Lunch recipes for a 2 year old child. Curd breakfast. Syrniki

A two-year-old child may already have 16-20 teeth in his mouth, and it is at this age that the baby must be taught to chew and use his teeth for their intended purpose. From the age of 2-3 years, a child’s meals mainly come from the common table, i.e. What the parents eat, the baby also eats. Parents should lead by example and teach their child proper behavior at the table and instill a culture of nutrition. This is exactly the time that is ideal for reconsidering your diet in the right direction; this will affect not only the health of the child, but also the health of the parents in a very positive way.

When chewing food, the production of food juices is stimulated, which makes food easier to digest. From this age it is necessary to replace liquid and semi-liquid food to a denser, rougher one. If at this age the baby does not learn to eat such food, this can cause big problems in the future. They will concern not only eating habits, diseases gastrointestinal tract, but can also cause problems with the child’s bite. If the jaws do not receive optimal load, they do not grow, and a lack of space occurs when the permanent teeth erupt. Various disorders develop, the baby’s teeth become uneven and require long-term orthodontic treatment.

The diet must not be violated.
Children of this age should have 4 one meal, this is breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. Daily requirement calories are 1400 - 1500 kcal, if you divide this volume between meals, then about 40-50% of all kcal are taken for lunch, and the rest is distributed for breakfast, afternoon snack and dinner.

With regards to the relationship - proteins, fats, carbohydrates, the priorities are set as follows, the child needs to receive 60 g of protein, most of which is of animal origin, 60 g of fat, which should also be mainly plant origin, carbohydrates need about 220 g.

Compliance with the diet, namely observing the time intervals between meals, is very important. If the diet is followed, the child develops a conditioned food reflex for this time, thereby ensuring rhythmic work digestive system. Produced in a timely manner and in sufficient quantities digestive juices, which facilitates the digestion and absorption of food. Otherwise, the reflex fades away, juices are produced in smaller quantities. This is precisely the reason why the child refuses to eat.
You can deviate from the feeding schedule by no more than 15–20 minutes, and in the intervals between feedings it is not advisable to give your baby additional foods, even fruits, yoghurts, and especially sweets. This will kill the baby’s appetite, and subsequently there will be a refusal to eat again.

In children 2-3 years old, the stomach is empty of food after 3.5 - 4 hours, but if the baby has eaten too much fatty foods, then after 4.5 hours. Therefore, the intervals between meals should be 3.5 - 4 hours. Some babies need extra feeding at night.

Dairy products.
Like all children, a child 2-3 years old needs to receive a sufficient amount fermented milk products. Optimal quantity is 550 - 600 g, and this amount includes those products that are used for cooking.

The diet should also include cottage cheese, cheese, sour cream, cream; these products can be used not only as a main dish, but also as a dressing. Cottage cheese should have a fat content of 5-11%, and the amount of this cottage cheese should be 50-100 g. Cream or sour cream with a fat content of 10-20% should also contain 10-20 g. There should also be cheese, milk and kefir.

All these products can be used for cooking various dishes, for example, cheesecakes, dumplings, various breakfast casseroles with fruit. But it is worth remembering that such breakfasts or afternoon snacks should be only 2-3 times a week, but milk, yoghurts and other lactic acid products should be in the diet every day.

Meat.
With age, the amount of meat in a child's diet should increase, and by the age of three this amount should be 120 g per day. The baby's menu includes veal, rabbit, lamb, and you can use lean pork. The diet should also contain by-products, which are rich in protein, vitamins and digestible better than meat. These products include liver, tongue, and heart. As for cooking, meat can be served in the form of steam cutlets, or they can be baked in the oven. You can also use stew and fried minced meat. To enrich the taste perception, for variety you can give small pieces boiled sausage, baby sausages. Although there is another opinion that prohibits sausages for children under 7 years of age.

Eggs and seafood.
Eggs should be the main supplier of protein in the diet; a baby can be given half a boiled egg per day, and for two children a whole egg. You can cook omelettes for your baby. When preparing cutlets, an egg is often used as a binding component; in this case, the baby should not be given an egg on this day.
If not medical contraindications, the diet should include fish from sea and river species. The exception is fatty and delicacy fish, as well as raw fish. Children can be given boiled, fried fish, meatballs, and most importantly, free it from the bones. Smoked and canned fish should not be given, with the exception of children canned fish. It is strictly forbidden to give exotic seafood and caviar, which is a very strong allergen.

Vegetables.
Eating vegetables is an excellent prevention of constipation, as vegetables contain a large amount of fiber. In addition, vegetables and fruits can enhance the secretion of digestive juices and increase appetite.
The diet of children 2-3 years old should include 100-120 g of potatoes daily, this includes not only potatoes in the second course, but also potatoes in soups, vegetable cutlets, etc. In addition to potatoes, it is necessary to use other vegetables for preparing soups or main courses, salads, these include cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin and others.

From the age of two, it is necessary to use greens, parsley, dill, spinach, lettuce, onions and garlic in small quantities. Vegetable purees should be replaced with finely chopped salad, stewed vegetables and others.

How to properly process vegetables and fruits?
Food processing begins with peeling vegetables; it is necessary to cut off the peel in a thin layer, since the peel contains a larger amount of vitamins. For various salads, it is better to cook vegetables in their skins in a small amount of water or, best of all, steam them. After cleaning, you should not keep vegetables in water, as this will wash out the vitamins.

In addition, you need to pay attention to the cooking time of vegetables; potatoes, carrots, cabbage are cooked for no more than 25 minutes, beets for a little more than an hour, and spinach for no more than 10 minutes. Raw vegetables are grated and cut immediately before eating. Since leaving food in the open air contributes to the destruction of vitamins.

Fruits.
The diet should contain 100-200 g of fruits and 10-20 g of berries. Kids generally do not refuse and eat various fruits with appetite. You should be careful when consuming citrus and exotic fruits, as there may be an allergy.

Especially healthy berries Gooseberries, currants, lingonberries, and sea buckthorn are considered. Many fruits are useful for constipation, these include blueberries, pears, and black currants. Kiwi has a pronounced laxative effect, but it is worth remembering that a large amount of any fruit has the same effect.

