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At the age of 15 months and beyond, toddlers undergo rapid physical and mental development. Therefore, mothers need to provide sufficient energy and essential nutrients for their child's comprehensive and optimal growth.
During this stage, mothers can feed the toddler approximately 5 meals a day, including 3 main meals and 2 snacks, while continuing breastfeeding if applicable. For those who have transitioned from breastfeeding, consider supplementing with formula milk or fresh milk. Introduce fresh fruits, yogurt, cheese, and at this age, you can also introduce nuts, pasta, and encourage rice consumption.
Explore the 15-month-old menu below:
1/ Stir-fried noodles with beef, tomato sauce for the little one
Ingredients for preparing stir-fried noodles with beef, tomato sauce for the toddler:
– Boiled soft noodles, diced: 30g
– Lean beef: 20g
– Finely chopped white onions: 1 tablespoon
– Peeled and chopped tomatoes: 1/3 medium-sized
– Avocado: 1/2 teaspoon
– Vegetable broth: 100ml
– Tomato sauce: 1 teaspoon
Instructions:
In a pan, melt avocado, quickly stir-fry minced beef, add onions, tomatoes, and tomato sauce, stir evenly. Add vegetable broth, simmer on low heat until thickened, then add soft noodles.
Mix well until the dish of soft noodles with beef and tomato sauce for the little one is slightly dry.
2/ Noodle and Vegetable Soup
Ingredients:
– Soft boiled noodles: 1 tablespoon
– 2 thin slices of carrot, cut into 4 pieces
– 1/8 medium-sized tomato, peeled, seedless, diced diagonally
– Finely chopped white onions: 1 tablespoon
– Tomato sauce: 1 tablespoon
– Water: 200ml
– Oil: a little
Instructions for making Noodle and Vegetable Soup:
Heat oil in a pan, sauté onions and carrots, add water, simmer until soft. Once soft, add noodles and tomato sauce, season with a pinch of salt if desired.
3/ Spaghetti with Canned Fish and Cheese
Ingredients:
– Thin boiled spaghetti, cut into 3cm pieces: 80g
– Canned fish fillet: 1 tablespoon
– Finely chopped white onions: 2 tablespoons
– 1/4 peeled and diced tomato
– Tomato sauce: 1 tablespoon
– Oil: 1/2 teaspoon
– Powdered or grated cheese: 1/4 teaspoon
– Water: 100ml
Instructions:
Heat oil in a pan, sauté onions, add water, bring to a boil, add tomatoes, tomato sauce, simmer for 1 minute, add canned fish, cook until thickened, spoon over spaghetti, sprinkle with cheese.
4/ Pork Vermicelli
Ingredients:
– Fresh vermicelli: 1/2 small cup
– Lean pork: 15g
– Julienned radish, carrot 1cm thin, 5mm thick: 2 teaspoons each
– Mustard greens: 1 small leaf, finely chopped 1cm
– Broth: 300ml
– Soy sauce: a dash
Instructions for Pork Vermicelli:
Pour broth into a pot, simmer radish and carrot until soft. Add pork and mustard greens. Once pork changes color, season with soy sauce, add vermicelli, remove from heat.
5/ Mackerel Rice with Sesame for Toddlers
Ingredients:
– Mackerel fillet or hake: 15g
– Mustard greens: 1 small leaf
– Carrot: 2 thin slices, 2mm thick
– Toddler rice: 1 small cup (100g)
– White sesame seeds: 1/2 teaspoon
– Salt: a pinch
Instructions:
Cook the fish until tender, dice it. Boil mustard greens and carrot until soft, then chop finely. Mix all ingredients with rice, add sesame seeds, and season with a pinch of salt.
6/ Two-layered Salmon Rice
Ingredients:
– Salmon fillet: 10g (tuna is also acceptable)
– Broccoli: 20g
– Toddler rice: 1 small cup (100g)
– Soy sauce: a dash
Instructions for Salmon Rice for Toddlers:
Boil the fish and broccoli until soft, then dice them separately. Season the broccoli with a dash of soy sauce. Divide the rice into two portions, mix one portion with fish and the other with broccoli. Place the two portions into two 10cm round molds, press down to a thickness of about 2.3cm, slowly remove and stack them on a plate.
7/ Chicken and Egg Rice
Ingredients:
– Minced chicken breast: 10g
– Egg: 1/4 piece
– Small broccoli: 1 small leaf
– Chicken broth: 150ml
– Sugar: 1/2 teaspoon
– Soy sauce: 1/2 teaspoon
– Toddler rice: 1 small cup (100g)
Instructions:
Slice the broccoli into 1cm pieces, boil until soft in chicken broth, season with sugar and soy sauce. Add minced chicken, once it changes color, beat in the egg until it thickens. Turn off the heat, cover for 1-2 minutes. Serve over rice.
8/ Fried Chicken Liver Rice
Ingredients:
– Chicken liver: 15g
– Finely chopped white onions: 2 teaspoons
– Small carrot: finely chopped 1 teaspoon
– Soft-boiled Edamame: 5 pieces
– Oil: a little
– Soy sauce: a dash
– Water: 2 tablespoons
Instructions:
Clean the chicken liver, soak it in fresh milk for 10 minutes to remove the gamey smell, then cut it into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan, sauté onions, carrots, add liver, cook until it changes color, gradually add 2 tablespoons of water to soften. When vegetables are tender and water is reduced, add rice, stir well, add edamame, and season with soy sauce.
9/ Chicken Rice Cooked with Milk
Ingredients:
– Chicken: 10g
– Potato: 40g
– Carrot: 15g
– Fresh milk: 2 tablespoons
– Toddler rice: 100g (or 1 piece of sandwich bread)
– Cornstarch: a pinch
Instructions:
Chicken, potatoes, and carrots cut into small pieces, boiled until soft, drain leaving 50 ml of broth. Add fresh milk, simmer on low heat, bring to a gentle boil, add cornstarch until thickened. Serve with rice or soft sandwich bread.
10/ Chicken Rice with Tofu Sprouts
Ingredients:
– Chicken: 10g
– Tofu sprouts: 30g
– Green beans: 10g
– Carrot: 20g
– Chicken broth: 300ml
– Cornstarch: a pinch
– Toddler rice: 100g
Instructions for Chicken Rice with Tofu Sprouts:
Cut green beans and carrots into small pieces, cook in broth until soft. Add chicken, cook until tender, add cornstarch water until thickened. Briefly boil and spread tofu sprouts over rice, top with chicken soup.
11/ Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients:
– Finely chopped shrimp: 2 teaspoons
– Onions, green chili, finely chopped carrots: 2 teaspoons each
– Oil: a little
– Water: 50ml
– Shrimp broth: 50ml
– Toddler rice: 100g
Instructions:
Heat oil, stir-fry vegetables, add shrimp broth and water, add shrimp, cook until vegetables are soft. When water is reduced, add rice, stir well, season with salt, cover for a while until evenly cooked.
12/ Beef Rice
Ingredients:
– Lean beef: 15g
– Eggplant: 20g
– Broth: 100ml
– Adult rice: 40g
Instructions:
Finely chop the beef, peel and cut the eggplant into 5mm slices, boil the eggplant until soft. Add the beef, cook quickly, then drain. Pour broth and rice into the pot. When the rice is soft, add the beef and eggplant, cook for 1-2 minutes until the liquid is absorbed, then remove from heat.
Note: If the cooked beef is too tough, mothers can take it out and mash it slightly to make it easier for the child to eat.
Wishing all mothers success with the meal ideas for 15-month-old babies in Japanese style shared by Mytour here.
(Source: Compilation)
