Baby Food Management

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Juices and shakes Coconut water

Carrot Juice

Grape Juice

Stewed Apple Punch

Muskmelon Juice

Watermelon Juice

Milkshakes

Fruit Lassi

Badaam (almond) Milk

Smoothies

hin!s to remem"er

Breastmilkor #ormula milkwill meet $our "a"$%s needs #or the #irst si& months o# her li#e' And $ou do not need to

o##er #ruit and e!eta"le uice a#ter that* either* thou!h $ou certainl$ can i# $ou want to' +# so* !ie it to $our "a"$

in a "eaker or cup at mealtimes onl$ ,, not in a "ottle or "e#ore "edtime' When $ou do !ie $our "a"$ #ruit and

e!eta"le uices* dilute them usin! at least one part to -. parts o# "oiled cooled water' A ma&imum dail$ intakeo# -/.ml 0 #our ounces would "e plent$'

1i!hl$ sweetened s2uashes and cordials are not recommended #or "a"ies or er$ $oun! toddlers due to their

hi!h su!ar and0or sweetener content* and their possi"le contri"ution to tooth deca$'he$ are also o# little

nutritional alue' Milk (in the #orm o# "reastmilk or #ormula milk) or water should* i# possi"le* account #or most o#

what $our "a"$ drinks durin! his #irst $ear'

1ere are some health$ options $ou can o##er $our "a"$' 3o not !ie uices i# $our "a"$ has an upset tumm$'

Coconut water

Coconut water is near to the perfect meal as it contains all the minerals like potassium, sodium, calcium,

magnesium, iron, copper, phosphorus and vitamins B complex and C.

Start with /,4 teaspoons and slowl$ increase the 2uantit$' Make sure $ou use a tender !reen coconut* aoid

those in which the skin has turned "rown'

Carrot Juice

Carrots are rich source of Vitamin A, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, sodium and iron.Put chopped carrots in a uicer' Strain the uice throu!h a siee' 3ilute - part uice with -. parts water'5ou could also add the uice o# hal# an apple or "eetroot'

Grape Juice

Grapes are rich source of flavonoids, antioxidants and vitamins.

Crush a hand#ul o# !rapes in a uicer or a "lender alon! with a little water ("oiled and cooled)' 3ilute - part uice

with-. parts water Strain throu!h a siee and sere in a cup' 3on6t add an$ su!ar to the uice as !rapes uice is

alread$ sweetened'

DADS GIFT TO JANU (EAT HEALTHY THINK HEALTHY) AUG 2008
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Stewed Apple Punch

Rich source of vitamin A, calcium, folate, magnesium, phosphorus

- cup chopped apples

- cup water

Boil the chopped apples in water #or a"out two minutes' Strain throu!h a siee' Sere cooled in summer or

lukewarm in winter'

5ou can also add carrots to this recipe to !et a delicious Carrot0Apple Punch'

Muskmelon Juice

Rich in vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium

Put -0/ cup chopped (deseeded) muskmelon in a "lender or uicer' Strain throu!h a siee'

Start with a small 2uantit$ o# this uice' Sere immediatel$'

Watermelon Juice

Rich in vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium

Put -0/ cup chopped (deseeded) watermelon in a "lender or uicer' Strain throu!h a siee'

Start with a small 2uantit$ o# this uice' Sere immediatel$'

Note7 Check with $our doctor "e#ore !iin! this uice as it ma$ not suit some children with a delicate di!estie

s$stem' Start at a"out - $ear'

Milkshakes

Once your doctor allows you to give ull cream milk! you have a host o other options to oer"

Milkshakes provide all the goodness of milk and fruits in one serving. Milk is rich in calcium. ruits are rich in

vitamins A and C, phosphorus, folic acid, iron, flavonoids, antioxidants and fi!re.

-0/ cup chopped #ruit o# $our choice

- cup milk

Chop the peeled0washed0deseeded #ruit and "lend to!ether with milk' 5ou can easil$ make milkshakes with

#ruits like "anana* apples* man!o* cheeku "sapotas#and straw"err$' +# $ou want a more #ree #lowin! shake* add

more milk' +# $ou want* it thicker put less milk' 3o not add an$ su!ar ,, the #ruits hae enou!h #laour and

natural su!ar' 3o not add ice either'



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$ogurt%curd is rich in calcium.

ruits are rich in vitamins A and C, phosphorus, folic acid, iron, flavonoids, antioxidants and fi!re.

-0/ cup chopped #ruit o# $our choice

- cup $o!urt0curd

Chop the peeled0washed0deseeded #ruit and "lend to!ether with curd' 5ou can add #ruits like "anana* apples*

man!o* cheeku "sapotas#and straw"err$' +# $ou want a more #ree #lowin! lassi add -08 cup water ("oiled andcooled)'3o not add an$ su!ar ,, the #ruits hae enou!h #laour and natural su!ar'

%adaam &almond' Milk

Good source of calcium, iron, magnesium, &inc, folate

8 almonds soaked oerni!ht

- cup milk

Man$ !randmothers make sure toddlers are !ien a dail$ !lass o# almond milk' raditionall$ it%s "een !ien to

children in the hope o# increasin! 9"rain9 power' Soak almonds oerni!ht and peel' Put in a "lender or li2uidiser

with a cup o# milk' Make sure the almonds are completel$ !round' Sere immediatel$'

Note7Sere when the "a"$ is atleast a $ear old'

Smoothies

%anana Smoothie

Rich source of phosphorus, calcium, folate, magnesium

- Banana chopped

-08 cup curd0$o!urt

-08 cup oran!e uice (optional)

Mi& the "anana* curd and oran!e uice in a "lender till it turns into a smooth cream$ consistenc$' Sere

immediatel$'

