Parents are much concerned about what to feed their babies for their healthy mental and physical growth. Foods do include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, dairy, meat, and many more! e and kids, in general, will relish these tasty foods.

Taste and nutrition are what matters while preparing food for toddlers.

FOODS FOR TODDLERS

The toddler food list does include fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains, healthy dairy, lean protein, and more so to ensure that the toddler grows up healthy and strong. These are whole foods and are easy to self-feed, as toddlers love doing things on their own including eating their food.

CHOOSING HEALTHY FOOD FOR KIDS

Maintaining nutrition level is important while selecting food for toddlers. The food should positively impact their health. During the early years and later on, what they eat does impact health, growth as well as development both in the short-term as well as in the long run. They grow up to be healthy adults. A balanced diet needs to be given to them.

BEST FOOD FOR 1-YEAR-OLD

Toddlers do tend to reject foods but it does not mean the end of the road. They may again like the food given to them. Toddlers also have likes and dislike when it comes to foods.

•     ACORN SQUASH

Roasted and also served in cubes or perhaps roasted and mashed.

•     ALMOND BUTTER

Thinned or even spread on toast or fruit or stirred into oatmeal or yogurt

•     APPLES

Fresh, very thinly sliced or shredded; Te fruit can be diced and roasted or Aauteed, or made in the form of Applesauce or Applesauce Muffins.

•      APRICOTS

Fresh, diced or perhaps dried and diced. They can be softened in oatmeal.

•     AVOCADO

Cubed or sliced or mashed and served on a spoon. Or, you can add 1-2 tablespoons to a smoothie.

•      BABY PUFFs
•     BANANA

Fresh or even mashed and stirred into pancake batter or yogurt. It can be had in a smoothie, whether fresh or frozen.

•     BABY RICE CRACKERS

Toddlers can be given little mashed avocado or even a thin smear of nut butter.

 BARLEY

•  It can be served in soup or as perhaps as a whole-grain side dish. Add some cheese, mashed sweet potato, or even avocado to help it hold together.

BELL PEPPER

Green, orange, red, or even yellow, pieces finely diced, sliced and also can be had roasted in the oven or sauté

BLACK EYE PEAS

•  Mothers can serve black eye peas by simply tossing them with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper, or warm with rice.

BLUEBERRIES

•  Freshly cut into halves if needed, or frozen and thawed, or frozen in smoothies or even baked goods such as Blueberry, Banana Muffins.

BLACKBERRIES

•   These can be had in freshly baked goods or smoothies.

BEEF

•  Grounded or even thinly sliced and chopped steak, meatballs, meatloaf and so forth can be given to the toddler. Mothers can also try out Easy skillet stuffed peppers
• DAIRY

Parents need to include also about three servings per day of dairy foods like cheese, yogurt and milk. Full-fat varieties are indeed very good for toddlers, but from the age of two years, semi-skimmed milk can be introduced. Skimmed milk is not suitable for the under-fives.

CONCLUSION

For toddlers, the focus needs to be on healthy eating. The toddler must get all the required nutrients and also enjoy and relish having their foods. Toddlers require three meals and nearly about two to three snacks. They also need to be given six to eight drinks, every day. A growing child does have a

good appetite; some days he or she eats less and other days he or she tends to eat more. Whatever is said and done toddlers need to be given nutritious food for them to grow up to be healthy adults.