Cereals and sugar in a child’s diet.
Barley, millet and pearl barley are considered very useful in a child’s diet. You can already introduce noodles and vermicelli into your diet as a side dish for main courses, or milk soups.
You need to be careful with sugar, as it worsens the child’s appetite. But of course it improves a lot taste qualities, but it is worth remembering that excess sugar can lead to overweight bodies. The amount of sugar per day for a 2-3 year old child is 30-40 g, this amount includes sugars that are stored in juices, fruits, sweets, etc.

Sweets that can be given to a child are marshmallows, marmalade, marshmallows and, of course, fruit. Banana is considered the sweetest fruit. You should not give chocolate products to your baby, as chocolate excites the nervous system and is a very strong allergen. The same information applies to cocoa.

Cooking rules.
Milk can be boiled for no more than 3 minutes and under no circumstances should it be boiled again. When preparing porridges, milk is added to already boiled cereals and vegetables. After processing, the meat must be cooked in one piece in an already hot water. This is necessary so that the meat juice remains inside the meat, and it turns out juicy. The proteins on the surface of the meat coagulate, forming a strong film, and the meat juice cannot escape to the surface.

When frying food, you must adhere to the same principle. When frying in hot oil or fat, a crust forms on the surface, which prevents the juices from escaping. To stew meat, you must first lightly fry it and then simmer it in a small amount of liquid.

1. Rice porrige with meat:
Ingredients:
Meat - 100 gr.
Rice groats - 3 tbsp.
Butter - a small piece.
Salt - a pinch.

In this version porridge will do children from 1 year. Children at this age already cope well with grains of rice, but chewing red meat is still a bit difficult, so it is better to twist it. We also do not add any fried ingredients or excess fat to the porridge.
For kids, you can also cook sweet porridge with prunes or pumpkin and zucchini from rice.
Recipe for rice porridge with meat:
1. Products for porridge: 100-150 gr. fresh meat, 3 tbsp. rice, a piece of butter for dressing and salt.
2. Separate the meat from the films and cut into pieces. The smaller the pieces, the faster they will cook.
3. Boil the meat until cooked. About 1 hour.
4. Rinse the rice.
5. Boil over low heat until cooked. It cooks for about 20 minutes.
6. Twist the finished pieces of meat a couple of times in a meat grinder.
7. Mix boiled rice with twisted meat. Cook everything together for 3 minutes.
8. Season with butter and serve.
Bon appetit!
On a note:
For this porridge, you can use whole grain or broken rice. If it is more convenient for your child to eat smaller pieces, use broken rice.
If your child has a positive attitude towards greens, you can add them to the porridge.
For infants, you can prepare a similar dish, only with milk in the form of puree.

2. Cauliflower Casserole
Ingredients:
Cauliflower - 1 cup (or 2 cups)
Hard cheese - 70 gr.
Rusks - 1 tbsp.
Milk - 2 tbsp.
Oil drain. - 1 tbsp.

Cauliflower, unlike white cabbage, does not cause allergies, so it is recommended to cook it for children infancy, in the form of puree. Children from one year old can no longer grind it, but simply boil it in water or in a double boiler. Two-year-old children can already serve it at various options(boiled, stewed, baked), one of which is cauliflower casserole with cheese. This simple and light vegetable dish is perfect as a second course for lunch or dinner.
Cauliflower Casserole with Cheese - Preparation:
1. Wash the cauliflower and separate it into inflorescences. Place in a saucepan with water, add salt and let simmer for 7 minutes.
2. In the meantime, let's cook cheese sauce. To do this, grate a piece of cheese and add a tablespoon. crackers.
3. Pour in two tablespoons of milk.
4. Add st. a spoonful of soft (melted in the microwave or simply melted in the heat) butter and mix everything together.
5. Place the boiled cauliflower in a colander to drain the water. After this, place the cabbage in a mold with high edges and pour cheese sauce on top.
6. Place the pan in the oven for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm with herbs.

3. Steamed curd soufflé is a tender and amazingly tasty dish for children. It just melts in your mouth! For children over one year old, you can add raisins and marmalade to the soufflé. With these sweet additives, the curd soufflé turns out even tastier!
Ingredients:
cottage cheese – 600 gr.
semolina – 1/2 cup
water – 1 glass
granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.
vanilla sugar – 1/2 tsp.
butter – 2 tbsp. l.
vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
egg – 1 pc.
seedless raisins – 1/2 cup
berry or fruit syrup - 6 tbsp.

The amount of marmalade should be according to taste and as desired - to decorate the dish when serving.
Curd steam soufflé, recipe:
To prepare the curd mass, you will need a saucepan with a capacity of 3 liters.
Boil semolina in water until a thick porridge is obtained. Remove from heat and cool.
Grind the cottage cheese to a homogeneous mushy mass, place in a bowl with semolina porridge. Mix thoroughly until smooth.
Break the egg, separate the white from the yolk.
Heat the butter until liquid.
Add the yolk to the resulting curd mass, pour butter, pour in vanilla sugar and granulated sugar, add raisins.
Mix the resulting mixture thoroughly again.
For further preparation you will need round deep molds.
Grease the molds with vegetable oil and place the prepared curd mass in them.
Place the mold in the pan, add water and cook for 15-20 minutes.
Remove the molds from steam. Cool.
You can serve in forms if they have decorative look, or transfer the product onto plates.
Before serving, pour syrup over the soufflé and place marmalade on top of the syrup for decoration and as a seasoning.
The curd soufflé is ready!

4. Zucchini casserole
Tender, tasty, low-fat, affordable casserole - a godsend for dinner for the whole family
Ingredients:
400 g zucchini,
100 g cheese,
2 eggs,
100 g sour cream,
0.5 tsp slaked soda,
150 g flour,
greenery,
0.5 tsp salt.,
pepper.

Grate the zucchini and squeeze thoroughly. Chop or grate the cheese very finely, chop the herbs. Mix soda with sour cream, leave for 5 minutes, add eggs, salt, pepper, beat with a fork, add flour, mix. Then put cheese, zucchini and herbs there, mix and pour into a small-diameter mold (grease). Bake for 40-50 minutes at 180 degrees.