Mango Smoothie

Rich source of Vitamin A, calcium, folate, magnesium

-0/ cup man!o chopped

-08 cup curd0$o!hrt

Mi& the man!o and curd in a "lender until it turns to a cream$ consistenc$' Sere immediatel$'

Straw(erry SmoothieRich source of Vitamin A, calcium, folate, vitamin C

-0/ cup straw"erries cleaned and washed

-08 cup curd0$o!urt

Mi& the straw"erries and curd in a "lender until it turns to a smooth consistenc$' Sere immediatel$'

Note7 Make sure that the curd $ou use is not too sour' +# $ou do not want to use curd* $ou can o##er plain #ruit

purees such as papa$a* man!o* "anana* straw"err$* cheeku or a com"ination o# two or three #ruits'



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)hings to remem(er

: Alwa$s pick #resh #ruits and e!eta"les' Choose seasonal produce instead o# the packa!ed cold stora!e

ariet$' Wash0clean0peel them well' Bacteria are killed "$ "oilin! and cookin! ,, "ut since uices and shakes do

not !o throu!h the process o# e&cess heat and "oilin!* one needs to "e e&tra cautious a"out h$!iene* #ood

sa#et$ and #reshness leels'

: ;##er one new #ood0#ruit at a time' Graduall$ proceed to a com"ination o# two #ruits or three'


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!raduall$ introduced to solid #oods #ollowin! this ceremon$' +t is #ollowed in most parts o# the countr$* and while

some rituals ma$ di##er sli!htl$* it essentiall$ cele"rates the transition to solids'

Why is the annaprashan done*

Annaprashan is conducted when the "a"$ is read$ to make the transition #rom a li2uid diet to solids' +t isper#ormed a#ter the "a"$ has completed #ie months and "e#ore the #irst "irthda$' While annaprashan isper#ormed in the een months #or "o$s ,, !enerall$ the si&th or the ei!hth month ,? #or !irls* it is done in the oddmonths* usuall$ the #i#th or the seenth month'

Where can + perorm the annaprashan*

Annaprashan is done at home or at a temple' +n


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: Pa$ attention to $our "a"$6s clothes as &ari* mirror work* hea$ em"roider$* gota* em"ellishments or thread

work ma$ irritate $our "a"$6s tender skin

: Wash hands well "e#ore #eedin! $our "a"$

: @nsure that $our "a"$6s #ood is prepared #resh and h$!ienicall$

:


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#illed mini sandwiches at nine months' @ach "a"$ is di##erent* "ut don%t dela$ introducin! lumps and thicker

#oods* as "a"ies who hae slopp$ pures #or a lon! time can "e remarka"l$ resistant to eatin! een the

smallest lumps

Which nutrients are important+n the earl$ da$s o# weanin!* !ettin! $our "a"$ used to eatin! %solids% is ke$* "ut once she is copin!* it%s worth

#ocusin! on the ke$ nutrients she needs' From si& months* as well as the ener!$ supplied "$ the #at and su!ars

in "reastmilk and0or #ormula* "a"ies need a host o# itamins and minerals' As the amount o# milk the$ consume

decreases* these "ecome increasin!l$ important' +mportant nutrients #or "a"ies include iron* calcium* itamin C*

itamin A (this is called "etacarotene in plant #oods) and ome!a 4 #att$ acids' @ach recipe comes with !uidance

on which nutrients it contains* so that $ou can ensure $our "a"$ is !ettin! a well,"alanced diet'

Eating with the family omato rice

Minced chicken korma

Cauli#lower and pasta cheese

Mi&ed e!eta"le mash (8, portions)

Chickpea and tomato raita with chapattis0paranthas

Moon! dal chillas with shredded carrot

Pom#ret paneer "huri

Ba"$ French toast or @!!$ "read

Ee!eta"le sui upma

Mi&ed e!eta"le and paneer #ried rice

Stu##ed paranthas* chapattis or puris

/ecipes or toddlers and (a(ies aged nine months plus

)omato rice

Vegetarian

Good source of !etacarotene, B vitamins and vitamin C

+ngredients

/ t"sp rice

/ t"sp carrot* !rated

/ tomatoes* skinned* deseeded and #inel$ chopped

- t"sp onion* !rated

- cloe !arlic #inel$ minced

- t"sp cheddar cheese* !rated

- tsp coriander leaes* washed and er$ #inel$ chopped

- tsp oil

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/.. ml water

Method

1eat the oil oer a low #lame add onions and !arlic and saut #or / to 4 minutes'

Add the rice and water and allow it to cook coered on a medium #lame till the rice is tender'

Add the tomatoes and !rated carrots and cook till the e!eta"les are so#t'

Add the cheese* coriander and salt and mi& well till the cheese melts remoe #rom #lame'Mash it a "it and sere'

Caulilower and pasta cheese

his can "e eno$ed "$ all in the #amil$* ust remoe a portion #or $our "a"$ and "lend'

Vegetarian

Good source of vitamin C, calcium and B vitamins

+ngredients

H.! pasta shapes

/,4 #lorets o# cauli#lower

/H.ml #ull,#at cow%s milk

- t"sp "utter

4 tsp #lour

/ t"sp cheddar cheese* !rated

Method

Boil the pasta in unsalted water until tender'

Steam cook the cauli#lower #or a #ew minutes till ust tender' Meanwhile* heat the "utter in a non stick pan andadd the #lour* #r$ on low till it chan!es colour'

Add the milk slowl$ constantl$ stirrin! to make sure there are no lumps'

When the mi&ture is well "lended and* thickened* add the cheese' Stir and remoe #rom the #lame'

3rain the pasta and place alon! with the cauli#lower in a plate'

Pour the white sauce oer and sere'

5ou can "lend the "a"$%s portion to a suita"le consistenc$

'

Mi0ed vegeta(le mash

&123 portions'

Vegetarian

Contains iron

Ingredients

2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed

4 cabbage leaves, washed, and finely chopped

20g (a handful) fresh spinach, finely chopped



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2 tbsp cheddar cheese, grated

Method

Boil the potatoes until tender.

