Toddler Food Chart
At 2 years, your toddler is a proficient eater. She can eat everything that you are eating with less spice, as long as there is no history of allergy. These plans try to keep a balance of nutrients across meals, by giving you ideas to ensure a healthy and balanced diet for your child, but it is important to keep in mind that your child is unique and you must follow her cue when feeding.
Unlike food chart for babies, you will see more variety here. Also, dairy is limited to 1-2 cups per day, so that children do not fill themselves up on milk alone. Give wide variety of dairy products if you child does not like milk, like cheese, paneer, curd etc. The portions are tentative, so if your child wants to eat more, count your blessings and give more too.
Daily Routine/ Feeding Schedule of my 5 years old Preschooler
We have divided the food chart into vegetarian and non-vegetarian charts, as per the feedback of our readers.
For vegetarians, the main source of proteins are the legumes or pulses. Remember to include wide variety of pulses in your child’s diet. From lentils to chickpeas to beans and soya, there is no dearth of variety. Also include nuts, seeds and dairy in some form in your child’s diet. Alternative grains like ragi, buckwheat, millets too have good amounts of protein in them, so no need to fret that your child is not getting enough protein.
Sample diet plan for toddlers/ food for 2 year old
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Breakfast |
Mid-Morning |
Lunch |
Afternoon/ Evening |
Dinner |
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Mon |
1 cup milk + 1 brown bread cucumber+ tomato sandwich |
1/2 bowl of Strawberries |
1/4 cup Masoor Dal, 1/2 cup rice, 1/4 cup okra(bhindi curry) + 2 slices cucumber |
1 poha cutlet+1/2 cup milk |
1 roti + 1/4 cup matar paneer |
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Tue |
1 small parantha + 1/4 cup curd |
1/2 cup watermelon pieces |
1 chapati with ghee+ 1/4 cup toor dal+ 1/4 cup gobhi aloo |
1/2 cup milk + 1 small hara bhara kabab |
1 cup Red rice pulao |
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Wed |
Oatmeal made with full cream milk |
Grape halves |
1 cup vegetable pulao with 1/2 cup curd/ raita |
1/2 cup Fruit yogurt |
1/2 cup tomato soup + 1/2 whole wheat pasta in red sauce |
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Vegetable Poha + 1 cup milk |
Banana slices |
1 cup vegetable Khichdi with 1/2 cup curd |
Orange wedges |
dal parantha + 2 slices of cucumber |
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Fri |
1 cup Sweetlime juice with 2 crackers/ wholewheat biscuits |
1/2 cup rice+ 1/4 cup chhole + 1/2 tomato+1/2 cup curd |
Cornflakes with 1/2 milk |
1 methi parantha with tomato chutney |
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Sat |
1/2 cup papaya milkshake |
1 cup Lemon rice with sambhar |
1 roti + kaddu(pumpkin curry) |
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Sun |
1/2 apple |
1 roti with ghee + lauki sabji |
Strawberry milkshake |
1 cup Vegetable tehri with curd |
Some tips for parents of toddlers:
- Try not to over-feed.
- Do not give in to the ease and indulgence of fast food often.
- This is the age when healthy eating habits can be cultivated and nurtured for life.
- Talk to your child about nutrition and difference between healthy and junk food.
- Eat healthy yourself as children learn by watching you.
Non-vegetarian food chart for 2 years old toddlers
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my child is 26 months old….he is nt eating properly…not gaining height…he is underweight also…
Hi Charu, y
Is he active otherwise? Toddlers are notorious for being picky eaters and being overactive leading to less gain in weight. Usually there is nothing to worry, but you may mention this to his doctor on next visit.
Meanwhile, you may give him some calorie-dense food to help weight gain. Do go through below articles.
Diet for Underweight Toddler
Top 10 foods for weight gain in kids
hi dear my baby boy is of 25 months old n his weight is nly 11.7 kg.i wana imcrease his weight pls sugst me smthng n evn how to increase his apetite smtms he eat proprly but smtms he dsnt
good
Need more info
Thanks for the info. Its awesome.
Hi my son is 24months BT he doesn’t eat solid foods he likes liquid I also give liquid like banana shake rawa milk and biscuits etc……how I progress chewing to my baby tell me plsssss
Please stop pureeing his food. At least offer mashed food, so that he gets used to lumpy food. Offer finger foods which he might like. If he likes banana, cut it into slices and offer him. Don’t insist that he eats it. Let him make a mess if he wants. He might want to explore it and put it in mouth.
