Meat needs to match how well they chew
Meat is easy to serve too big. If they are still learning to chew, keep it soft and small, or save it for later.
Meat is optional
A vegetarian or no-meat diet means chicken stays off. Do not add meat to prove they are growing. Use the foods their diet already includes.
Beans, lentils, egg, or dairy, when those fit, can sit with the rice. Nobody needs meat at every meal.
When meat is part of the diet
Soft, small, and with a familiar food beside it. A chunk they have to tear is too much for a child still learning.
If they spit meat out, offer the familiar food and try a softer piece another day. Do not scold the spit.
The app knows the diet
Includes meat is the diet that can hold chicken. The other diets keep it off the week.
How to serve it for their age stays in the app. If chewing worries you, talk to your child’s doctor.
A sentence you can say
“Small and soft, or we skip meat tonight.”