Steam the cabbage and spinach for minutes till tender.

!rain and mash the potatoes, and mash in the cabbage and spinach.

"i# in the grated cheese and serve at once.Good source of vitamin C and calcium

Chickpea and tomato raita with chapattis/paranthas

Eegetarian

Contains iron

Good source of vitamin C and calcium

+ngredients/ t"sps dried chickpeas (ka!uli chana)* soaked oerni!ht and then cooked in a pressure cooker till er$ so#t'

- t"sp plain #ull,#at $o!urt (pre#era"l$ made at home)

Pinch o# mint* washed and #reshl$ chopped

Few slices o# cucum"er

- medium tomato* washed and chopped

- small chapatti0parantha* "roken into small pieces

Method

S2ueeDe out the outer skin o# the chickpeas'

Mash the chickpeas to!ether with the $o!urt and mint'

For "a"ies who can mana!e to eat #in!er #ood* sere with the cucum"er and tomato' For "a"ies who pre#er to

eat eer$thin! #rom a spoon* #inel$ chop the tomato and cucum"er and mash into the chick peas'

Sere with "ite,siDed pieces o# chapatti0parantha'

Moong dal chillas with shredded carrot

Vegetarian

Contains iron

Good source of protein and !etacarotene

+ngredients

Iuarter cup !reen !ram (moong dal) soaked in water #or / hours

1al# a tsp o# cumin seeds

Iuarter tsp chopped !in!er

- cloe !arlic

Salt to taste



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;il #or makin! the pancakes0chillas

/ t"sp !rated0shredded carrot

Method

3rain the moong daland !rind to a thick paste alon! with cumin seeds* !in!er* !arlic and salt* usin! a little lessthan 2uarter cup o# water'

Add in the !rated carrot* and stir well'

1eat hal# a tsp o# oil on a !riddle (tava)* then pour hal# a ladle o# "atter and spread with the "ack o# the ladle into

a thin round'

Cook on a medium #lame* once "rowned* turn oer and cook the other side'

epeat with rest o# the "atter'

Sere with some so#t cheese* mint chutne$ or sweet tomato chutne$'

Pomret paneer (hur4iGood source of omega ) fatt( acids and calcium

+ngredients

- "i! pom#ret #illet

- tsp lemon uice

cup paneer* crum"led

- onion #inel$ chopped

- cloe !arlic minced

- tsp oil

/ t"sp coconut

Pinch o# turmeric powder

- t"sp coriander leaes

Method

Chop pom#ret into cu"es* ru" with lemon uice and keep aside'

1eat oil in a pan* saut !arlic and onions on a low #lame till the onions are "rowned'

Add the coconut and turmeric powder and cook #or a minute* then add the cu"ed #ish* mi& !entl$ coer and

cook #or H,K minutes till the #ish is #lak$'

Add crum"led paneer and coriander leaes and cook #or another 4 minutes'

emoe #rom #lame and mash well to the consistenc$ re2uired #or $our "a"$'

%a(y #rench toast or 5ggy (read

Contains iron

Good source of B vitamins

+ngredients



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- slice o# so#t wholemeal "read

- e!!* well "eaten

A little oil #or #r$in! (-,/ t"sp will do)

Method

1eat the oil in a #r$in! pan'

3ip the "read in the e!!* turnin! to coat "oth sides well'Care#ull$ place into the hot oil* and #r$ until !olden "rown on "oth sides'

emoe #rom the heat and place on a thick tissue0paper towel to a"sor" an$ surplus oil'

Cut into tin$ #in!ers and sere alon! with some slices o# tomato or sweet tomato chutne$'

6egeta(le su4i upma

Vegetarian

Good source of protein, vitamins

+ngredients

-H!m su'i(semolina)

-,/ cups water

Finel$ chopped0diced e!eta"les

Method

3r$ roast a"out -H !m su'i (without oil) in a clean dr$ pan till it turns !olden "rown'

Cook on low #lame and keep stirrin! continuousl$ otherwise the sui will "urn'


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/ ta"lespoons (split $ellow or !reen moon! dal) , optional

Method

Wash and soak the rice and dal #or a"out hal# an hour'

Brown onions and add a #ew pieces o# paneer and the diced e!eta"les'

oss around #or a couple o# minutes and add water'

Pressure cook #or a"out / whistles' Sere immediatel$'

Stued paranthas! chapattis or puris

5ou can add a ariet$ o# stu##in!s such as cauli#lower* potatoes* #enu!reek leaes* cotta!e cheese (paneer)*

spinach* cooked dal* minced so$a or chicken to make delicious and nutritious stu##ed paranthas* chappatis andpuris' emem"er to use 408 portion kneaded #lour and -08 portion stu##in!'

5ou can also knead #lour #or chappatis with cooked daal to make nutritious paranthas or puris'

r$ out interestin! ariations to "reak the monoton$ o# eer$da$ meals' +# $ou o##er "oiled e!!ies #or a meal*

opt #or a stu##ed parantha in the ne&t* and ma$ "e a mi& o# rice and curd #or the third meal* and so on'

Feeding a sick child: ight and easy recipes Steamin! hot soups

Cool drinks Fillin! #oods

;ther options

#or toddlers and (a(ies aged nine months plus

1ere are a #ew recipes that are li!ht and nutritious to help $our child recoer 2uickl$'

Steaming hot soups

7al soup

Ingredients

cup arhar dal* cleaned and soaked in / cup water

- small potato* cleaned* peeled and chopped

4,8 ta"le spoon o# #inel$ chopped e!eta"les such as pumpkin or kadhu

-,/ cloes chopped !arlic

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

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Pressure cook the daland e!eta"les with seasonin! on hi!h #lame #or H, whistles'

