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My son is 2 years 10 months old. But his weight is only 10.7kg . His weight is around 10.5 to 10.7 from several months. He is not gaining weight properly. Besides he suffers from illness very frequently. He eats rice and vegetables one time ..rice and curd one time ..three fruits ( banana,boiled apple and mosambi) everyday and one pice of fish/ chicken. And Aptamil Gold 3 in the morning as milk. Please tell me what should I do or what changes should I do to increase his weightat least as per his age.
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If your son falls ill frequently, it means his immunity is low. Even if you are giving him, rice, vegetables, dairy, fruits and non veg he needs to have more calorie dense and protein foods as his protein intake seems to be less. Here are some tips to follow to improve his immunity and weight gain.
Add ½ tsp of ghee to his meals.
Add nuts and makhana powder to his milk.
Include aloo parathas or vegetable stuffed parathas in his meal.
Give besan or atta laddoo with jaggery, powdered nuts and ghee which will give him calories.
Include protein in both meals like dals, eggs, chicken, fish, legumes, and paneer.
Include vitamin C rich foods like oranges, berries, tomatoes, bell peppers as it helps in improving immunity.
Give him small and frequent meals.
Frequent illness can affect weight gain. Take the help of a pediatrician who will help to check for worm infections, nutrient deficiencies, or gut health issues.
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Hello as per your concern, by this age the child should be able to switch to the home pot meals. Feed him rainbow in the plate. Try to ad colors. Include foods from all food groups. Feed him calorie dense foods with sufficient amount of protein. Eg moong dal idli. Don't steam the fruits he can have the whole fruits by this age. For more detailed diet chart which is kids friendly and calorie dense recipies you can book a consultation. Hope this helps!.
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Please ask me directly for personalized diet plan.
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Healthy evening,
To gain weight in a healthy and balanced way , focus on nutrients dense , calorie rich and easily digestible foods
1. Offer frequent meals and snacks ( 2-3 hours )
2. Focus on healthy fats, protein and complex carbs
3. Make food appealing and easy to chew
4. Avoid junk food, choose natural, wholesome food options
5. Ensure no underlying medical issues consult pedestrians if appetite is poor or weight gain slowly
Nutrient Booster to add
Ghee or butter
Almond/ raisins/ cashew/ walnuts powder (use in
Porridge/ milk )
Coconut milk , cheese cubes
Peanut butter ( unsweetened, natural)
Foods to limit
Junk food ( chips, sugary )
Excess juice
✅ Track growth
Includes play activity
Dewaramingmay needed
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Good evening pls connect directly through app.
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Hello mam
As per ur concern u child must be above 12-15kg for his age
U need to provide lot of protein as kids at this stage are very active and they spend most of the energy ..being underweight is not a big concern unless ur kid is active and energetic
We can provide a detailed diet chart if u take up a direct consultation as I need to know more details regarding foods
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For the child to gain weight since this is summer try to give shakes and smoothies post meals and between meals add almond + cashew+ figs powder in shakes. To build his infection fighting power(immunity) please offer a variety of foods, fruits- vegetables. Now the child is 2 years old and does not need to give steam fruits.
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For a detailed diet plan please consult
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get him evaluated for anemia and low zinc levels.
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Hi
The normal weight is around 11-14 kg. Therefore, your child’s weight isn’t too low.
Check for the weight percentile at the time of birth. If it has reduced too much, then talk to paediatrician.
Include some healthy fats like ghee, butter, cheese in the diet.
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1. One simple thing you can do is, encourage giving him small frequent meals instead of just three meals in a day like we adults have.
Children’s energy expenditure and digestion is way higher than ours hence they need to be fueled frequently.
2. You can try packing many things into one dish and make it look colourful. For example a Spinach Paratha Wrap. Here you can add spinach puree in the roti dough and add cut vegetables with curd dressing and make a wrap. You can also add 1 spoon of almond powder in the dough. This way you pack all the nutrients in one and it also looks interesting.
3. Make sure that your child is hydrated. Not just water but buttermilk, coconut water, fruit juices are also some options to be included.
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You can book a consultation for detailed diet plan
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Kindly connect directly for the same.
Thank you
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Ms. Swarn Shikha Sharma
Dietitian/Nutritionist
16 yrs exp
Delhi
It looks like his immunity and metabolism rate is at lower side. You need to increase the calorie count simultaneously immunity booster food too. You can add citric food like amla/ lemon/ mix grain chapati/ smoothies/ juices etc to increase the kcal acount also to boost up the immunity level.!
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Ms. Somya Jain
Dietitian/Nutritionist
9 yrs exp
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It's normal
Don't need to worry if you want switching option better to connect over consultation to help you better
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