Brief Answer: Weekly Diet Plan & Skin care regime provided below Detailed Answer: Namasthe Welcome to Healthcare-Magic Greetings of the day Dear Mr. XXXXXXX Mittal The above history you have mentioned about your kid is very common and encountered routinely by every parent. Please do let me know the birth weight of your baby along with the current weight. Every child is unique and has his or her own skin texture based on the genetics. Normally the kid might have dry skin texture. Dryness of the skin is possibly due to 1. Excessive heat and sweating leading to dehydration thus leaving the skin dry. 2. Lack of essential fatty acid from diet: Two drop of flax seed oil twice a week in milk will be beneficial I would suggest you the following which will definitely help 1. Oil massage: Massage his whole body with mixture of equal proportion of coconut oil, olive oil and almond oil with half capsule of Vitamin E ( Evion capsule, Puncture the capsule with needle and the Vitamin E inside it which is oil like can be added to the oil mixture mentioned above). Massage his whole body twice a day before bathing. 2. Lukewarm water bath after massage. 3. Mild body lotion application after bath 4. Simyl MCT Drops 10 drops orally twice a day to help baby to gain weight Regarding the diet, please note it is very 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 his 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. Most of the times it is "Try and Error" method. Believe me lots of patience and perseverance would be required from your end to find out what is that diet which tickles your toddlers taste buds which also contains maximum nutrients. You need to try multiple ones and find which your child loves to eat amongst all those you have tried. As we adults like tasty and seasonal foods, so do the kids. For example currently we have mango season and you can try with introducing Mango Puree in the diet of your toddler. Ultimately the message is have 'lots of patience and perseverance with your kid and keep trying new dishes having maximum nutritive value'. Here are few meals suggestions and diet plan for your kid Monday Early Morning: 1 cup milk and 2 almonds soaked overnight and peeled. Almonds needs to be crushed into smooth paste like texture. Breakfast: 1-1½ moong dal cheela (Moong dal dosa) or plain ghee dosa with coriander 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: ½ cup chicken or mutton kofta curry with ¾ cup rice or 1-2 chapattis. Evening snack: Fruit smoothie (Seasonal like Mango puree) and 1 wholegrain cracker. Dinner: ½ - 1 cup dhal khichri, ½ cup seasonal vegetables like methi, palak, or lauki. Tuesday Early Morning: 1 cup milk. Breakfast: ½ cup cereal such as ragi (nachni) or XXXXXXX cooked in whole cream milk with chopped nuts such as almonds, walnuts, raisins and pistachios. 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): ½ cup dal, 3-4 spoonfuls of seasonal vegetables such as methi, lauki, etc. with ¾ cup rice or 1-2 chapattis. Evening snack: Corn chaat or fruit chaat. Dinner: ½ cup baked vegetables with cheese and 1 slice whole wheat bread. Wednesday Early Morning: 1 cup milk and 2 almonds soaked overnight and peeled. Breakfast: ½ cup bhaji with 1 or 2 pavs. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): ½ cup egg curry (1 whole boiled egg), ¾ cup rice or 1-2 chapattis. Evening snack: 1 banana puree with ½ cup milk. Dinner: ½ cup mutton stew with vegetables like beans and peas and 1-2 appams. Thursday Early Morning: 1 cup milk. Breakfast: 1 whole wheat buttered toast with 1 egg omelette. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): ½ cup potato soya gravy and 1 parantha or ¾ cup rice. Evening snack: A whole wheat bread coriander or tomato chutney sandwich. Dinner: ½ cup tomato fish curry,¾ - 1 cup rice. Friday Early Morning: 1 cup milk and 2 almonds (paste like) soaked overnight and peeled. Breakfast: ½-1 cup suji upma with vegetables such as beans, peas, carrots and coconut. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): ½ cup butter chicken or chicken curry with ¾ cup rice or 1-2 chapattis. Evening snack: ½ cup moong sprouts salad with tomatoes, onions, coriander and lemon juice. Dinner: ½ cup palak paneer, 1 chapatti or ½ - 1 cup rice. Saturday Early Morning: 1 cup milk. Breakfast: 1 parantha stuffed with egg bhurji or scrambled, hard boiled or poached eggs with toast. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): ½-1 cup rajma with ½ – ¾ cup rice. Evening snack: 1 chicken nugget with 1 small slice of garlic bread. Dinner: 1 cup pasta in tomato sauce with vegetables such as cabbage, peas and cauliflower and ¼ cup fresh green salad with tomatoes, onions and carrots. Sunday Early Morning: 1 cup milk. Breakfast: 1 parantha roll with a stuffing of paneer and other seasonal vegetables. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): ¼ cup haryali chicken cooked in spinach puree with ¾ cup rice or 1-2 chapattis. Evening snack: 1 slice walnut/fruit bread with ½ cup milk. Dinner: ½ cup de-boned and mashed fish and potato curry with ½-1 parantha. 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. Vegetarian Recipe Monday Early Morning: 1 cup milk and 2 almonds soaked overnight and peeled. Breakfast: Tomato and cheese sandwich with 2 slices of whole wheat bread. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): ½ cup dal, or ½ cup palak paneer, with 1-2 chapatti or 1 cup rice. Evening snack: Fruit smoothie with 1 cup whole cream milk. Dinner: ½ cup baked vegetables such as cauliflower, beans and peas, ½ cup mashed potatoes. Tuesday Early Morning: 1 cup milk. Breakfast: 1 cup cereal such as ragi (nachni) or XXXXXXX cooked in whole cream milk with chopped almonds, raisins, walnuts or pistachios. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch : 1 vegetable burger with soya granules and potato, carrot and bean XXXXXXX tomato chutney. Evening snack: 1 cup mixed fruit chaat with apples, pineapples, grapes and bananas. Dinner: 1 cup moong dal khichri with vegetables such as beans, pumpkin and brinjal and tomato or coriander or dhaniya chutney. Wednesday Early Morning: 1 cup milk and 2 almonds soaked overnight and peeled. Breakfast: ½ cup bhaji with 1-2 pavs. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch : ½ cup kadhi, 1 cup rice, ½ cup aloo gobhi or aloo matar. Evening snack: 1 banana muffin with ½ cup milk. Dinner: ½ cup baked vegetables with cheese and 2 slices whole wheat bread. Thursday Early Morning: 1 cup milk. Breakfast: 1 stuffed parantha (potato, cauliflower, spinach, fenugreek). Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): 1 cup vegetable biryani, ½ cup curd, tomato chutney. Evening snack: ½ cup steamed peanut salad with tomatoes, onions, coriander and lemon juice, smashed sweet potatoes Dinner: ½ cup arhaar dal, ½ cup seasonal vegetables like arbi or gajar methi, 1 chapatti or 1 cup rice. Friday Early Morning: 1 cup milk and 2 almonds soaked overnight and peeled. Breakfast: ½ - 1 cup suji upma with vegetables such as beans, peans, carrots and coconut. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): ½ cup rajma with 1 cup rice. Evening snack: 1 slice fruit/walnut bread with ½ cup milk. Dinner: 1 vegetable pizza with paneer, tomatoes, capsicum and cheese topping. Saturday Early Morning: 1 cup milk. Breakfast: 1-1 ½ moong dal cheela (Moong dal dosa) or plain ghee dosa with coriander chutney. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch (Curd optional): ½ cup choley and 1 bhatura, ½ cup finely chopped salad with cucumber, tomatoes, and carrots and lemon juice. Evening snack: Corn chaat. Dinner: 1 cheese parantha or chapatti stuffed with paneer and mix vegetables. Sunday Early Morning: 1 cup milk. Breakfast: Bread pizza/open toast with 2 slices whole wheat bread with paneer, onion and tomato topping. Mid morning: 1 fresh fruit or 1 cup of fruit or vegetable juice or 1 cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Lunch : 1 cup whole wheat noodles and ½ cup sweet and sour vegetables. Evening snack: 2 small Aloo tikkis (home made). Dinner: 1 cup pasta in tomato sauce with beans, cauliflower and carrots. Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you. Take Care. Best Regards Dr Deepak Kishore MBBS,MS,MCH

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