Cool and mash all the e!eta"les and dalwell' Strain and sere warm'

)omato rasam

Ingredientsomatoes 4

/ cloes o# !arlic

/,4 "lack peppercorns

tsp o# cumin seeds

Method

Crush hal# a teaspoon o# cumin seeds* 4,8 "lack peppercorns and / cloes o# !arlic and "oil alon! with 4

tomatoes* hal# a cup o# water and a little salt #or a"out -. minutes'

emoe* mash well and strain tomato skins'

Feed as soup or mi&ed into well mashed plain rice'

/ice gruel or kanji

Ingredients

/ ta"lespoons raw or "oiled rice

H, cups o# water

Salt to taste

Method

oast / ta"lespoons o# raw rice or "oiled rice li!htl$ cool and !rind to a coarse powder'

Boil the powder in #ie to si& cups o# water till well cooked'

Add salt to it it can "e sered as onl$ !ruel water a#ter strainin! the rice* or alon! with the rice as a thin

porrid!e'

Paya or Aatu -aal soup &$am( trotter soup'

Ingredients

4,8 lam" trotter pieces

- "i! onion

- tsp #ennel "saunf#or cumin "'eera#powder

/,4 peppercorns

/ cloes !arlic (!rated)

- teaspoon !rated !in!er

teaspoon cinnamon powder (optional)

- whole cardamom (optional)

H cups o# water

Method

Pressure cook to!ether the lam" trotter pieces alon! with - "i! onion* !rated !in!er and !arlic* - tsp #ennel



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"saunf#or cumin "'eera#powder* two to three peppercorns* and H cups o# water #or 4H minutes (/.,4. minutes

on low a#ter the # irst whistle)'

Cool and strain* keep aside the meat and sere the soup warm'

Mi0ed 6egeta(le SoupIngredients

;ne chopped onion

;ne "a$ lea#

;ne !rated carrot

;ne !rated potato

;ne cloe o# !arlic

- tsp o# oil

Method

Saute one chopped onion* one "a$ lea#* one !rated carrot* one !rated potato and a cloe o# !arlic in oneteaspoon o# oil'

Add #ie cups o# water and cook till the e!eta"les are so#t and well done'

Pick out the "a$ lea# and run them throu!h the "lender till smooth'

Put it "ack on the stoe* add some salt and a pinch o# pepper and sere warm with so#t "read'

Clear 6egeta(le Soup

Ingredients

- chopped onion

/ cups o# chopped e!eta"les (ca""a!e* peas* "eans* potato)

8,H cups o# water

Salt to taste

Method

Pressure cook - chopped onion* / cups o# chopped e!eta"les (ca""a!e* peas* "eans* potato) and 8,H cups o#

water'

Strain the e!eta"les and sere clear soup seasoned with salt'

Cool drinks

#ruit $assi

Ingredients-0/ cup chopped #ruit o# $our choice- cup $o!urt0curd

MethodChop the peeled* washed and deseeded #ruit and "lend to!ether with curd' 5ou can add #ruits like ripe "anana'+# $ou want a more #ree #lowin! lassi add -08 cup water ("oiled and cooled)'3o not add an$ su!ar ,, the #ruits hae enou!h #laour and natural su!ar'



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Nim(u paani

*ngredientsJuice o# o# a lemon- cup water- tsp su!arPinch o# saltPinch o# rock salt (optional)

MethodStir in the su!ar into the water alon! with the rest o# the in!redient and sere at room temperature' Anotherariation o# this drink ma$ include addin! well crushed mint orpudinaleaes that #laour the drink well and helpthe "od$ recoer'

Watery lassi

*ngredientsH, ta"lespoon curd cup waterSalt and su!ar to taste

MethodMi& all the in!redients in a "lender0mi&er or stir well and sere'

VariationFor a salt$ ersion add a pinch o# !round cumin'eeraand -,/ crushed mint orpudinaleaes

#illing oods

Moong dal khichdi

*ngredients

cup rice

cup moon! dal

4 cups water

Salt to taste

tsp turmeric or haldi

/,4 cloes chopped !arlic

- tsp oil

Method

Clean moong daland rice to!ether and soak in water #or a"out -H,/. min'

1eat oil in a pressure cooker and a temperin! o# #enu!reek or methiseeds and chopped !arlic'

Add the daland rice with the salt and haldiand pressure cook with 4 cups water on hi!h #lame #or the #irst H,-.

minutes and then on medium #lame #or another -.,-H minutes'

Cool khichdiand ensure that it is in pourin! consistenc$ "e#ore serin! it with a "it o# curd'

Note7 +# the khichdiis too thick* $ou can add a #ew teaspoons o# water to make it semi,solid as it can "e

com#orta"l$ swallowed een i# $ou child has a sore throat'

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*ngredients

- e!! (well "eaten)

tsp oil or "utter

/,4 ta"lespoons milk

Salt to taste

- slice o# so#t "read- teaspoon !rated cheese (optional)

Method

1eat hal# a teaspoon o# oil0"utter in a pan* pour in the well "eaten e!!* add milk and cook till so#t and #lu##$'

Sprinkle !rated cheese oer the e!!s'

Season with salt and sere with so#t "read'

%oiled potato salad

*ngredients

/ "oiled potatoes chopped into small pieces

Salt and pepper to taste

Juice o# a lemon

Method

Mi& in!redients to!ether to make a salad'

5ou ma$ een want to roast the potatoes li!htl$ in the oen or on the !as "e#ore makin! the salad'

Su4i upma

*ngredients

-H!m sui

-,/ cups water

Salt to taste

Method

3r$ roast -,/ tsp o# sui in a clean pan till it turns "rown'


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Pureed or steamed #inel$ chopped0diced e!eta"les'

Salt to taste

Method

3r$ roast a"out -H !m sui (without oil) in a clean dr$ pan till it turns "rown'

