Indian finger food recipes for toddlers
Indian recipes for toddlers
Toddlers are known to be picky and fussy eaters. Moreover, they want to assert their new found independence by feeding themselves. You can either carry a plate and run behind them all day or give them some easy to feed themselves finger-food and hope that most of it goes into their mouth and not on some window or your curtain. #one year old baby food recipes
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Of course, you can give them biscuits and cookies to munch on their own, but we don’t want an overdose of sugar. Finger food need not be any different from your regular food. Anything which your toddler can hold and which will not be too messy can be given to the baby.
Here we give some toddler-friendly finger-food recipes which are sure to be a hit with your growing child. These are easy to make and healthy and nutritious and can be fed at any time of the day.
Fruit Salad
Ingredients
Various fruits – Apple, banana, pear, papaya, grapes
Recipe
- Clean, peel and cut fruits into bite size pieces.
- Mix all together and let your baby treat him/herself to a new treat with every bite.
Eggy Veggie Fingers
Ingredients
2 slices brown bread
1 egg
1 cup grated/ finely diced veggies – carrot, capsicum, onion, tomato
1 tbsp milk
Oil / Ghee
Salt and Pepper
Recipe
- Mix together milk, grated veggies and egg.
- Beat the mixture well to a runny consistency.
- Cut bread into long thin strips.
- Â Heat a girdle(tawa) , put a little oil.
- Dip bread piece into mixture and fry on girdle.
- Cool and give to baby to feed him/herself.
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75+ finger food ideas for babies & toddlers
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Hi my daughter is 9 months old now weights only 6.300 kgs. I am very worried as she doesn’t want to eat any thing. She takes one bite but then doesn’t open her mouth. Plz help..
Varsha don’t panic jus relax by consulting with ur doc n try giving her syrup which will make her feel hungry or change the taste in food
Hi my son is 2years old and his weights only 10 kgs. I am very worried as he doesn’t want to eat any thing. He takes one bite but then doesn’t open his mouth. I also want to see my son as healthy as other children’s of this age group. Plz help..