5. Cauliflower soup
Products:
Cauliflower inflorescences - 20-25 inflorescences
Potatoes - 4 pcs. little ones.
Rice - 3 or 4 tbsp. rice
Cream - 100 ml. (instead of cream, you can add 2-3 tbsp sour cream)
Salt - to taste
Drain. butter - piece

Cauliflower is a dietary and healthy product. It got its name from its inflorescences that resemble flowers. And not at all because of the multi-colored color, as you might think without seeing or knowing this product.
It can be introduced into complementary foods for children up to one year old, unlike white cabbage. Because it is softer and does not cause colic in the stomach. It also helps maintain normal bowel movements.
For the first feeding, just cauliflower puree is suitable, after which you can try cabbage puree with carrots. And from the age of 1, a child can prepare a delicate creamy soup made from mashed cauliflower and potatoes. The photo recipe for which is posted below.
Making Cauliflower Puree Soup:
1. The main component in this soup is cauliflower, so we take it a little more than other products. We will also prepare potatoes, rice, cream, a piece of butter and salt. If you don’t have cream on hand, sour cream will do (about 3 tablespoons). This amount of product is enough for 5-6 servings. If you need a smaller amount, reduce the products in proportion to each other.
2. Separate the cauliflower into inflorescences. Cut the potatoes into small cubes. Place the vegetables in a saucepan with water and cook until tender. Approximately 20-25 min.
3. Boil rice in a separate pan.
4. From the pan in which the vegetables were boiled, pour the broth into a glass. We will still need it. Add boiled rice to the boiled vegetables and puree with a blender.
5. You should get such a homogeneous mass. Add salt to taste.
6. Add a piece of butter and cream. Stir.
7. Puree soup will get this light color. Adjust the thickness of the soup yourself. If it seems too thick, add the vegetable broth that was drained earlier.
8. For young children, soup is best served as is, without any additions.
9. For older children, it is better to serve cauliflower puree soup with breadcrumbs. In this option, there is a greater chance that the dish will be eaten. You can also sprinkle the soup with herbs or parsley leaves.

6. Chicken pudding
Ingredients:
1. Chicken (pulp) – 100 g
2. Wheat bread – 10 g
3. Butter – 1\2 teaspoons
4. Milk – ¼ cup
5. Egg – 1 pc.
6. Salt solution – ¼ teaspoon
Preparation.
Take a piece of boneless chicken and rinse cold water, pass through a meat grinder. Scroll through a meat grinder a second time along with the white stale wheat bread, pre-soaked in 1 tablespoon of milk. This mass must be rubbed through a sieve and diluted with the rest of the milk to a thick paste. Then add raw egg yolk and salt solution. Beat the whites into a strong foam and add them, stirring carefully. Place the entire resulting mass in a small mug, thickly greased with oil.
Place the mug in a pan half-filled with boiling water, cover the pan with a lid, put on the stove and cook for 40 minutes.
Meat puddings made from chicken, veal, and liver can be served with potato or vegetable puree.

7. EGG SOUP
1. ½ onion;
2. 2 pcs. potatoes;
3. 1 carrot;
4. 2 – 4 pcs. quail eggs
1. Peel and wash the onion. Use half and cut it into small cubes. Wash and peel the carrots, and also cut them into cubes.
2. My eldest daughter prefers grated carrots, so I often grate them using a coarse grater.
3. Peel, wash and cut the potatoes into cubes.
4. Pour 500-600 ml into the pan. water (depending on what kind of soup your baby likes, thinner or thicker). Bring to a boil. Throw onions and carrots into boiling water. If you are making grated carrots, then add only onions. After 10 minutes, add potatoes.
5. After 15 minutes, add grated carrots, if you did not add diced carrots. You can also add a little baby pasta to the soup - 1 tablespoon if you want a thicker soup.
6. Don't forget that we won't be cooking with boiled egg, and soup with raw egg. If your child likes a thinner soup, then take 2 eggs; if it is thick, then 4. Break the eggs into a bowl and stir with a fork.
7. Now we just have to figure out how to add an egg to the soup. 15-20 minutes after adding potatoes to the soup, pour in the eggs. Pour the eggs very slowly into the boiling soup and stir thoroughly with a fork to form small flakes. Bring the soup with the egg to a boil and remove from the heat. Cool slightly and pour into a plate. Add unrefined oil to the plate, you can add separately cooked meat. Bon appetit!

Children's recipes for children from 2 years old

8. Baby meatballs
Minced meat - 500 g.
1 egg
1 onion
Bread - 100 gr.
Rice - 100 gr.
Carrots - 1 pc.
0.5 cups milk
Salt to taste

1. Mix the minced meat with finely chopped onion and grated carrots.
2. Soak bread and rice in milk, boil a little, mix with minced meat
3. Add the egg to the minced meat, salt to taste
4. Shape and steam the breasts until ready (this will be convenient to do in a slow cooker)
Vegetables, mashed potatoes or pasta are perfect as a side dish.
For older kids, meatball sauce would be a great addition. It can be prepared by frying onions and carrots with tomato paste.

9. Fish soup puree
fish fillet - 150 g (hake, salmon, trout or pollock are suitable)
1/2 medium onion
1 small carrot
1 medium potato
sour cream
salt and herbs to taste

1. Place the fillet in a small saucepan, add water (1.5-2 cups), put on fire, add a little salt
2. When the fish is cooked, put it on a separate plate and strain the broth.
3. Finely chop the potatoes and onions, grate the carrots on a fine grater, and put them in the broth to cook. If the soup seems runny, you can add a little rice.
4. When the vegetables are cooked, add the fish again and grind everything with a blender.
5. Serve with sour cream and herbs

10. Mashed potatoes
Rub 100-120 g of boiled hot potatoes through a sieve (you can use a blender), gradually add a little (up to 20 ml) hot boiled milk to the resulting mass, stirring continuously. Beat the mixture until a homogeneous fluffy mass is obtained. Place the puree on a plate and pour over the melted butter.

