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Question: Hi Doctor - This is regarding the nutrition that is required for my kid aged 23 months.
I would like to know what is the diet I need to provide him.
Currently the below diet is being followed.
1. Breakfast - fruits, bread sometimes egg.
2. Banana - @11 AM
3. Afternoon - Rice
4. Raagi Malt/Fruit - @4-5 PM
5. Night - Rice/Curd Rice/Glass of Milk after dinner.
My baby weight is currently 11.7 kg , he recently reduced one kg of weight due to cough and cold. (from 12.7 - 11.7).
Could you please let me know if the above food is sufficient or need to include any other thing to list.
Please do revert if need any more details
I would like to know what is the diet I need to provide him.
Currently the below diet is being followed.
1. Breakfast - fruits, bread sometimes egg.
2. Banana - @11 AM
3. Afternoon - Rice
4. Raagi Malt/Fruit - @4-5 PM
5. Night - Rice/Curd Rice/Glass of Milk after dinner.
My baby weight is currently 11.7 kg , he recently reduced one kg of weight due to cough and cold. (from 12.7 - 11.7).
Could you please let me know if the above food is sufficient or need to include any other thing to list.
Please do revert if need any more details
Brief Answer:
What you are giving now is excellent - few more suggestions
Detailed Answer:
Hi.....what you are currently giving is excellent. I have a few suggestions for you.
I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if he is not eating well.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed him and also make whatever you feed her calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness.
6. Kids losing some weight after an illness is quite natural but they gain too rapidly. So do not worry.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
What you are giving now is excellent - few more suggestions
Detailed Answer:
Hi.....what you are currently giving is excellent. I have a few suggestions for you.
I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if he is not eating well.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed him and also make whatever you feed her calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness.
6. Kids losing some weight after an illness is quite natural but they gain too rapidly. So do not worry.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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