Cook on low #lame and keep stirrin! continuousl$ otherwise the sui will "urn'


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: Stewed apples

First cereal recipes hin!s to keep in mind

Mashed ice


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-hichri

Vegetarian

Good source o# protein* itamins* calcium and starch

+ngredients

- ta"lespoon (split $ellow or !reen moon! daal)

/ ta"lespoons rice

A pinch o# turmeric

/ cups water (use e!eta"le stock as a ariation)

Start with khichri a week or two a#ter $our "a"$ has adusted to simple rice cereal and mashed rice'

Method

Wash and soak the rice and daal #or a"out hal# an hour'

Add turmeric powder and cook in a pressure cooker #or a"out /,4 whistles'

Mash well and sere'

:uick tip95ou can alter the consistenc$ "$ increasin! or reducin! the water' More water will make the khichri

creamier and less water will make it !rain$'

;nce $our "a"$ adust to this* chan!e #rom - part daal* / part rice to a -7- ratio o# daal and rice'

o add some ariet$ make khichri like #ried rice'

#ried /ice

Vegetarian

Good source o# protein* itamins* calcium and starch

+ngredients

- ta"lespoon (split $ellow or !reen moon! daal)

/ ta"lespoons rice

/ cups water (use e!eta"le stock as a ariation)

-0/ onion #inel$ chopped

-0/ ta"lespoon desi !hee

Method

Wash and soak the rice and daal #or a"out hal# an hour'

Brown onions and add a #ew cumin seeds'

When the seeds crackle add the rice and daal and pressure cooker #or a"out /,4 whistles'



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Mash well and sere' 5ou can alter the consistenc$ "$ increasin! or reducin! the water'

More water will make the khichri creamier and less water will make it !rain$'

:uick tip9;nce $our "a"$ adusts to this* add !rated cotta!e cheese (paneer) and e!eta"le puree to increase

the nutrients and #laour'

Su4i upma

Vegetarian

Good source o# protein

+ngredients

-H!m sui

-,/ cups waterhis is a hi!hl$ nutritious "reak#ast meal'

Method

3r$ roast -,/ tsp o# sui in a clean pan till it turns "rown'


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want sui upma to "e o# pourin! consistenc$* then don6t let the water dr$ completel$' +# $ou want sui upma to "e

thicker and creamier* then let the water "e a"sor"ed completel$'

6egeta(le Sa(udana -hichri

Vegetarian

Good source o# protein and itamins'

+ngredients

/ ta"lespoons Sa"udana

- cup water

Pureed e!eta"les

Method

Wash and soak a"out / t"sp o# sa"udana in - cup o# water till the time it dou"les in siDe and !rains "ecome

so#t'

Puree the e!eta"les and keep the mi&ture aside #or #ew minutes'

1eat oil0!hee in a pan and add #ew cumin seeds'When the seeds start cracklin! add the pureed e!eta"les and stir well'

Add sa"udana and mi& !entl$'

Sprinkle some lemon uice oer it (optional) and sere'

Malted cereals

Vegetarian

Good source o# protein* iron* calcium and #olic acid'

+ngredients

-0/ cup each o# washed rice* ra!i* moon! (!reen !ram)Malted cereals are a staple in man$ homes' Start with malted cereal once a da$ and then increase it to twice a

da$'

Method

Soak the cereals oerni!ht in separate containers'

3rain the water and tie the cereal in separate moist muslin cloths'


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Malted cereals hae a short li#e span' Store in a cool* moisture,#ree place' 3iscard an$ le#t oer malted cereal

a#ter two weeks and prepare a #resh "atch'

First soups

;nce $our "a"$ starts solids* $ou are alwa$s lookin! out #or interestin! options to make $our "a"$6s meal

nutritious and tast$' 1ere are a #ew interestin! tips as well as recipes to make meal times a o$

: Alwa$s introduce a new #ood in the late mornin! as $ou hae a lot o# time to watch out #or an$ aller!ic

reactions'

: emem"er to start one new #ood at a time'

: r$ out a com"ination o# ust two e!eta"les as it will "e easier to keep a track i# $our "a"$ is aller!ic to some

e!eta"le'

: 5ou ma$ want to add a "it o# $ellow "utter or !hee to $our "a"$6s #ood to increase the calori#ic alue' 1oweer*

check with $our doctor "e#ore doin! so'

: 5ou can use these water$ soups as a "ase #or mi&in! the "a"$ cereal mi& as well'

$entil soup &Daal ka paani'

his water$ lentil soup is a !ood source o# protein* B itamins* ma!nesium* iron* and Dinc'

+ngredients7 - cup #iltered water* / ta"lespoons moon! daal (split $ellow !ram) or split red lentils* a pinch o#

turmeric* a pinch o# salt (optional)

Boil the lentils in hal# a cup o# water with a pinch o# turmeric (haldi) until it is completel$ cooked and so#t'

urmeric powder is a staple in most +ndian preparations as it is known to hae antiseptic properties' Mash the

daal and add some more water' Boil a!ain #or a #ew minutes and strain throu!h a wire,meshed siee to !et a

clear daal soup' Salt is "est aoided* "ut i# $ou are er$ particular* $ou can add a tin$ "it o# salt to it'

5ou can !raduall$ reduce the 2uantit$ o# water to the mashed daal to make it thicker and a more wholesomemeal #or $our "a"$'

Watery rice gruel &Chaawal ka paani'

his traditional +ndian recipe is a staple in man$ +ndian homes'

he water$ soup is a !ood source o# protein* itamins* calcium and starch'



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+ngredients7 4 cups o# #iltered water* / ta"lespoons rice

Boil rice in 4 cups water until it is completel$ cooked and so#t' Mash it a "it and strain throu!h a wire meshed

siee to !et a thin water$ rice soup'

+nitiall$ o##er $our "a"$ the water alone* !raduall$ $ou could include the mashed rice as well' 5ou could addsome mashed daal and e!eta"le stock #or an interestin! ariation in taste'

