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My son is 15 months toddler. He eats rice 2times a day and idli for breakfast. Im unable to feed protein to him, will there be any issues with his growth ???
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Pls give diversified food not only rice. Give dal,dalia, khichdi,halwa,egg,milk etc
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Your child require around 1200 calories of energy per day, advised to give balanced food, to increase protein in diet you can start giving him milk,eggs,dhal,dry fruits made food
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