Mlo wa kuongeza uzito: Mtoto wa miezi 12

Mtoto anapofikisha miezi 12 (mwaka mmoja), huwa anaweza kula karibu kila aina ya chakula cha familia kwa kiasi kidogo, akihitaji mlo kamili unaoendana na mahitaji yake ya ukuaji wa mwili, kinga, na maendeleo ya akili. Kwa mtoto mwenye uzito mdogo, lishe lazima iwe na mkazo maalum kwenye virutubisho vya kujenga mwili—protini, mafuta bora, vitamini, madini na wanga wa kutosha.

Ratiba ifuatayo imetengenezwa kwa kutumia vyakula vya kawaida vinavyopatikana majumbani au sokoni, ikiwa ni njia rahisi na salama ya kurekebisha uzito wa mtoto wa mwaka mmoja.

Ratiba ya Mlo wa Wiki kwa Mtoto wa Miezi 12

Siku	Asubuhi (7-8am)	Saa 10 Jioni	Mchana (Saa 1-2)	Saa 4 Jioni	Usiku (Saa 7-8)
Jumatatu	Uji wa lishe + parachichi	Papai au embe	Maharage laini + wali	Ndizi mbivu + maziwa	Samaki waliopondwa + viazi laini
Jumanne	Uji wa ulezi na siagi ya karanga	Parachichi lililopondwa	Ugali laini + mboga ya kisamvu	Maziwa au uji wa lishe	Mayai robo + wali laini
Jumatano	Uji wa mtama + kijiko cha nazi	Tunda laini (papai/embe)	Wali laini + dagaa waliopondwa	Uji mwepesi	Ndizi za kupika + mboga ya majani
Alhamisi	Uji wa mahindi + karanga	Ndizi mbivu	Viazi laini + samaki wa kupondwa	Parachichi + uji	Maharage + ugali laini
Ijumaa	Uji wa lishe na maziwa	Papai au parachichi	Ugali laini + mboga za majani	Uji mzito + maziwa	Mayai robo + wali laini
Jumamosi	Uji wa lishe na kijiko cha mafuta	Tunda (embe/papai)	Ndizi + kisamvu kilichopondwa	Uji wa mchele	Maharage laini + viazi
Jumapili	Uji wa mahindi + nazi	Papai au parachichi	Wali laini + dagaa waliopondwa	Maziwa au uji mzito	Samaki au mayai robo + ugali

✅ Kumbuka: Mtoto wa miezi 12 anaweza kula chakula cha familia kilichopondwa au kulainishwa vizuri, pia anaweza kunywa maziwa, kula matunda laini na vyakula vya vidole ("finger foods") kama ndizi na viazi vya kuchoma vilivyo laini.

Jedwali la Mbadala wa Viambato vya Chakula

Kundi la Chakula	Chakula Kimoja	Mbadala Unaopatikana Tanzania
Protini	Mayai	Dagaa waliopondwa, samaki wadogo, maharage
Mafuta Bora	Mafuta ya alizeti	Nazi, mafuta ya ufuta, siagi ya karanga
Wanga	Ugali laini	Wali laini, viazi, ndizi za kupika
Matunda	Parachichi	Papai, embe, ndizi mbivu
Mboga za majani	Mchicha	Matembele, kisamvu, majani ya maboga
Maziwa	Maziwa ya ng’ombe	Maziwa ya mama, ya unga, au ya maziwa ya kopo
Uji wa lishe	Mahindi + karanga + ulezi	Mtama, mchele, nafaka nyingine mchanganyiko

Hitimisho

Watoto wenye umri wa mwaka mmoja wanaweza kurudi katika hali bora ya afya ikiwa watapatiwa lishe yenye virutubisho vya kutosha. Jitahidi kuandaa mlo kamili kila siku kwa kutumia vyakula vya kawaida unavyovipata nyumbani. Usisite kutafuta msaada wa kitaalamu pale unapoona uzito wa mtoto hauongezeki. Upendo wako, muda wako na jitihada zako ndizo silaha kubwa ya kusaidia afya ya mtoto wako.

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17 Aprili 2025, 12:53:21

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