Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Baby food tips

This post I should have posted it before I posted all the baby food recipes. But now also it is not late. I'm not finding time to write from 1 week.
It is better to start giving food to babies once they are 5 months. Any food we start we should give in small quantities. We should be bold and confident to try new food. Any changes we can feel within 1 day. So if the baby has got used to the food there will be no change in the health we can happily continue it , Incase of cold , cough or fever. It is better to stop it for 2 days and better try some other new food. By 1.5 yr the kids will start liking food and they will have their own likes and dislikes so we should recognize and prepare the food what they like.
I always prefer homemade food, or fresh fruits rather than packed food. If we start by 5 months the baby by 1.5yr will be able to eat the breakfast prepared. u need not worry what has to be given.
Idli, dosa, chappathi, puri are kids best friends. So if u are travelling also these foods u get everywhere easily so the kids will adjust easily.
The 2 main reasons kids cry or trouble the parents are when they are hungry or when they are sleepy. If we manage these things properly the time they are awake they will enjoy learning something or will make u learn something.
It is always better to give fresh and hot food for the babies. Drinking water it is always better to carry in the baby bag.
Giving ghee is a must. But when baby is having cold or cough it is better to avoid.
Fruit should be given. Most of the time mango and papaya kids love because of the color.
Junk food it is better given in limited quantity. We should make the kids understand what is good food and bad food.
Chocolates it is better to give once in a day.
Ragi is rich in calcium so we should give it. malt, dose, roti or in any form ragi has to be given.
Dry fruits chop it and give it in a bowl so they will learn hand to mouth coordination.
By 1.5 yrs kids will be able to eat dos, chappathi , dry fruits, mixture and puffed rice or puffed wheat on their own. So if we give these things in a bowl and keep monitoring it is good time pass for both kids and moms, we can happily read something when they keep eating it. We will have some breathing time.
Next post I will be writing about how to keep the kids busy when we are cooking?
 

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