11. Carrot puree
Wash, peel, chop 100 g of carrots, put in a saucepan, pour a little boiling water, add half a teaspoon of sugar, cover with a lid and put on low heat. Simmer for 30-40 minutes, stirring and adding water little by little, until the carrots are soft. Then rub the hot carrots through a sieve, pour in 1/4 cup of hot milk, and boil. When serving, add 1/2 tsp. butter.

12. Boiled pumpkin
Cut the peeled pumpkin into cubes, place in a saucepan, add a small amount of boiling water, add a little salt and cook for min 30 until tender. Cool the cooked pumpkin until warm state(can be mixed with other vegetables, fruits or cereals), rub through a sieve and offer to the child. Delicious with applesauce!!!

13. Pumpkin stewed with apples
Place 200 g of finely chopped peeled pumpkin in a frying pan, add 100-150 g of peeled and finely chopped apples, a little salt and 1-2 tsp. sugar, 1-1.5 tsp. butter, up to 100 ml of water and simmer until tender, then cool until warm and rub through a sieve. Ready dish You can pour a little jelly on it.

14. Vegetable puree assorted
Finely chop the carrots and cabbage, simmer covered in a small amount of water until half cooked, add chopped potatoes and simmer all together for another 30 minutes. Then grate the vegetables, including the added green peas, while hot, then add a little hot milk and salt to the mixture. Stir everything well, bring to a boil and, after removing from the stove, beat so that the puree is fluffy and without lumps. Season the finished puree with 1 tsp. butter.

15. Rice and carrot soufflé
From 1 tbsp. sorted and washed rice, cook a slightly viscous porridge in water. Add 1 tsp to it. melted butter, 1/2 egg yolk, mashed with 1 tsp. granulated sugar in 25-30 ml of boiled milk, 1/4-1/2 carrots, grated on a fine grater. Mix everything well and carefully add 1/2 of the whipped protein into the resulting mass. Place in a greased mold and place for 35-40 minutes. water bath(on a wire rack in a pan of boiling water).
There may also be other options for soufflé made from vegetables and cereals: semolina, pumpkin and zucchini (2 tablespoons of grated vegetables instead of carrots).

16. Omelet stuffed with meat
Ingredients:
50 g boiled ground meat
1 egg
1/2 coffee cup milk
a piece of butter the size of a hazelnut
1 tbsp. spoon pureed boiled vegetables from soup
parsley
1 tbsp. spoon of tomato juice

Grind the egg yolks with salt and butter, add the whipped whites. Grease a saucepan with oil, pour the beaten eggs into it, immerse it in another vessel with water, cover with a lid and place in a very hot oven for 10 minutes.
Flip the finished omelette onto a plate, place the ground meat and vegetables on it, roll it up and pour tomato juice over it.

17. Krupenik
This recipe is a real find for moms! When children become very picky and capricious, when you don’t want porridge, but are tired of cottage cheese))
Ingredients:
children's curd "Agusha" - 50 g,
buckwheat - 4 tbsp. spoons,
butter - 1 teaspoon,
sour cream - 2 teaspoons,
quail egg - 1 pc.,
ground crackers - 10 g.

Take, wash and put buckwheat in a pan. Put it on high heat, and after the water boils, turn it to low heat and cook for about 25 minutes. Grind buckwheat porridge using a blender. Thoroughly mix buckwheat porridge with baby cottage cheese, add a raw egg and 1/2 teaspoon butter. Transfer the resulting mass into a greased form, sprinkle with ground breadcrumbs, smooth the surface and grease with sour cream. Bake for about 25 minutes (at 180 degrees).

18. Steamed cheesecakes
Cottage cheese – 200 g (ideally, homemade)
flour – 4 tbsp. l.
egg – 1 pc. (instead of chicken, you can take 2-3 quail)
sugar – 4 tbsp. l.
1. Add egg and sugar to the cottage cheese, mix thoroughly until smooth.
2. Add flour and mix again. It is better to add flour gradually so as not to overdo it: when the mass takes on the consistency of dough and begins to stick to your hands, this will mean that there is enough flour
3. Pinch off small pieces from a single piece of dough, roll into small balls and place them in a steamer at a short distance from each other so that they do not stick together.
4. Steam for 30 minutes.

The diet of a two-year-old baby is almost the same as that of adults. It is important that the child receives sufficient amounts of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. During this period, the basis for a full-fledged physical development little man. Special attention It is necessary to pay attention to creating a menu in the off-season and in winter, when there is an acute lack of vitamins. To support the baby, he should be regularly given rosehip infusion, dried fruit compote, and vitamin complexes.

Diet

Most babies are content with four feedings a day. Weak babies, especially those who are often sick, need enhanced nutrition - in addition to main meals and an afternoon snack, it is worth adding a second breakfast (two hours after the first). It should consist of light dishes intended for reinforcement: this will make it easier for the child to survive until lunch, and he will not feel hungry. Schedule option:

• 08:00 - first breakfast;
• 10:00 - second breakfast;
• 12:30–13:00 - lunch;
• 16:00–17:00 - afternoon snack;
• 18:30–19:00 - dinner.

It is advisable to maintain a 4-hour interval between main meals. The optimal dishes for afternoon tea and second breakfast are yogurt, a sandwich with tea, a small portion of omelet, cottage cheese, fruit puree, and curd pudding.

For breakfast, your child should be given porridge - this will provide him with energy at the beginning of the day, he will feel cheerful and active. Important! The consistency of the dishes may already be viscous; it is not at all necessary to boil the cereal until completely softened. Excessively dry porridge is also not good - it may be difficult for a baby to chew it, and not all children are ready to eat a crumbly dish - it is more difficult to hold it in a spoon or take it from a plate.

In addition to breakfast, it is worth offering a hot drink: tea, cocoa, coffee substitute (for example, chicory or barley). The ideal “partner” for them is a cheese sandwich or dry biscuits. Alternatively, gingerbread.

