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I was thinking of taking the train this time to visit my native place instead of flight due to the expense. But it takes 37 hours to reach my place by train. The only concern for me is the food for my toddler. He is not on bfeeding. So what kind of food can I take for my toddler for feeding him during the period on the train. The food in the stations and in the train pantry are not hygienic and can cause diarrhea. Please advise.... |
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Hi NJ,
Have you tried feeding your child the Gerber ready to eat foods? I know a lot of parents who feed their kids Gerber foods when they are travelling. I tried feeding it to my child but she didnt take to the taste......but i guess it is just a matter of choice.
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Thanks Divya for the input. Long back I have given him gerber, heinz foods and at that time he ate. But now he is very choosy, not like before where only his hunger needs to be satisfied. I need to check up now on how he would like these foods.
Other things that I have thought of are -
-biscuits
- buns
-bananas
Any more?
But i have a feeling like its going to be a big very difficult to manage.....
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Hi,
There are interesting options in Cerelac and Nestum - like rice powder to be given with banana and curd or milk; cerelac with ragi, veggies, etc - You can try them if your kid is not too old. you can carry a kettle and almost all the trains have charging points now - so, you can boil water and use it. Or you can take a big thermos flask.
If the kid has matured taste buds and teeth, then you have a lot of options - poha, bread sandwich to be prepared instantly, dhal or spinach/peas puris, parathas, idlis, curd rice, puliyogare, etc - as I said, this will be for slightly older kids.
Cheers,
Sumo
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The problem with Cerelac and Nestum is that you need hot water to mix and the flasks keep water hot only for max of 18 hours. The hotness decreases a lot by the time of 18 hours since we open it a few times before that. Also I have a 37 hour train journey ahead considering there is no delay:-(.
I'm not sure if the trains have charging points.How do i confirm that. There may be stoves in the Pantry. But the environment will not be neat and plus we have to deal with those pantry people who would not behave professionally.
The other options may not suit my kid since he is too young, 1 and 1/2 year old by the time we make this journey.
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Hi NJ,
Yes def. the greatest concern while on travel is baby. I had carried these stuff, U too can try out if it suits you and ur baby.
-Home made wheat and jaggery ladoos
- home made rava ladoos
- home made thaplas (they last for two days at least)
- Dried Fig
- Fresh fruits (banana, grapes, strawberries)
- puffed rice
- aloo paratha
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Hi,
Here is what I carry with my 3 year old son:
Fruits:Apple,pomegranate(its good to keep them busy too)
Jam/sugar and theplas/aloo paratha/poori
Biscuits
Home made snacks(he likes chakli/murkul/sev /laddu)
Salted peanuts,papad,salted puffed rice ,wafer biscuit etc
and yeah don't forget his favourite choclates and some of his toys,as its very difficult to make them sit at one place for such long time.My son loves coloring so I always keep his crayons and coloring book during journey.
And for hot water you can carry a pan with you.You can ask pantry guys to heat mineral water in that pan.I did it when my son was on lactogen and I needed hot water during journey.
Hope it helps :)
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Thanks BAN, TJ for your inputs.
What are thaplas?
Can aloo paratha and puri be stored for 2 days?
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Hi NJ,
Poori :yes, aloo paratha atleast for 24 hrs in AC.
Theplas are basically variation of parathas ....google for recipe :)
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Thanks everybody for your advice. So now depending on my kids age, liking and storage capability of the food for a looooong journey of 2 days..., the list i have thought about is
Bun
Bread and Jam
Biscuits
Cake
Laddoos
Bananas
Chickoo
Poori(Need to check if I can make it sweet so that it does not need to be eaten with something)
Papad
Gerber/Heinz packaged
Lactogen
Nestum rice
Chocolate
Wafer biscuits
Couple of mineral water bottles(guess we can get this in the station itself. Anyway better to carry one 1 litre initially)
Pan with lid for boiling water
Looks like 99% of our luggage will be of my child's things 
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you can also carry khakras.
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Murali,
Is that something like Papad?. I'm not sure, but I think I may have eaten it recently. Need to check the label at home.
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Actually we shud feed teh kid less when we travel. So best is like having a flask of milk and finish it first. Britannia milk biscuits, banana, apples.... cerela/Nestum and always carry hot water in a flask.
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Yes, Khakras look like Papad - they are actually flattened Chapathi - my son likes the Methi flavoured ones.
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Oh, we did this with my daughter at around the same age. One thing I havent seen people mention too much is lots and lots of cheese (im assuimg your son likes cheese). Both cheese slices (one slice can be quite filling, almost a meal and def. a snack), and cheese spread. Carry jam and of course, bread. Bread will not go bad though it may not remain so fresh, but basically edible. Then, curd. Take a fresh new Nestle curd and you can either carry cooked rice OR, only if you are comfortable with this, use the cooked rice that comes with the train thali (I figured they made the rice fresh and hot and cudnt go wrong with it; thankfully, nothing untoward happened). Loads of fruits.
And as for water, just carry loads of mineral water. Lactogen/NAN dissolve easily in water at room temp. Cerelac too, as far as I can remember. Carry an electric water heater, most trains you can use it.
I presume your son is on the bottle, so lots of bottles. But also keep some liquid soap and brush handy in case u need to wash. To sterilise you can use hot boiling water from electric kettle.
From my experience, I can tell you its not too bad. Not as bad as you anticipate at least. Kiling time is the main challenge.
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