What did you feed your kid today?

gayathriar · Jun 18, 2007

As a toddler's mom, the most stressful time of the day for me is when I am trying to feed my kid and he has zip, zero, zilch interest in that. I am sure most other moms would share the same plight. As mothers, feeding our kids right and well is the most important thing for us.

I am starting this thread to share the problem with mothers like me and to derive motivation and learn from mothers who do not have this problem...!

To start, yesterday I took my kid to zoo and could feed rasam rice effortlessly while he was watching a peacock curiously. Dinner was yogurt rice and potato kari ( courtesy blinking lights demonstrated by my husband ) topped with vanilla ice-cream. However, for breakfast, he wouldn't have anything other than a handful of the cereal we had( honey bunch of oats )

-Gayathri.

Vandhana · Jun 18, 2007

Hi gayathri,

Nice thread you have started. I have 3 + son and he also is too playful and not interested in food at all. Well today this is what he had:
breakfast: carrot dosai with molagaipodi
lunch: grilled cheese sandwhich and a banana
dinner: some veg noodles and fresh thayir.

Vandhana

gayathriar · Jun 18, 2007

Hi Vandhana

Hope you are having a great vacation...!

Carrot Dosai - looks like you are really inventive. Well, what else can we expect from a nutritionist like you :-D

Does your 3 old have molagaipodi? Do you make it less hot for him???

-Gayathri.

sunitha · Jun 18, 2007

Gayathri,don't worry about milagaipodi. My son who is now 4 1/2 is an ardent fan of this milagaipodi.He has been having that from when he was 2.This is how I make it at home:

Idli Podi

1 cup Sesame seeds
1 cup Chana dhal
1 cup Urad dhal
1 cup red chillies(15 chillies)
1 ½ tsp salt
½ tsp Asafoetida(hing)

Roast everything except salt and hing separately and grind fine.When grinding,grind everything,lastly add sesame seeds and grind .This is not at all spicy.

kads · Jun 19, 2007

Hi Everyone
I really think this thread will be very beneficial for all mothers.
Today my 3yr old kido had for breakfast paneer toast for lunch -aloo puri and little curd,for dinner -veg soup and puri..
I would say ladies pl continue this thread and share what ur kids have during the whole day..
thanks

Tagor · Jun 19, 2007

Hi all moms!

I am delighted to see this thread! Its so painful to see my 1n 1/2 yr daughter just refusing the plate of food that i prepare so painstakingly for her. Yes knowing what other kids are eating really gives some inspiration as well as lot of different ideas.

For her it was :

B`fast - a small bowl of cereals
Lunch - Khicdi with yogurt
Dinner - rice with carrot sabzi n yogurt (that is must for her. Without it its impossible to feed her).

sujakalyan · Jun 19, 2007

hi little moms

this is an interesting thread

i gave mini idli as brk fast for my son
he likes curd rice very much but its banned for him as per doctor's advice as he catches cold easily
sometimes i make mini dosa, he likes that very much

"anything colorful, and in mini sizes are hot favourites of today's kids"

Vandhana · Jun 19, 2007

Hi Gayathri,

Yes my little toddler will eat the regular molagapodi. and he likes it with Nalla ennai only . No ghee for him!!.

Today was just toast and jam for breakfast, veg cutlets and plain thayir for lunch and dinner is going to be pav bhaji.

You see my 3 year old will not eat rice. so i have to get the carbs into him in other forms!!

Vandhana

gayathriar · Jun 19, 2007

Aloo puri, mini tiffins, kichdi with curd sound very interesting...! I make Mini idli and dosa, but the rest I should try.

I fed( tried to ) the following yesterday:

Breakfast: bread toast with ghee and strawberry jam cut into bite size pieces.
Lunch: Rasam rice, cauliflower sabzi flavoured with ajwain and jeera
Dinner: Wheat porridge( kanji ) and one tablespoon vanilla ice-cream.

-Gayathri.

gayathriar · Jun 19, 2007

These food ideas are great( specifically veg cutlets and plain thayir ) and I have not even thought of them. I usually go for conventional food and feel very upset if mine does not eat the curd rice. Way to go Vandhana!!!

-Gayathri.