The baby's lunch should be comprehensive and consist of vegetable salad, soup or borscht, in the summer you can offer okroshka, a side dish with a meat dish (can be replaced with fish or offal on some days of the week), dessert. Please note that your child should not be offered all kinds of “fur coats”, “Olivier”, “Caesar” and other culinary wonders. If the salad means fresh cabbage with carrots, vinaigrette, boiled beets or zucchini, cucumbers or tomatoes. You can offer vegetable or mashed potatoes as a side dish.

An afternoon snack is an intermediate meal and should be light. Most often this is fruit puree, cottage cheese, yogurt, fruits and cookies, juice. For dinner, you can prepare porridge or pudding for your baby. This meal is not as important as lunch or breakfast. Many children also like to drink a cup of kefir or milk before bed.

What foods should be present in the diet of a 2-year-old child?

Every day the baby needs to eat meat, milk and cereal. Give your baby whole foods rather than low-fat ones - they are necessary to nourish the cells of the nervous system, as well as for brain activity. Milk, yogurt and kefir help strengthen the skeletal system as they contain calcium. It is also present in hard cheese.

Only real foods can be given to your baby. Carefully study the description of the product; the following names should cause concern: “sour cream product”, “spread”, “cheese product” - usually their cost is 30-70% cheaper than the originals. There is nothing healthy in such products; they only taste vaguely like real cheese, sour cream or butter.

Portion size depends on the child’s appetite and needs. So, you can give your baby about 100 g of cottage cheese per day. If you decide to replace it with hard cheese, no more than 40 g. It is preferable to give your child sea fish, for example, cod or flounder. He eats salmon dishes with no less pleasure. Yes, these types of fish are more expensive, but they contain omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid, which are especially beneficial to the body.

Sources of vitamins and minerals

Vegetables and fresh fruits will provide vitamins and minerals. Of course, it is advisable to give them fresh. It is useful to stew, boil or bake vegetables; it is better not to give them fried vegetables yet; the baby’s gastrointestinal tract is not yet completely ready for such food. Prepare your child all kinds of stews and vinaigrettes.

The best salad dressing is sour cream or vegetable oil, including olive. Industrially produced sauces or mayonnaise, which are now fashionable, are in the category of prohibited products. It is useful to season salads with herbs - dill or parsley, you can add a little celery. Offer your baby a green salad periodically. Don't overuse greens - everything is good in moderation.

Soups

Many parents are concerned about their children's dislike of soups. Most often it is caused by a monotonous diet. Think over your baby's menu in such a way as to delight him with new dishes every day. Possible options: vegetable soups, borscht, solyanka, cabbage soup, pureed soups from broccoli, pumpkin, zucchini.

Not worth adding to first courses yet Bay leaf or tomato paste, we also recommend avoiding pepper. Limit yourself to greens. It is advisable to put lean meat in the broth: veal, chicken, rabbit. Of course, it’s still too early to fry the first courses.

Sweets

It is too early to offer your child cakes with cream - he is not ready for this yet. But you can pamper your baby with marshmallows, marmalade, soufflé, puddings or other goodies. It is better not to give chocolate - it often causes allergic reaction, especially if the baby is offered a lot of sweets at once.

Taboo

Most likely, your baby is already watching TV and seeing advertisements for carbonated drinks, chips, all kinds of bars and other products that are extremely harmful to children's health. Try to explain to your child how dangerous they are, offer him a worthy alternative: juices, compotes, homemade cookies and other goodies.

Regular canned food is also not suitable for babies - they contain nutritional supplements, concentrates and other components that are not considered useful. You should approach the choice of sausage with caution - it is better to refrain from smoked meats, as as a last resort, treat your baby to a sandwich with “doctor’s”, fresh and of excellent quality, of course.

Sample menu for the week

We offer you an option weekly menu. Based on it, you can create your own nutrition plan for your child.

Monday:

• Breakfast. Oatmeal with raspberries and blackberries, seasoned with butter. Cheese sandwich and chicory drink.
• Dinner. Vinaigrette supplemented with vegetable oil. Cauliflower, green pea and spinach soup with croutons. Buckwheat porridge with veal cutlets. Apple juice.
• Afternoon snack. Cottage cheese casserole with sour cream (5 g). Fruit salad. Dried fruits compote.
• Dinner. Omelette. Tea with cookies.

• Breakfast. Potato and meat casserole. Fresh cabbage salad with carrots. Tea with a sandwich.
• Dinner. Salad of rice, arugula and cheese. Pea soup on beef ribs. Mashed potatoes with stewed liver. Fresh fruit compote.
• Afternoon snack. Yogurt with fruit filling. Tea with gingerbread.
• Dinner. Zrazy with egg and onion. Rice porrige. Cocoa.

• Breakfast. Spinach omelette. Cookie. Rose hip decoction.
• Dinner. Salad of green peas, herbs and onions. Borscht with beans. Oatmeal with chicken meatballs and sauce. Dried fruits compote.
• Afternoon snack. Curd pudding. Peach juice with cookies.
• Dinner. Braised cabbage with prunes and boiled potatoes. Boiled fish. Milk with cookies.

• Breakfast. Curd pudding with fruit. Sandwich with Dutch cheese. Barley drink.
• Dinner. Boiled carrot salad. Pumpkin puree soup. Wheat porridge with chicken meatballs. Cherry jelly.
• Afternoon snack. Fruit jelly. Kefir with cookies. Apple.
• Dinner. Meat casserole with stewed vegetables (zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach).

• Breakfast. Barley porridge with vegetables. Milk with a bun.
• Dinner. Boiled beet salad with prunes and nuts. Salmon cream soup. Vegetable stew. Dried fruits compote.
• Afternoon snack. Cottage cheese with fruit puree. Apple-cherry juice.

• Breakfast. Lentil porridge with vegetables and herbs. Cocoa and a sandwich with “doctor’s” sausage.
• Dinner. Salad with chickpeas and vegetables. Soup with meatballs and cauliflower. Mashed potatoes with stewed cod. Plum juice. Cookie.
• Afternoon snack. Curd pudding. Currant jelly. Bun.
• Dinner. Rice porridge with prunes. Tea with cookies.