%arley water

Barle$ water is a !ood source o# iron* calcium* itamin C and protein'

+ngredients7 / ta"lespoons "arle$ (au)* - ta"lespoon a!!er$ (aoid a!!er$ #rom roadside endors' +nstead

use packa!ed a!!er$)* 4 cups o# water* a slice o# lemon'

Pressure cook the a!!er$ and "arle$ in 4 cups o# water' Strain the li2uid and sere with a dash o# lemon'

Carrot and (eetroot soup

his e!eta"le soup is a !ood source o# Eitamin A C* calcium* iron* #olic acid and protein'

+ngredients7 o# a "eetroot* peeled and chopped one carrot* peeled and chopped a slice o# lemon

Add two cups water to the chopped e!eta"les and pressure cook till the e!eta"les are completel$ cooked and

so#t' Mash the mi&ture and strain throu!h a wire,meshed siee to !et a clear e!eta"le soup'

+nitiall$ o##er $our "a"$ the water alone* !raduall$ $ou could include the mashed e!eta"les as well' 5ou can

also add potatoes #or an interestin! ariation in taste as well as to make the soup thicker'

Note7 Beetroot ma$ stain "a"$6s clothin! ,, so ensure that $our "a"$ is wearin! a "i"'

Apple and carrot soup

his e!eta"le soup is a !ood source o# Eitamin A C* calcium* iron* #olic acid and protein'

+ngredients7 one apple* peeled and chopped one carrot* peeled and chopped

Add two cups water to the chopped e!eta"le and #ruit and pressure cook till it is completel$ cooked and so#t'

Mash the mi&ture and strain throu!h a wire,meshed siee to !et a clear soup'

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his e!eta"le soup can "e included in $our "a"$6s diet once $ou6e introduced a couple o# e!eta"les to $our

"a"$' his soup can "e made as a thick soup or can "e used as a thin water$ soup as well' +t is a rich source o#

itamins* calcium* phosphorus and iron'

+ngredients7 a small piece o# carrot* potato* "ottle !ourd* tomato* ca""a!e (all peeled and chopped)

Cook in three cups o# water till the e!eta"les are so#t' Mash the mi&ture and strain throu!h a wire,meshedsiee to !et a thick soup or strain onl$ the water to !et a clear soup'

5ou can use the clear soup as a "ase #or the "a"$6s rice cereal mi& as well'

+nstant millet &raagi/nachni' mi0

his nutritious instant mi& can "e stored in a ar and used as and when re2uired'

ake two cups o# raagi* wash it well and dr$ it thorou!hl$ in the sun' oast it a "it and cool it' Grind it to a #lour,

like consistenc$' Store this powder in a clean dr$ ar'

here are two methods to use this instant mi&'

-' 5ou can add warm water to -,/ ta"lespoons o# this powdered mi& and soak it #or a couple o# minutes #or it to

so#ten'

/' Alternatiel$ $ou can cook it in water #or a couple o# minutes and let it cool "e#ore #eedin! $our "a"$'

5ou could tr$ interestin! ariations to this mi&ture "$ addin! #ruit and e!eta"le purees* curd* mashed "oiled

potatoes* etc' his will increase the nutritie alue and enhance the taste as well'

+nstant rice;daal mi0

Another nutritious instant mi& that can "e stored in a ar and used as and when re2uired' ake e2ual 2uantities

o# rice and split $ellow !ram (moon! daal)' Wash "oth and dr$ thorou!hl$' oast this mi&ture and !rind it to a

powder$ ($et mildl$ !ranular) consistenc$' Store this powder in a clean dr$ ar'

his mi& too can "e either cooked in water #or a couple o# minutes or soaked #or a #ew minutes to so#ten it' 1ere

too $ou can add #ruit and e!eta"le purees* curd* mashed "oiled potatoes* etc'

unnin! out o# ideas on which purees to o##er $our "a"$> Ma$"e $ou could tr$ our weanin! recipes'

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First tastes

!ecipes for babies starting on solids

%anana pur.e

VegetarianGood source of potassium

- small ripe "anana-,/ tsps o# "a"$ rice/ t"sps o# "reastmilk or #ormula

Mash the "anana well until smooth' Mi& the rice and milk* and stir into the "anana' Adust the te&ture with milkor rice to make a runnier or #irmer pure'

Carrot pur.e

VegetarianGood source of !etacarotene

- carrot* peeled and diced

Steam the e!eta"le until tender' Pure in a "lender and adust the te&ture with "oiled cooled water or "a"$%susual milk'

%roccoli and caulilower pur.e

VegetarianContains ironGood source of vitamin C

- lar!e #loret "roccoli- lar!e #loret cauli#lower

Steam the e!eta"les until the$ are tender' Pure in a "lender or mouli and adust the te&ture with "oiled cooledwater or "a"$%s usual milk'

Papaya pur.e

VegetarianGood source of !etacarotene and vitamin C

- ripe papa$a

Peel and seed the papa$a* and mash to a pure with a #ork' o ar$ add "a"$ rice or mi& with mashed "anana'

Sweet potato mash

VegetarianGood source of !etacarotene

- sweet potato



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Potato and spinach pur.e

VegetarianContains ironGood source of !etacarotene and vitamin C

- medium potato* peeled and 2uartered/.! (a hand#ul) spinach

Boil the potato in unsalted water until tender' Steam the spinach oer the potato in a siee #or the last #ewminutes o# cookin!' 3rain and mash the potato with a little o# "a"$%s usual milk' Pure the spinach and add tothe potato' Adust the te&ture with "oiled cooled water or "reastmilk or #ormula '

Pear and apple pur.e

Vegetarian

Contains vitamin C

- ripe pear* peeled and sliced- apple* peeled and sliced

Place the pear and apple in a small saucepan with one ta"lespoon o# water and cook oer a low heat* stirrin!occasionall$* until the #ruit is tender' Pure in a "lender or mouli'

