Some ideas for day’s meal and meal pattern:
| Breakfast
|
- Cornflakes
with milk
-
Paratha (stuffed with potato or dal or mixed vegetable)
with yoghurt (dahi).
-
Bread with butter (thinly spread)
- Pohe
or upma (suji) or dahlia upma.
|
| Mid morning |
Fruit
or plain biscuit like MarieWith glass of milk or juice
|
| Lunch |
Chapatti
or rotla
Rice Dal or chicken curry or fish curry
Bhaji (vegetable)
Yoghurt (dahi) |
| Mid
Afternoon |
Fruit or plain biscuit or thepla or khakra with milk or
juice |
| Evening
meal |
Same
as lunch |
| Bedtime |
Plain
biscuit or toast Glass of Milk |
Eating Times: Meals
and snacks should be eaten at regular intervals. The child needs
to eat at regular times in order to maintain stable blood glucose
levels. A missed meal or delayed meal or snacks could lead to lead
to hypoglycaemia.
Physical
Activity:
Physical activity should be an important part of child’s day.
Preparations are needed because all forms of physical activity,
such as swimming, walking, running, playing cricket, use up glucose.
If the child does not eat enough before starting an activity, their
blood glucose level will fall too low and they will experience hypoglycaemia.
Before
activity: It is important for the child to have
an extra snack like (slice of toast or sandwich or thepla or khakra
or plain biscuit or any fruit). If the activity is after lunch,
it may be easier for child to have slightly larger meal.
During activity: These should be a sugary drink or sweet nearly in case
the child’s blood glucose level drops too low, which could
lead to hypo.
After
activity: The child may need to eat some starchy
food, such as sandwich or thepla but this will depend on timing
of activity and level of exercise taken.
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Last updated on 1-07-2003
