Are you out of ideas to cook the right, wholesome meal for your child? Here, are some dishes to help you. Since these are generic meal ideas, apply your discretion to fix the age-appropriate meal for your beloved. The recipes for all the dishes are easily accessible on the Internet.
Happy and Healthy Cooking!
Breakfast
Palak Paratha | Vegetable Omelette | Ragi porridge | Chapathi Roll with any vegetable of your child’s choice | Dalia (Cracked wheat) upma |
Vegetable Dosa (Carrot, Beetroot) | Vegetable Idli | Moong Dal Dosa | Oat Meal Dosa | Ragi Roti |
Muesli with fruits | Lemon Poha | Adai (mixture of Dals) | mashed vegetables | Ragi Dosa |
Oats Idli/upma | Soya Dosa | Rice Pancakes (with vegetables) | Banana Apple Porridge |
Lunch
Whole Bread Sandwich | Capsicum Rice | Paratha (Aaloo, Mooli, Palak) | Palak Rice | Paneer Sandwich |
Carrot Rice | Chole | Red Lentil Dal | Vegetable Fried Rice | Chana Pulao |
Bajra Roti | Tomato and Methi Rice | Shrimp with Vegetables | Baked Fish | Stuffed Brinjal |
Aaloo Mutar Paneer | Mushroom And Peas Curry | Pureed Fruits | Yogurt | Sooji Porridge |
Palak Dal | Noodles with Cabbage/Capsicum | Mooli Paratha | Baked Potatoes With Cheese | Chana and Spinach Rice |
Lunch Box
Peas Pulao | Carrot Idlis | Methi Pulao | Matar Paneer | Cheese Sandwich |
Vegetable curry | Vegetable Cutlet | Radish and Moong Dal Chillas | Paneer Wrap | Cooked eggs |
Vegetable Fried Rice | Capsicum Rice | Brinjal Rice | Methi Carrot Pulao | Dhokla |
Chicken nuggets | Oats Sandwich | Sweet Corn And Spinach Wrap |
Dinner
Roti | Dal Makhani | Baked Vegetables | Cauliflower/Brocolli Soup | Gobi Aloo |
Moong Dal Kichdi | Paalak Poori | Chicken soup | Pasta/Macaroni with Cheese | Sprout Parantha |
Rajma | Legumes/lentil Soup | Methi Poori | Lauki/ bottle gourd soup | Chickpea stew |
Vegetable Stew/Broth | Lasagna | Brocolli balls and chicken | Baked lamb | Green Gram Roti |
Snacks
Vegetable Pakora (fritters) | Assorted Fruits with honey | Vegetable and sprouts salad | Potato and Chana Dal salad | Palak Tikki |
Oatmeal Bars | Fruit Kebabs | Banana Cutlet | Dried fruits shake | Baby corn fry |
Hara Bhara kebab | Oatmeal Raisin Bread | Grilled Sandwich | Corn Vada | Corn cob |
Wheat crackers | Any vegetable Vada | Oatmeal cookies |
Beverages
Fruit Milk Shake | Fruit Tea | Fruit Smoothie | Fruit cocktail | Fruit Punch |
Badam Milk Shake | Dried Fruits Milk Shake | Lassi | Falooda | Thandai |
Milk Squash | Aam Panna | Lemonade |
Treats
Apple Pancakes | Almond-Walnut pie | Vegetable Pizza | Carrot Halwa | Potato Fingers |
Fruit Sorbet | Muskmelon smoothie | Chicken Tikka | Fruit Custard | Banana/Strawberry Muffins |
Orange Pie | Fruit Pizza | Banana Fritters | Peach Chocolate Pie | Cherry/Mango Jelly |
Orange Fudge | Apple Tart | Lemon or Peach Tart | Beetroot Halwa | Almond and Apple Halwa |
Chana Dal Kheer | Banana Cake | Walnut Ice-cream | Fig Ice-cream | Carrot or Beetroot Kheer |
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