$entils with pumpkin

VegetarianContains ironGood source of !etacarotene and B vitamins

H.! split red lentils-/.! pumpkin* peeled and diced

Boil the lentils in water until so#t' Steam or microwae the pumpkin until tender' 3rain the lentils in a siee' Addthe pumpkin to the siee and place the siee oer a "owl' Nsin! a wooden spoon press throu!h the mi&ture* stirand sere'

Avocado and kiwi pur.e

VegetarianGood source of vitamin + and vitamin C

1al# a ripe aocado- ripe kiwi #ruit

Mash the aocado well' Peel and mash the kiwi' Push the kiwi throu!h a siee to remoe the pips* then mi& withthe aocado'

Musk melon pur.e

VegetarianGood source of !etacarotene and vitamin C



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27 OF 57Lar!e slice o# musk or other melon* seeded

Pure the melon and* i# desired* add a little "a"$ rice to thicken up'

Just desserts

hin!s to keep in mind

Fruit kheer

Pear dessert

Chocolate "anana custard

Straw"err$ crum"le

Fruit shrikhand

Peach and !rape ell$

Fruit$ almond crunch la$er

Coconut e!! custard

Apple and apricot dessert

Grape* paneer and "anana dessert

Sa"udana kheer

Sooi ka halwa or rawa kesari Carrot halwa

Moon! dal halwa

Bottle !ourd kheer

Bread puddin!

Eermicelli puddin!


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VegetarianGood source of calcium and B vitamins

+ngredients/ t"sp rice soaked in water #or hal# an hour/H.ml #ull,#at milk/ t"sp #resh #ruit pure (man!o0peach0straw"err$)

-0/ to - tsp su!arPinch o# cardamom powder

Method3rain the soaked rice and !rind to a coarse paste in the "lender'

Add -,/ t"sp o# cool milk and dissole the paste in it* then add to the remainin! milk and mi& well'1eat the rice and milk in a hea$ "ottomed pan simmer !entl$ #or O,-. minutes* stirrin! #re2uentl$ to make surethere are no lumps';nce the rice is cooked well* add the su!ar and cardamom powder and cook #or a minute'emoe #rom #lame* cool and add the #resh #ruit pure and sere'

Variations7o make plain kheer* ust skip the #ruits'5ou can add a #ew strands o# sa##ron to add a distinct #laour and a $ellow colour'

Sa##ron kheer is o#ten sered as an %Annaprashan% #irst #ood or on special #estials like %Easant Panchmi% (#estialo# sprin!) when people wear $ellow clothin! and eat $ellow coloured #oods and delicacies'

Pear dessert

Vegetarian

Good source of calcium and B vitamins

+ngredients

- ripe pear* peeled and sliced

- t"sp apple uice- t"sp #resh cream

Pinch o# cinnamon powder (optional)

Method

Poach the pear in apple uice #or H minutes until so#t'

Cool* press throu!h a siee and add the #resh cream'

Sprinkle a pinch o# the cinnamon powder and sere'

Chocolate (anana custard

Vegetarian

Good source of calcium and B vitamins

+ngredients

- tsp corn #lour

- tsp drinkin! chocolate powder

-..ml #ull,#at milk



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- small "anana

Method

Mi& to!ether corn #lour* chocolate powder and milk* and place in microwae #or -,/ minutes until thickened'

Chop or mash "anana and sere with the custard'

Alternatiel$* dissole the corn #lour and the drinkin! chocolate in - t"sp milk and then add to the rest o# the

milk'1eat the milk !entl$ #or a"out H minutes stirrin! constantl$ till the corn #lour is cooked and the milk thickens'

emoe #rom #lame* cool and add chopped or mashed "anana and sere with the custard'

Straw(erry crum(le

Vegetarian

Good source of !etacarotene and vitamin C

+ngredients

/..! straw"erries (hulled)

- tsp su!ar

/ t"sp whole wheat #lour (atta)

- t"sp rolled oats

4 tsp "utter

- t"sp so#t "rown su!ar or a!!er$ (gur)

- t"sp #resh cream or plain $o!urt (#or toppin!)

Method

Mi& the straw"err$ with the su!ar and place in a small* !reased oen dish' u" the "utter into the #lour* stir in

the oats and "rown su!ar and sprinkle oer the straw"err$' Bake #or 4. mins at -O. de!rees C' Cool a little

"e#ore serin! with plain $o!urt or #resh cream'

#ruit shrikhand

Vegetarian

Good source of calcium and !etacarotene

+ngredients

-0/ cup hun! curd or cream cheese

4 t"sp #resh #ruit (man!o0apricot0peach) pure

- tsp powdered su!ar

Pinch o# cardamom powder (optional)

Method



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o prepare hun! curd or cream cheese7

ie / cups o# $o!urt in a muslin cloth and han! #or a"out /,4 hours till the water drains out and $ou are le#t with

thick shrikhand or hun! curd'

Mi& the hun! curd alon! with the su!ar and cardamom powder' Swirl in the #ruit pure and sere'

Peach and grape 4elly

Good source of !etacarotene

+ngredients

- tsp !elatine

- t"sp hot water

-H.ml !rape uice

-0/ a ripe peach* peeled and diced

Method

Place the hot water in a "owl and add the !elatine'

;nce the !elatine has dissoled* pour in the !rape uice and stir well'

Place the diced peach in the "ase o# a "owl* pour oer the ell$ and chill until set'

#ruity almond crunch layer

Vegetarian

Good source of vitamin C and !etacarotene

+ngredients

/.! #inel$ !round almonds

- slice white "read* made into "readcrum"s or / small di!estie "iscuits crushed

-.! "utter

3iced so#t #ruit* such as peach* kiwi* man!o* papa$a

Method

Fr$ the almonds and "readcrum"s in the "utter until li!htl$ "rowned'

Place on a tissue0paper towel to soak the e&cess "utter'

Place a la$er o# #ruit in a !lass "owl* coer with a la$er o# the almond mi&ture* and repeat till the almond mi&ture

and the #ruits are used up'

Chill "e#ore serin!'