My child is18 month she is having cold twice in months that’s why she does not eat
hi my son 1year 8 month he not eat
my son is 2 years old and always he is ill with vomiting and diriya
Hi,
My daughter is 20 month old. She is very active but she is very fussy eater. She hardly feels hungry. She is not even gaining weight. Her weight is 9.3kg. Following is her diet chart, please review and advice
8 to9 am – milk with bhakhri/ dosa / oats/ biscuit
10 to 11:30 she sleeps
11:30 am – mango juice/ banana shake/ ragi milk
1 to 2pm – half roti with curd/milk and vegetable khichdi
2:30 to 4pm she sleeps
4 to 5pm – mosambi juice/ chiku shake/ maggie/ milk biscuit
8 pm – half roti sabji dal rice with buttermilk
About 9pm she sleeps and during night she only want breastfeeding. All her food mentioned above is also in smashed or liquid form she will eat. Please advice
My daughter per-matured child . she is 2 years old . she always refused to eat chaptti, dal , curd & fruits .
Hi
My daughter is 20 month old. She is very active but she is very fussy eater. She hardly feels hungry. She is not even gaining weight. Her weight is 9.3kg. Following is her diet chart, please review and advice
8 to9 am – milk with bhakhri/ dosa / oats/ biscuit
10 to 11:30 she sleeps
11:30 am – mango juice/ banana shake/ ragi milk
1 to 2pm – half roti with curd/milk and vegetable khichdi
2:30 to 4pm she sleeps
4 to 5pm – mosambi juice/ chiku shake/ maggie/ milk biscuit
8 pm – half roti sabji dal rice with buttermilk
About 9pm she sleeps and during night she only want breastfeeding. All her food mentioned above is also in smashed or liquid form she will eat. Please advice
Hi Sonal,
Her intake seems fine. Just try and move her to finger foods where she has more control and she will also get into a habit eating chunky food. Give her fruit slices, banana slices, chiku slices, mini idli etc.
Do not force her to finish everything. Control the urge to make her eat. Offer it to her and then leave her to eat. Give her only a little amount at a time. Gradually she will start enjoying her food.
Also, weight depends on a lot of factors so don’t worry as long as she is healthy and gaining milestones on time.
Hope this helps.
Thank you Priya,
Since one week my daughter is having constipation. I showed to doctor as well and completed 3 days medicine. Till i gave medicine she was ok, again the same problem persist. I am giving her banana, i add hing in cooked food as well. Please advice
Give her prune juice it will help you… i do the same with my son…
my daughter is 2 years old . she is taking proper food. her weight is only 8.700 kgs. she is very active but very leazzy in food. pls advise me.
My daughter is of 1 1/2 years but she is under weight and she don’t eat what is your suggestion to improve her diet.
Try to include more high calorie foods. Don’t insist on finishing a big meal. Give small meals frequently.
http://www.shishuworld.com/weight-gain-foods/
http://www.shishuworld.com/underweight-toddler-diet/
Hi Priya,
My son age is 2.5 years and his weight is 11 kg.
he only love to drink milk by bottle, and not interested to eat chapatti, rice, and if I introduce any new healthy home made food he just look at it smell it and say no. if i try to feed him he just through the food plate.
some time he like to eat sausages, fry fish , and scramble egg but that is also very rare.
he like fried food like bhajji, chakali but i cant offer him all time as he start coughing at night time.
His pediatrician put him on tonic, but that doesn’t help too. Doctor ask to stop offering milk by bottle. i did this but hi was not eating anything else so again i put him on milk bottle.
Hi is active boy and angry too. please suggest how do i increase his appetite. and love towards healthy food.
Thanks ,
Sushma
Hi Priya,
Even my son is also having the same problem and his age is 2.4. Please suggest any remedies..
Thanks
Sudha
hi
im playing badminton im 18 yrs old. plz guide me for diet so i can maintain my health and play with fit and fine…..
thanks for the diet chart.. I m so worried for my child bcoz he is very notorious… may be this chart help me… fingers cross hope for the best…
Glad you found this helpful,Pratika. Do not worry too much.
Hi Priya,
Was eagerly waitig to see you active again. Am trying to follow your food chat for my 27 months daughter but unable to decide on fruit and milk quantity. Pl help.
