. It is acceptable to include low-fat boiled sausage and lean boiled ham in the child’s diet. Also, at two years old, you can start offering your child stewed meat pieces and liver pate.
• Several times a week, the child’s meat dish is replaced with fish. The fish is boiled, stewed, and cutlets and meatballs are also made from it. A two-year-old child can be given a piece of herring. A child should eat up to 175 g of fish per week.
• Vegetables The baby should consume up to 250 g per day, but it is recommended to consume up to 150 g of potatoes per day. Vegetable purees can be single-component or complex. A two-year-old child can be given cabbage, beets, carrots, onions, pumpkin, eggplants, tomatoes, turnips, radishes, cucumbers, Bell pepper and other vegetables.
• Fruits and berries recommended in amounts of about 150-200 g per day.
• The diet may contain pasta, as well as flour dishes.
• Norm of bread count up to 100 g per day (wheat - about 70 g, rye - about 30 g).
• The norm for confectionery products is 10 g per day, and sugar - up to 50 g per day.
• In addition to cereals, a child can try cereal casseroles, as well as children's muesli. The healthiest ones are oatmeal, buckwheat and rice porrige, as well as millet and corn. You can already introduce barley porridge into the diet of a two-year-old child.
• Should be added to vegetable dishes vegetable oil in amounts up to 6 g per day.
• Butter It is recommended to consume up to 16 g per day.

What liquids should I give?

A 2-year-old child needs 100 ml of water per day for every kilogram of weight. This daily amount of water includes any liquids that the child consumes (soups, compotes, milk and others). If the weather is hot, the volume of liquid should be increased. On average, a child aged two years is advised to drink 1500 ml of water per day.

A two-year-old child can be given weak tea, rosehip infusion, compote, cocoa, milk, fruit and vegetable juices. It is recommended to drink juice in amounts up to 150 ml per day.

How to create a menu?

• For breakfast, the child is given a main dish in the amount of 200 g and a drink in the amount of 100-150 ml, as well as bread with butter or cheese.
• For lunch, it is useful for a child to eat a salad from fresh vegetables or another snack in the amount of 40 g and a first course in the amount of 150 ml. Also for lunch, the baby is given a meat or fish dish in the amount of 50-80 g and a side dish in the amount of 100 g. In addition, for lunch they are given a drink, the volume of which will be 100 ml.
• For an afternoon snack, the child is recommended milk or kefir in a volume of 150 ml, as well as cookies (15 g) or homemade cakes (45 g). In addition, you should give fruits or berries for an afternoon snack.
• For dinner, the child, as for breakfast, is given a main dish in the amount of 200 g and a drink in the amount of 150 ml.

Sample menu for the week

A two-year-old child can eat for a week on approximately the following menu:

Day of the week	Breakfast	Dinner	Afternoon snack	Dinner
Tea with milk (100 ml) Bread and butter (30 g/10 g)	Cabbage salad with apple (40 g) Fish steam cutlet(60 g) Boiled rice (100 g) Apple juice (100 ml) Bread (50 g)	Kefir (150 ml) Cookies (15 g) Fresh apple (50 g)	Potato balls with egg (200 g) Rosehip infusion (150 ml) Bread (20 g)
	Cheesecakes with sour cream (200 g) Milk (150 ml) Bread and butter (30 g/10 g)	Carrot salad (40 g) Soup with fish balls (150 ml) Mashed potatoes (100 g) Dried fruit compote (100 ml) Bread (50 g)	Yogurt (150 ml) Milk shortbread (50 g)	Buckwheat porridge (150 g) Liver pate (50 g) Kissel (150 ml) Bread (20 g)
	Omelette (80 g) Cocoa with milk (150 ml) Bread with cheese (30 g/10 g)	Fresh vegetable salad (40 g) Borsch (150 ml) Vegetable puree (100 g) Beef meatballs (60 g) Rosehip infusion (100 ml) Bread (50 g)	Kefir (150 ml) Baked apples (60 g) Cookies (15 g)	Rice casserole (200 g) Tea with milk (150 ml) Bread (20 g)
	Oatmeal with apples (200 g) Milk (100 ml) Bread and butter (30 g/10 g)	Carrot and apple salad (40 g) Pumpkin puree soup (150 ml) Chicken meatball (60 g) Cauliflower puree (100 g) Tomato juice (100 ml) Bread (50 g)	Berry smoothie made from kefir (150 ml) Cookies (15 g)	Stewed vegetables (200 g) Tea with honey (150 ml) Bread (20 g)
	Curd casserole (200 g) Cocoa with milk (100 ml) Bread and butter (30 g/10 g)	Green peas with butter (40 g) Homemade rassolnik (150 ml) Buckwheat porridge (100 g) Beef Stroganoff (50 g) Compote of apples and pears (100 ml) Bread (50 g)	Kissel (150 ml) Homemade cracker (15 g)	Potato cutlets with turkey (200 g) Kefir (150 ml) Bread (20 g)
	Rice milk porridge with dried apricots (200 g) Tea with milk (150 ml) Bread with cheese (30 g/10 g)	Herring pate (40 g) Beetroot soup (150 ml) Corn porridge (100 g) Stewed rabbit (50 g) Carrot-apple juice (100 ml) Bread (50 g)	Milk (150 ml) Cookies (15 g)	Potato and vegetable casserole (200 g) Kefir (150 ml) Bread (20 g)
Sunday	Milk vermicelli (200 g) Cocoa with milk (100 ml) Bread and butter (30 g/10 g)	Beetroot salad (40 g) Beef meatball soup (150 ml) Potato and green pea puree (100 g) Berry compote (100 ml) Bread (50 g)	Kefir (150 ml) Cookies (15 g)	Omelet (50 g) Millet milk porridge (150 g) Tea with milk (150 ml) Bread (20 g)

What should not be included in the diet?

What are the best ways to cook food?

Food for a two-year-old child is boiled, baked, stewed, steamed. It’s too early for children of this age to try fried food. At the same time, food is less chopped and more often offered with a mashed fork and pieces. Vegetables can be given either processed or raw.

Examples of healthy recipes

Beetroot salad with cucumber and green peas

Take 50 g of beets and 25 g of fresh cucumber and green peas. Boil the peas and beets. Finely chop the cucumber, add cooked peas and grated beets. Season with 5 g of sunflower oil.

Apple and prune salad

Wash and peel the apple (70 g), grate on a coarse grater. Peel prunes (30 g) and soak briefly, then finely chop. Combine grated apple and chopped prunes, add a teaspoon of sugar or honey.

Soup with fish balls and potatoes

Take 300 ml of fish broth, bring to a boil, add potatoes (50 g), carrots (15 g), cut into small cubes, onion(10 g) and parsley root (5 g). Cook until the vegetables are ready, then add the fish fillet meatballs to the soup. For them, take 60 g fillet, half chicken egg, 10 g crumb white bread and 20 ml of milk. Wait for the meatballs to float to the top. Season the soup with fresh dill (3 g).

Steamed meatloaf with omelet

Prepare a cutlet mass from 100 g of meat, a quarter of a chicken egg, 30 ml of milk and 20 g of white bread. Mix the ingredients well and place on gauze moistened with cool water. You should end up with a layer of minced meat about 1.5 centimeters thick. Separately, prepare a steam omelette from one egg and 25 ml of milk. Place the omelette on top of the minced meat and carefully bring the edges of the gauze together to form a roll. Steam for approximately 30 minutes.

Millet porridge with pumpkin

Take 150 ml of milk or water, bring to a boil, add peeled and diced pumpkin (100 g) and leave to simmer for 7-10 minutes. During this time, rinse several times hot water 30 g millet cereal. Pour it into water or milk with pumpkin, add a spoonful of sugar and cook for about 1 hour over low heat. Serve with butter.

Steamed cottage cheese pudding with raisins

For two servings, take 200 g of cottage cheese, grind it through a sieve, add 20 g of washed raisins. Grind the yolk of a chicken egg with 20 ml of milk and 16 g of sugar. Combine the mashed yolk with the curd mass, add 10 g butter(you need to melt it first) and 4 teaspoons of semolina. Add the beaten egg white last. Place the resulting mixture into greased molds. Steam for 30-40 minutes.