Sunday:

• Breakfast. Omelette. Fruit salad. Compote of dried fruits with croutons.
• Dinner. Fresh cabbage salad. Sorrel soup with sour cream and egg. Barley with stewed veal. Apple compote.
• Afternoon snack. Oat cookies with milk.
• Dinner. Vegetable stew(cauliflower, carrots, zucchini, broccoli) with rabbit meat. Tea with a bun.

In addition to the mentioned dishes, the baby must be given wheat and Rye bread. From time to time, you can replace traditional black tea with herbal or rosehip infusion. Two or three times a week, you should offer noodles instead of porridge. In the summer season, instead of boiled vegetables, offer your child a tomato or cucumber salad.

Your baby is 2 years old. He can run and jump, kick a ball, build towers from blocks, cut with scissors, even walk backwards. You want to be yourself best mom and do more for it, such as creating the perfect menu.

The daily routine of the 2-year-old fidget is changing.

• You get up at 7.30 and do exercises with your baby.
• At 7.45, race to the bathroom.
• At 8 o'clock breakfast is ready on the table.
• From 8.30 to 11.30 you play or walk.
• At 12 o'clock it is time for lunch.
• From 12.30 to 15.30 the baby sleeps.
• At 15.45 you are doing hardening.
• At 16:00 – light snack (afternoon snack).
• From 16.30 to 19.00 you walk and play again.
• 19.30 – dinner time.
• At 20.30 – evening swimming.
• At 21.00 the baby goes to bed.

But this is the ideal daily routine. Don't have a nanny and a cook? Does your grandmother work or live far away? And do you go to the grocery store yourself? There's so much you can squeeze into those 30 minutes between classes and walking your baby!

By the age of two, children can eat from the “common table”. A two-year-old toddler, as a rule, already has 20 teeth that are capable of chewing small pieces of food. And there is no need to wipe food as before.

What is the “common table” in your family? Does it really fit the bill? To make your life easier, it is advisable to switch all family members to proper nutrition - healthy and balanced. Finding suitable dishes is not at all difficult. And everyone will win.

1. We cook, bake, stew, but do not fry.
2. Maximum amount of vegetables and fruits.
3. Porridge from affordable and favorite cereals every day.
4. Only freshly prepared food.
5. We try not to mix proteins and carbohydrates.
6. We drink a lot of clean water.

Strategic planning

It is advisable for the whole family to create a meal plan for the week with recipes. You will get more bonuses if your children tell you what they want to see on their plate. Write a shopping list for the week together and go shopping together. Resist the temptation to buy chips, sugary drinks, and smoked sausage. A meal plan drawn up together will help optimize purchases and teach children not to buy fast food. At the same time, you will not forget anything and, perhaps, even save on excesses.

What to include on the list?

The baby’s nutrition is a priority in the family, so you should focus on the recommendations for a 2-year-old:

• four meals a day for children;
• hot dishes for any meal;
• breakfast and dinner make up 20-25% of the daily requirement, lunch – 40%, afternoon snack – 10%;
• per day, a 2-year-old baby needs 1200-1400 g of food or 1000-1400 kcal: 1.5 cups of vegetables, 1 cup of fruit, 2 cups of dairy products, 50 g of protein food, 110 g of grains, 4 tsp. any oil;
• the optimal ratio of fats, proteins and carbohydrates for children is 1:1:4;
• The children's menu should be varied, the recipes should be interesting;
• If the child eats “like a sparrow,” we increase the calorie content of the dishes, or feed them often, but little by little throughout the day.

Sample menu for the day

1. For breakfast we are planning a simple dish: or porridge. Oatmeal is prepared quickly if you simply pour boiling water over it, cover with a towel, let it brew for a few minutes and add a knob of butter. Buckwheat and millet porridge are also a good solution.
2. Lunch is simple vegetable soup or borscht. For children, it is better to cook it in water or diluted broth. Puree soups are tasty and nutritious. The set of vegetables in them can be different: zucchini, pumpkin, potatoes, white cabbage, broccoli, carrots. Boiled meat, stewed or baked fish, vegetables, salad also fit into the concept of a healthy diet. If there is pasta on the menu, try to avoid meat and fish. Dessert and drinks - to choose from.
3. For a children's afternoon snack, fruit, jelly with a slice of whole grain bread, kefir or.
4. Make dinner light: casserole, lazy dumplings, steamed cheesecakes, vegetable stew, boiled meat or a piece of steamed fish (the last two menu items are appropriate if the norm of protein products has not been exhausted during the day).

Some 2-year-olds are accustomed to drinking milk before bed. Modern research warn that food cow's milk under the age of 3 years can cause calcium deficiency in the body and provoke an increase in nervous excitability. Therefore, it is better to exclude it from the diet.

Replace the milk with formula, or more accurately, with water, gradually reducing the amount. There will come a time when the baby gets used to falling asleep without a bottle.

Forget about sausages, sandwiches, cereals covered in milk or yogurt, and try to train yourself to cook quick, tasty and healthy breakfasts for the whole family.

Breakfast recipes

• Add chopped banana and a little butter to the finished oatmeal. It tastes so much better!
• Place a layer of cheese slices on the bottom of the pan. Add on top. Mix eggs with water and pour over cheese and tomatoes. Place the pan in the oven for 5 minutes. A nutritious omelette is ready!
• For cheesecakes you will need: a pack of cottage cheese, two eggs, salt and half a glass of flour. Stir, gradually adding flour. Form the cheesecakes, place them in a frying pan and place in the oven for 5-7 minutes. It is even healthier to steam this dish. Place warm cheesecakes and sour cream whipped with berries on the table.
• Wrap an omelet of several eggs in pita bread, adding your favorite vegetables.

Delicious ideas

We are used to the idea that there should always be soup for lunch, and then a main course. And also compote. Aren't you tired of cooking them seven times a week? Let's get creative and invite the kid to lunch with the count.

Noble Sandwiches

1. Cut about a cup of vegetables into chopsticks.
2. Place steamed crispy broccoli in a separate beautiful plate (choose the most beautiful floret).
3. 30 g boiled meat Cut turkey, chicken or beef into thin slices and make sandwiches on thin slices of bread.