Asap. My daughter is very skinny with the problem that she is always hungry because of which she spoils her stomach frequently with no weight gain. Pl let me know what is the right quantity of each fruit for her and time gap after each feed. Pl.
Hi Kajal,
If you feel that some fruits are causing problems, then discontinue them for some time. For 2 years old, bananas, apples, papaya, chiku, melons, etc are mild fruits which should not cause too much problem. Half a bowl of any fruit at a time should be OK.
Hi Priya,
What should b the time gap between breakfast n mid breakfast…lunch n evening snack?? Please suggest..my child is 19months old n is 9.8kg weight..is his weight ideal as per hus age..also he is on a gluten free diet, can you please suggest sone gluten free recipes..except ragi flour ones..as he doesn’t like eating ragi and is very picky eater..please help..
Regards and best wishes
Prity
Hi Priya,
What should b the time gap between breakfast n mid breakfast…lunch n evening snack?? Please suggest..my child is 19months old n is 9.8kg weight..is his weight ideal as per his age..also he is on a gluten free diet, can you please suggest some gluten free recipes..except ragi flour ones..as he doesn’t like eating ragi and is very picky eater..please help..
Regards and best wishes
Prity
Hi, My Baby 2 years old, He is not at like to have Food….he is active only, Some time he like to take Fruits, Please advise….
My baby boy is 20 months old his weight is 10.5kgs pls advice the food chart to gain weight
Hi priya,
My son is a preemie born at 30 weeks weighing only 700 grams when he was born. He had a rollercoaster journey in NICU.
He is now 25 months and weigh around 8.1 kg. He is very active but a very fussy eater. He starts burbing and making gagging faces whenever we place any food infront of him. He eats food of lumpy consistency but that also we have feed him . He don’t eat anything by himself. He takes 4 meals through out the day. Below is his food chart
Wakes up at 8.30 and and at 9 am : 1/2 cup milk with 2 biscuits ( soaked in milk)
Sleep at 10.30 and wakes up at 12.00
Lunch at 12.45 : 1 Chapati with ghee and 3/4 cup daal or 3/4 cup baked beans with potato
Sleeps at 3 pm and wakes at 5 pm
5.30 pm : puffed rice and 2 biscuits soaked in 1/2 cup milk
Dinner at 8.45 pm : 1 chapati with ghee and 3/4 cup vegetable curry with half egg (all mixed)
Sleeps at 10.30 pm
In between meals he takes water
We tried to giving him lassi in the morning but due to winter we stopped giving him that after he got cold couple of times
He doesn’t like sweets.
Please advice how can we bring him to finger foods and also help him gaining weight
We tried to offer him finger foods but he Play and then throw them away, he doesn’t even try to put them in mouth
Hi priya,
My son is a preemie born at 30 weeks weighing only 700 grams when he was born. He had a rollercoaster journey in NICU.
He is now 25 months and weigh around 8.1 kg. He is very active but a very fussy eater. He starts burbing and making gagging faces whenever we place any food infront of him. He eats food of lumpy consistency but that also we have feed him . He don’t eat anything by himself. He takes 4 meals through out the day. Below is his food chart
Wakes up at 8.30 and and at 9 am : 1/2 cup milk with 2 biscuits ( soaked in milk)
Sleep at 10.30 and wakes up at 12.00
Lunch at 12.45 : 1 Chapati with ghee and 3/4 cup daal or 3/4 cup baked beans with potato
Sleeps at 3 pm and wakes at 5 pm
5.30 pm : puffed rice and 2 biscuits soaked in 1/2 cup milk
Dinner at 8.45 pm : 1 chapati with ghee and 3/4 cup vegetable curry with half egg (all mixed)
Sleeps at 10.30 pm
In between meals he takes water
We tried to giving him lassi in the morning but due to winter we stopped giving him that after he got cold couple of times
He doesn’t like sweets.
Please advice how can we bring him to finger foods and also help him gaining weight
We tried to offer him finger foods but he Play and then throw them away, he doesn’t even try to put them in mouth
His diet looks great. Most kids this age are fussy eaters. Try giving him things that he likes. You can give fruit pieces or even pieces of chapati which he can pick up an dput in his mouth. Do not make a fuss if he doesn’t eat at first. Keep trying and it will happen. 🙂