Possible problems

At the age of two, the child strives for independence. At this time, many children begin to experience a developmental crisis, which also affects the area of ​​nutrition.

What to do if a child does not eat the foods he needs?

Many parents worry that their child is not eating enough, in their opinion, varied. At the age of two, babies can eat the same dish for several days, and this is the norm. There is no need to worry if your child eats at least one product from these groups: dairy products, meat, vegetables, grains and fruits. For example, if your baby’s menu includes bananas, potatoes, chicken, bread and kefir, his diet can be called varied.

If the child completely refuses food, there is no need to insist or force it. Offer your baby food at specific times (based on a routine), avoid snacking, and ensure that food is the right temperature and texture. The best strategy is to provide a constant supply of food, but not to provide easy-to-digest sweets or other foods that the child can eat between meals. When the child is hungry, he will eat what you give him.

How do you understand that lack of appetite is a symptom of illness?

In most cases, poor appetite is not associated with illness, but with frequent snacking and a lack of eating routine. Another difficulty can be caused by an excessively large portion. Seeing a large amount of food, a discouraged child will rush to refuse food altogether. It is best to give your child food in small quantities, and when he has eaten everything, offer more.

However, loss of appetite is indeed a sign of illness, for example, diseases of the digestive tract or any acute infections. Parents may be led to believe that poor appetite is associated with illness due to the presence of other symptoms - elevated temperature, nausea, weight loss, stool changes and others.

Binge eating

It is important to teach your child the basics of proper nutrition from early childhood, because obesity is a very common problem in adults. Parents should teach their baby to eat healthy foods. There is no need to be mistaken and rejoice if a two-year-old eats large portions and has long since switched to the common table. This could undermine children's health and cause problems in the future.

Try to instill healthy eating habits in your child. It is best if the child eats at the table with other family members.

Never use food as a reward or promise your child something for an empty plate.

• Try to give your child less baked goods, shortcrust pastry products, pies, cakes and similar products. They are high in calories and low in nutrients. Sweets that can be given to a two-year-old child include marshmallows, jam, honey, cookies, preserves, waffles, jam, marmalade, and marshmallows.
• If you give your child cottage cheese that is not intended for baby food, it must always undergo heat treatment.
• Since it is recommended to cook semi-viscous porridge for a 2-year-old child, you need to take 4 times more liquid than cereal. You can cook porridge with water, fruit or vegetable broth, and milk.
• Do not allow your child to eat on the go, as this is dangerous.
• If your child still drinks from a bottle, you should stop using it by the age of two. For kids who have not yet mastered a regular cup, buy a special one (training one).

Many parents give vitamins to children over 2 years old. The feasibility of this issue is discussed in another article.

You can see how mothers feed their babies at 2 years old in the following videos.

At two years old, the child, although still small, is already almost an adult compared to one-month-old babies, which means that the baby’s diet should become more varied. But at the same time, he is not yet so big that the nutrition is like that of adults. In this article we will tell you how and what to properly feed a two-year-old child.

How much should a child eat at 2 years old?

Young children, like adults, are already individuals both in terms of character and nutrition. There are no exact standards for exactly how much a child should eat, which is due to the following: as a rule, the more active the child, the more he eats and vice versa. Those. the more active it is, the more the body needs nutrients to keep up with the baby. However, there are certain principles in the nutrition of a two-year-old baby that you need to try to follow so that the baby’s diet is complete.

• Spices and salt should be added in very minimal quantities. At this age, the task of such ingredients is not so much to improve the taste of the dish, but to give the body important elements, and for this they need absolutely nothing.
• If you want to understand whether your baby is eating enough, try counting how many calories he consumes per day. According to experts, this figure should be around 1,500 kcal. But it is worth taking into account the correct percentage distribution of calories by time of day. Those. The calorie content of breakfast should be within 25% (approximately 375 kcal), lunch should be 30% (approximately 450 kcal), afternoon snack 15% (about 225 kcal), and dinner 30% (approximately 450 kcal). If a two-year-old baby eats this way, it’s just ideal.
• It is very important that the baby eats a varied diet and receives all the necessary micro- and macroelements, and especially calcium. It is very important for the healthy development of bones and the entire body. Therefore, introduce foods high in it into your child’s diet, such as cabbage, dried apricots, oatmeal, cottage cheese, cheese, milk, and prunes.
• In addition to the distribution and accounting of calories, for proper nutrition of the baby, you need to take into account the ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. As for a two-year-old child, the ratio can be 1:1:4 or 1:1:3. Proteins for the baby’s body are the main sources “ building material", carbohydrates are energy suppliers, just like fats.

