INFANY - five to six months
Dal mash
Dal mash is a good supplementary meal to meet your baby’s increased demands of energy and proteins. Begin with a simple dal mash and later on add vegetables to it. After 6 months of age, you can add a dash of pepper and a few drops of lemon juice to enhance its flavour.
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Moong dal water
This is a nourishing food and an ideal one to start with as its texture is similar to that of breast milk. The water has been strained as babies cannot digest whole cereals and pulse before the age of 6 months. It is best to give it unstrained after your little one is 6 months [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Banana smoothie
Bananas are a very baby friendly fruit and one of the very few that babies can eat raw. Bananas when combined with curds and orange juice in this velvety concoction provide your baby with energy, carbohydrates, iron, calcium, vitamin A and vitamin C.
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Preparation Time : 10 mins.
Makes 1/2 cup.
Ingredients
1/2 cup [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Weaning
Weaning is a period of experiments, both for you and your baby. It is really a matter of trial and error to find out what is best for your baby. Most pediatrician advise to wean gradually over a period of time beginning with home cooked foods using fresh ingredients as these [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Five to six months old baby
Your baby will enjoy the best of health on a diet formed exclusively of breast milk until she is 4 months old. Once past this age, she will have increased needs for certain nutrients that can no longer be met solely through mother’s milk. During the first 4 months, the mother’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Moong dal khichdi
Rice and dal cooked together with peppercorns and flavoured with ghee.
Cooking Time : 25 min.
Preparation Time : A few min.
Serves 4 to 6.
Ingredients
1 cup split yellow gram (yellow moong dal)
1 cup rice
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
10 whole peppercorns
2 tablespoons ghee
salt to taste
Method
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Wash and soak the moong dal [...]
Rice mash
Rice mash is widely recommended as a great starter to the weaning process. It is easily digestible and is more hygienic than other foods like fruit juices, which are open to chances of contamination due to the several steps involved in preparation. Dilute the rice mash with milk (breast or top) to thin down the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Bulgur wheat porridge
This wholesome and satisfactory porridge is good for your baby now that she is growing rapidly and her appetite is also increasing. It will keep her satisfied for a couple of hours.
It is a very good source of important nutrients like energy, carbohydrates, calcium, vitamin A and iron. Dates are used to sweeten this porridge [...]
Strawberry yoghurt
This is one of my favourite recipes and I’m sure your baby will love it too. Yoghurt is easier to digest than milk and provides almost the same amount of calcium (which is required to strengthen your baby’s bones and teeth). Also strawberry adds to the vitamin C content which is extremely important to protect [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Apricot and fig puree
Most babies take to figs very enthusiastically because of their mildly sweet taste and grainy texture – something new for their palates. Apricot and fig puree, thinned down with milk, is a good combination rich in vitamin A and fibre. Milk adds calcium which is required for the healthy development of your baby’s bones.
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