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Here's what a toddler's diet looks like. To prevent choking, serve well-cooked veggies and soft, ripe fruit; chop meat finely and cut round items in quarters.

Day 1

Breakfast

• 1 scrambled egg
• ½ slice whole-wheat toast, lightly buttered
• ½ cup 100% juice

• ¼ cup yogurt with 2 tablespoons sliced strawberries

• ¼ cup grilled chicken breast, cut up
• 2 tablespoons brown rice
• 2-4 tablespoons peas and cut up carrots
• 1 cup milk

• 1 ounce cheese, cut up

• ¼ - ½ veggie burger on 1 slice whole-wheat bread
• 2-4 tablespoons chopped green beans
• 2-4 tablespoons pureed winter squash
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ cup cut up melon

Day 2
Breakfast

• ¼ cup oatmeal mixed with 2-4 tablespoons applesauce
• 1 cup milk

• ¼ cup cottage cheese with 2 tablespoons cut-up canned peaches

• ½ chunk light tuna salad sandwich, made with low-fat mayo, on l slice whole-wheat bread
• 2-4 tablespoons sliced yellow squash
• ½ cup 100% juice

• 1 graham cracker

• 2 tablespoons boned, diced lamb or pork chop
• 2-4 tablespoons chopped spinach
• 2-4 tablespoons mashed sweet potato
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ cup low-fat pudding

Day 3
Breakfast

• ¼-½ cup iron-fortified cold cereal with ¼ cup milk and ¼ cup cut-up banana
• 1 cup milk

• 2-3 whole-wheat or arrowroot crackers

• ½ cup cooked whole-wheat pasta with 2-4 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2-4 chopped broccoli
• ½ cup 100% juice

• ¼ cup yogurt with ¼ cup canned mixed fruit

• ½ soft whole-wheat tortilla with 2 tablespoons each ground turkey, shredded low-fat cheese and diced tomatoes
• 2-4 tablespoons chopped zucchini
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons peeled, cut-up ripe apple pear or mango