These are the basic rules that must be followed in the process of feeding the baby, which will allow you to make correct menu and provide quality food.

What can a 2 year old child eat?

By the age of two, a baby’s needs become relatively broad, so its menu can be significantly expanded:

In addition to nutrition, do not forget that your baby should consume a sufficient amount of liquid per day. After all, a lack of water in the diet can result in problems in the functioning of the body. As a guide, remember that for every kilogram of weight the baby should be given 100 ml of water per day. But this does not mean that he should drink this amount in its pure form. The daily volume of fluid consumed is calculated in total. Everything is taken into account: juices, teas, broths, compotes, etc. In the summer, when the weather outside is hot, the volume of liquid should be increased. The average is 1.5 liters per day.

Speaking about what drinks are acceptable to drink at two years old, this is rosehip decoction, weakly brewed tea, compotes, juices from fruits and vegetables, milk and, of course, cocoa.

Menu for a 2 year old child

Every mother can create a menu for her baby herself, taking into account the child’s taste needs. Knowing which foods and in what quantities are acceptable for this age, creating a diet will not be a problem.

In the morning, you can organize breakfast for your baby, which includes a main dish weighing 200 g and half a glass of drink. You can complement your breakfast with a piece of bread with butter and cheese. At lunchtime, it is useful to feed the baby a vegetable salad or make a full meal, which will include 40 g of soup and 150 g of a main course. It is also recommended to feed your child fish and meat dishes, in the amount of 40 g of meat or fish and 100 g of side dish. For lunch, a drink is served in the amount of half a glass.

An afternoon snack for a two-year-old child can consist of 15 g of cookies and 150 ml of milk, or, instead of cookies, 45 g. In addition to the afternoon snack, you can serve a portion of fruit or berries. The dinner diet is similar to breakfast and consists of 150 ml of drink and 200 g of main dish.

This is what the daily diet of a baby who is already two years old looks like. As we have already said, every mother, keeping a guideline for acceptable foods, can create a menu for her baby herself. And remember that there is no one size fits all when it comes to children. If a child eats little, this may indicate that the amount of food he receives is enough for him and vice versa. If this really bothers you, you can check with qualified specialist, and if no health problems are confirmed, then this is simply a feature of the body of little ones and you just need to come to terms with it.

2 years old child: | February 15th, 2020 | 7:30 pm

Excellent and useful article.)

Irina: | February 22nd, 2019 | 2:44 pm

Please tell me, is it possible for a two-year-old child to eat meat for dinner? I read somewhere that children should be given meat for dinner after three.
Answer: Irina, the menu was drawn up by a doctor. But you, as a mother, may not feed your child meat if you think it is wrong. Replace it with a vegetable or dairy dish.

Ekaterina: | February 9th, 2019 | 7:16 am

Oh Chen liked the menu thank you.
Answer: Ekaterina, please!

Elena: | January 2nd, 2019 | 9:16 am

Hello! I really like your site! Could you create a menu for the week for children who are prone 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 didn’t plan such a menu.

OLGA: | July 28th, 2018 | 8:48 pm

my grandson eats a mixture in the morning and then whatever he likes, he can eat a pie with onions and eggs or fried potatoes with pickles, but this is only for fun, and mostly he likes liquid food, jelly, fruit drinks, compotes and fermented milk, he also eats cookies, but they turn away from sweets he doesn't like it
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 dishes repeated? Does this need to be cooked for 2 days?
Answer: Olga, the menu was compiled according to the menu of the week method. Yes, for two days. It’s easier and more convenient, especially if you have a large family. On one day, soup and salad are prepared for two days (salads except fresh vegetables), on the second day the second day and baked goods are prepared. And so it alternates. Thus, it turns out that every day there is soup, main course, salad, pastries or dessert;) But if you are not satisfied with this method, then you can prepare new dishes every day.