Set the table as if it were a holiday, and then tell the story of the mysterious count who shared his best recipes with you.

Salads in molds

1. You can arrange the food prepared for lunch in multi-colored baking dishes or ice cube trays.
2. Let your 2-year-old use a mild knife to cut lettuce, cabbage, or spinach. boiled carrots, pear or apple, avocado pulp.
3. Place colorful vegetables, pieces of meat, and sprigs of herbs into each mold or cell of the tray.

By involving children in cooking, you instill skills proper nutrition and learn how to set the dinner table. Besides, everyone knows that no tastier dishes than those prepared with your own hands.

Young parents feel a burden of responsibility for each feeding: what, how much and at what time the child ate. What if your beloved child was unable to eat everything? Don't be dramatic. Relieve the pressure on your baby. You can’t force feed: he has the right to decide for himself. You have prepared delicious and healthy dishes from fresh products. Just enjoy your meal together.

Evening menu

An evening menu for a 2-year-old child may include:

• if there were no meat dishes for lunch;
• lean meat, if the baby loves it very much and has not eaten during the day;
• vegetables that can be given throughout the day;
• fruits – raw and baked;
• dairy products;
• porridge;
• casseroles;
• eggs as a separate food or as part of light dishes.

The time needed to prepare dinner can be reduced by mastering simple recipes.

Featured Recipes

Cauliflower Casserole

1. Preheat the oven.
2. Disassemble the head of cabbage into inflorescences and place in molds.
3. Place sliced ​​tomatoes on top and sprinkle with grated cheese.
4. Bake for 25 minutes at 130 degrees.

For dinner, dishes baked in the oven (in foil, in pots, in a baking sleeve) are perfect. It's not too troublesome and won't take much time.

Chicken in a pot

1. Don't forget to turn on the oven.
2. Cut the fillet into pieces of such a size that it is easy for a two-year-old child to chew them.
3. Place the chicken on the bottom of the pot, add vegetables to taste, sprinkle with cheese, put in the oven and take care of the baby.
4. In an hour, invite your family to the table.

Soups and porridges also work well in pots.

Pasta with broccoli

1. Divide a small head of broccoli into florets and place them in boiling water for 5 minutes.
2. For a 2-year-old child, it is advisable to chop the boiled cabbage additionally.
3. Place the broccoli in a heated frying pan, adding oil and a little vegetable broth remaining from cooking.
4. Boil the pasta and mix it in the pan with the cabbage.

Dishes in 5 minutes

Sometimes parents have particularly stressful days: they have to get up in the morning and run somewhere. There is no time left for cooking. What should you feed the baby in this case? Here are some options.

• Throw a banana, half a peeled orange into the blender, pour in yogurt or kefir, beat until high speed. A delicacy rich in carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins for a two-year-old is ready.
• A berry smoothie is prepared in a blender: half a glass of yogurt, a banana and a handful of berries (can be frozen). To warm the drink, run the blender on maximum speed and wait until the bowl becomes warm.
• Place peeled banana in blender Apple juice and baby’s favorite berries. By the way, kiwi is the leader in nutritional value among the fruits.

Superfoods

It is advisable that the menu for a 2-year-old child include so-called superfoods, known for their beneficial properties. Feed your baby them at least from time to time.

• oats;
• wild red fish;
• yogurt;
• spinach.

A 2-year-old child still needs healthy eating. Set rules for family members and try to maintain a daily routine. Encourage your baby to eat a variety of foods and healthy foods, contributing to its harmonious development.

Most actual question every day for caring mothers, grandmothers and even fathers: “What to cook for a 2-year-old child?” At this age, the baby is very active and mobile, so he needs more calories and vitamins consumed from food. Moreover, the little one is already:

• has milk teeth;
• can hold a spoon correctly and operate it properly;
• knows how to chew, since by the age of two his chewing muscles have become stronger.

Therefore, it’s time to review the child’s diet at 2 years old: increase portions for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and also introduce new foods and dishes into the diet. By the way, some parents mistakenly believe that the baby should be fed what they themselves eat, just chop the portions and serve them in smaller quantities. You can't do that! After all, the toddler’s body is actively improving:

• brain, liver, lungs, kidneys develop
• growth increases
• muscles are strengthened
• bone tissue is built.

Therefore, the baby’s need for nutrients differs significantly from the adult organism and requires optimal balanced nutrition.

“How to feed a 2-year-old child?” you ask. Having worked through a lot of information based on the vast experience of many generations of parents, as well as proven science and confirmed by doctors, nutritionists, etc., I will try to fully answer your question.

First, let's figure out what foods a two-year-old child can and should eat, and which ones are strictly prohibited.

• canned and pickled vegetables, salads, etc. Please note that fermented ones are possible and necessary.
• mushrooms, including champignons and oyster mushrooms
• carbonated drinks
• seafood and salted fish
• purchased tomato ketchups, sauces that contain vinegar, as well as horseradish, mayonnaise, mustard
• hot seasonings, pepper and dry concentrates
• Navy-style pasta, i.e. pasta with minced meat
• fatty and tough meat. For example, goose or duck meat is difficult to digest and is slowly absorbed.
• coffee (both ground and instant)
• store-bought pastries and cakes. If homemade, then you can, for example, have a sponge cake with sour cream or curd mass. Never decorate a cake with chocolate or frosting - these products are not suitable for a two-year-old child.
• puff pastry pastry

Now let’s look at those products that are not only possible, but also necessary to be included in a child’s menu at the age of 2:

• Meat: beef, veal, chicken, lean pork and lamb. Moreover, a toddler should eat at least 90 grams of meat or meat dishes per day.

As a rule, the meat is served in the form of steam cutlets or cut into small pieces and then boiled or stewed.

You can sometimes pamper your baby with high-quality milk sausages, sausages or boiled sausages. You should not give your toddler smoked sausages, meat or sausages.

By the way, some caring mothers prepare cabbage rolls or meat casseroles for children 2 years old, which include boiled meat, rice or pasta and various types of vegetables.

• Liver is a very healthy product that is very rich in various beneficial substances:

High quality and easily digestible proteins

Glycogen - animal starch

Mineral salts

Vitamins.