Marina: | June 26th, 2017 | 2:20 pm

thanks for interesting recipes! I just wanted to cook something!
Answer: Marina, bon appetit!

Valeria: | May 7th, 2017 | 1:38 pm

My son doesn’t want to eat at all, just semolina porridge, no matter how hard I tried to ask and arrange it in an interesting way. He cries and that’s it. Just porridge! I went to the doctor and he said to give me omega 3 and that’s it. Afterwards the omega can eat 1 spoon and that’s it.
Answer: Valeria, if your child has any problems with nutrition, choosing foods or dishes, “picking” + your goal is to learn to eat properly and balancedly, then I advise you to choose training on child nutrition

Rose: | April 17th, 2017 | 6:48 pm

And when is milk? Child 1.7 loves milk and dairy products very much
Answer: Rose, if the child loves milk and tolerates it well, then you can offer a glass of milk or other fermented milk drink for breakfast, afternoon snack or second dinner. This is just an example of the menu, you can always change it to suit your baby's tastes.

Fedor: | March 18th, 2017 | 9:53 pm

This is all good, yes, everything is fine, but he doesn’t eat even half of these foods. Author, tell me how you can feed such products?
Answer: Fedor, come to our training “How to teach a child to eat healthy in 2 weeks” :) I’ll tell you :)

Rachkova Elena grandmother:| June 9th, 2016 | 10:49 pm

Everything is very great! 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 high-quality products that children need. The zucchini is chemical, the meat is also stuffed, the cottage cheese is not real. It even becomes scary what we feed ?

Maria: | May 12th, 2016 | 8:03 am

Thank you for the menu with recipes and doctor's advice. But I’m a little scared of recipes with frying (ratatouille soup, for example). Can babies eat fried food?
Answer: Maria, of course, for small children soups are prepared without frying, otherwise you follow the recipe.

Julia: | April 4th, 2016 | 3:43 pm

Normal children's menu just like in the good old days. And now many mothers are very lazy, they consider a separate menu for a child after a year to be superfluous, they are transferred to a common table, they give meat in pieces, poorly fried, dried ham and other products that are not for children. This is wrong and not healthy for the baby.
Answer: Julia, thanks for the comment! Of course, it is possible to transfer to a common table after a year, but, of course, you are right - this needs to be done correctly. So that this contributes to the development of interest in food in the 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 beneficial for all family members.

Victoria: | January 31st, 2016 | 1:10 pm

I also really liked the recipes, otherwise I was already tired of inventing them myself, thank you!
Answer: Victoria, bon appetit baby!

Svetlana: | December 11th, 2015 | 5:11 pm

please tell me how to teach a child to eat a spoon? And we can’t eat soup from the menu... and everything else that can only be done with a spoon: (he is now 2 years old... but since he was 1.5 years old, the spoon has been like some kind of enemy:((
Answer: Svetlana, you can offer soup... drink it :) Like a cocktail through a wide straw. To do this, you need to beat the soup in a blender, as in this recipe. And you can also invite several kids who confidently use a spoon to visit “for soup.” Eating with company is always more fun :) Well, don’t forget that you can already give the child a fork - maybe this device will fall into favor :)

Lyudmila: | November 12th, 2015 | 12:45 pm

Thanks again for the menu!

Elena: | October 9th, 2015 | 3:02 am

Thank you, I liked everything very much...there is one question...why are they not on the menu cauliflower and broccoli? It's so good for children
Answer: Elena, this is sample menu just for one week. You can diversify it according to your desire.

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 children =)

Anna: | September 11th, 2015 | 8:43 am

thank you very much – great menu. I printed everything out. Let's feed the baby :)

Anonymous: | December 3rd, 2014 | 10:51 pm

Thanks for the useful article

Ekaterina: | September 3rd, 2014 | 7:51 am

I liked everything very much, thank you very much!
Answer: Ekaterina, hello!