The liver stimulates digestion and hematopoiesis.

What dish can be prepared from the liver: make liver pate or cut it into pieces and stew with vegetables.

• Fish- This is a mandatory product that should be included in the diet of a 2-year-old child. Its daily norm is 30 grams or its weekly norm is 210 grams. You can arrange fish days for your child by preparing fish dishes 2-3 times a week.

Remember that the baby is not yet able to choose the bones from the fish himself, so it is better to buy fillets or low-bone fish varieties.

In what form is fish served? Boiled or stewed in a small amount of water or sunflower oil. You can add carrots and onions to the fish broth. If you decide to give your little one salted herring, then you need to first soak it in water and serve it with a side dish for breakfast or lunch.

• Dairy products.

Daily norm milk for a 2-year-old toddler - 600 grams, of which 200 grams as kefir. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that you should not make kefir at home or give your baby sour milk. This may disrupt his digestive process or even cause stomach upset.

It is very good if the child eats cottage cheese or cottage cheese-based dishes, for example, cheesecakes, every day.

If your baby does not like to drink milk, then add condensed milk to his tea or cook cocoa.

The daily diet of a 2-year-old child should include 17 grams of butter and about 6 grams of vegetable oil.

• Fruits and vegetables.

It's no secret that vegetables and fruits contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, so they make up the main diet. The daily intake of vegetables for two-year-old children should be 250 grams and potatoes – 220 grams.

Depending on the season, it is advisable to include vegetables in your baby’s diet. These are carrots, beets, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, eggplants, zucchini, squash and radishes. Everything is raw, baked, boiled or stewed. Sometimes you can pamper your little one with pickled cucumbers, tomatoes or cabbage, but in small quantities.

Don’t forget to add parsley, dill, celery, and green onions to vegetable dishes - they have a positive effect on the digestion process.

• What about legumes?

They should also be included in your baby’s menu, but don’t overdo it! Peas and beans can be given to the baby no more than 2 times a week, as he is too heavy for digestive tract, although healthy and rich in proteins.

During the season of fruits, berries, melons and watermelons, do not limit the little one in this useful product! Don't worry, babies won't eat more than they need!

• Bread.

The child’s body absorbs both white and black bread equally. The main thing is that the baby eats about one hundred grams of bread a day, including baked goods.

• Porridges from different cereals- This is one of the main foods for babies.

They can be served as a side dish or used to prepare casseroles, buckwheat cakes, meatballs, rice cakes, cabbage rolls, pancakes, etc. You can make porridge sweet by sweetening it and adding jam, honey, candied fruits, dried apples, dried apricots, raisins, etc.

• Egg is a product rich in methionine, cysteine, and lecithin. These components have a beneficial effect on the nervous system, vocal cords and digestion.

By eating an egg for breakfast, the baby’s body will receive a lot of vital necessary components. It’s not for nothing that there are many therapeutic diets, the main product of which is egg.

• What could we do without sweets?

As sweets, you can offer your baby marmalade, marshmallows, jam, honey, dried fruits, candy, as well as biscuits, oatmeal or homemade cookies. Remember that sweets can be given to your child only after meals and only 10-15 grams per day.

• Beverages: juice, jelly, compote, weak green and black tea.

In the morning you can give a drink made from chicory or cocoa. The daily norm is about 200-300 ml, but jelly should be given less often - 1-2 times a week. Water is allowed to be given in unlimited quantities.

• Seasonings and salt.

The salt limit for a two-year-old child is 0.5-1 grams/day, so children's meals should be slightly under-salted. You can add the following herbs and spices to your food: bay leaf, white and allspice, basil, rosemary, thyme, marjoram.

The above products and new dishes should be introduced into the diet gradually in order to see the body’s reaction and remove them from the menu in time, if necessary. After all, there are times when a baby becomes allergic to a particular product, for example: eggs, fruit, porridge, etc. Be careful and careful!

Pay attention not only to what your child eats, but also how!

After all, only you can teach him:

• wash your hands before eating;
• hold a spoon or fork correctly;
• before eating, wish “Bon appetit!”;
• use a towel or napkin;
• eat carefully, do not be distracted and do not distract others from eating;
• get up from the table only after eating;
• thank you for food: “Thank you!”;
• help clear the table.

Approximate diet for a 2-year-old child or “what is being served today?”

Breakfast for a 2 year old child may consist of:

Porridge with vegetables

Milk porridge, optionally with added fruit.

Cottage cheese or cottage cheese dishes: casseroles, lazy dumplings or cheesecakes

Scrambled eggs or omelet. By the way, the omelette can be with peas, sausage and cheese.

Fruits can be an addition to breakfast.

Offer your child a choice of drinks. It can be cocoa, juice, milk or chicory with milk.

Lunch for a 2-year-old child should be more eventful and consist of several dishes.

Salad of boiled vegetables (beets, carrots, potatoes.) As well as raw vegetables(tomato, cucumber, radish, radish).

First meal:

• Chicken soup, vegetable or fish soup for a 2-year-old child is cooked with the addition of vermicelli or cereal.

Second courses consist of meat, fish and side dishes.

Meat dishes are steamed, baked or stewed. As a rule, these are cutlets, cabbage rolls, meatballs, stuffed zucchini, boiled chicken or fish, fish cutlets, baked fish. You can find recipes on the Internet on culinary sites or in books.

Side dishes: vegetable stew, boiled vegetables, pasta, potatoes and potato dishes.

Third courses for a 2 year old child: compote, jelly, fruit drink, juice.

Be sure to give your baby a piece of bread for lunch, and for the third course - cookies, a loaf of bread or white bread.

Afternoon snack for a 2 year old child may consist of: a drink, cookies, milk, berries or fruit.

Dinner for a 2 year old child consists of: appetizer, main course and drink.

You can make any salad as a snack. The main course may consist of cottage cheese, eggs, cereals, vegetable dishes and fish. By the way, they don’t serve meat or meat dishes. The drink used is: juice, tea or chicory.

Finally, give your baby fermented milk drinks at night.