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Coconut egg custard

Contains iron

+ngredients

- e!!

-..ml coconut milk (i# coconut milk is not aaila"le* su"stitute with #ull #at milk)

;ne drop o# anilla essence

- t"sp apricot pure

Method

Blend all the in!redients to!ether'

Pour into two teacups or prepared moulds and steam #or -. minutes until set'

5ou can steam this in a microwae steamer or in a dou"le "oiler on the stoe'

Chill "e#ore serin!'

Apple and apricot dessert

Vegetarian

Contains !etacarotene

+ngredients

H.! so#t dried apricots* rou!hl$ chopped

-..ml water

- apple* peeled and rou!hl$ chopped

/ cream crackers or plain "utter cookies

Method

Place the apricots in a small saucepan alon! with the water and simmer #or H minutes'

Add the apple and cook !entl$ until so#t'

Cool and pure the mi&ture'

Sere with cream crackers or plain "utter cookies'

Variation5ou can also warm the pureed mi&ture and pour it oer a slice o# spon!e cake' Sere at room

temperature'

Grape! paneer and (anana dessert

Vegetarian

Good source of vitamin C and calcium

+ngredients

H.! !rapes

H.! cotta!e cheese (paneer)

H.! #resh cream



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-0/ a "anana

Method

Place all the in!redients in a "lender and pure until smooth'

Cool and sere at chilled or at room temperature'

Sa(udana kheerVegetarian

Contains and calcium and car!oh(drates

+ngredients

-08 cup sa!o (sa!udana) soaked in water #or ten minutes

/H.ml #ull,#at milk

-0/ to - tsp su!ar

-tsp pured raisins (optional)

Method

Soak the sa!o in water #or ten minutes* wash and drain'

1eat milk in a separate pan* add the sa!o and "rin! it to a "oil* stirrin! constantl$'

Add the su!ar and continue to cook until the milk thickens'

Cool and sere'

For a sli!ht ariation* top it up with pured raisins'

Soo4i ka halwa or rawa kesari

Vegetarian

Contains and calcium, protein and car!oh(drates

+ngredients

-08 cup semolina (soo'i)

/H.ml #ull,#at milk

-08 cup water

- tsp su!ar

- tsp !hee

- t"sp pured raisins

-0/ tsp #inel$ !rated almonds

A #ew strands o# sa##ron (optional)

Method

1eat the !hee in a non,stick pan'

Add the sooi and #r$ on low #lame'


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Garnish with chopped raisins and !rated almonds'

Cook on low #lame'

5ou can chan!e the consistenc$ #rom semi,solid to pourin! consistenc$ "$ increasin!0decreasin! the 2uantit$ o#

milk and water'

Carrot halwaVegetarian

Contains calcium and !etacarotene

+ngredients

- medium siDed carrot

/H.ml #ull,#at milk

-08 cup water

- tsp su!ar

- tsp !hee

- t"sp pured raisins and #inel$ !rated almonds

-08 teaspoon #reshl$ !round cardamom powder (optional)

Method

Wash and !rate the carrot'

Boil water in a pan or cooker and add the !rated carrot'

Cook #or a"out H minutes or #or two whistles i# usin! a cooker'

Add milk and let it cook on a low #lame #or a"out #i#teen minutes ,, stirrin! #rom time to time'

Add su!ar and cook till the milk is completel$ a"sor"ed'

op with !hee* cardamom powder* pured raisins and almonds'

Sere at room temperature'

Moong dal halwa

Vegetarian

Contains and car!oh(drates, proteins and calcium

+ngredients

-08 cup split $ellow moon! dal (soaked oerni!ht)

/H.ml #ull,#at milk

-08 cup water- tsp su!ar

- tsp !hee

- t"sp pured raisins and #inel$ !rated almonds

-08 teaspoon #reshl$ !round cardamom powder (optional)

Method

Soak moon! dal in water oerni!ht'



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Wash and drain the dal' Nsin! a little water !rind the dal to a te&tured paste (should "e coarse and not er$

smooth)'

1eat !hee in a non,stick pan or kadhai and add the dal'


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+n a separate pan "oil the second cup o# milk alon! with su!ar #or a"out H minutes'

Beat the e!! well and add it to the "oilin! milk'

Add a pinch o# cardamom powder or a couple o# drops o# anilla essence i# needed'


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With its hi!h "eta carotene content* sur#eit o# itamins* #i"re and essential minerals* the man!o is er$ nutritious

#or $our toddler and also proides him with the ener!$ he needs' hou!h man$ toddlers like the sweet taste o#

man!oes* some mi!ht not take to its so#t* pulp$ consistenc$' 1ere are a #ew recipes to include man!o in $our

toddler6s diet'

Mango Shrikhand

-his cream( *ndian dessert is rich in calcium and vitamin C.

+ngredients

H..ml $o!hurt

Pulp #rom - man!o

Su!ar ? / t"sp

Cardamom powder "elaichi#? - tsp

Method

: ie up $o!hurt ti!htl$ in a thin* clean cloth and han! #or /,4 hours (or oerni!ht in a re#ri!erator) till all the whe$

(li2uid) drains out' 5ou will "e le#t with a"out 4H.,8..ml o# thick hun! curd

: Gentl$ mi& the man!o pulp* su!ar and cardamom powder with the hun! curd and chill'

: Sere with puris0chapattis or "$ itsel#'

Am(e Saasam &Mango in coconut mustard gravy'

A traditional


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hese home made ice lollies are re#reshin! on a hot summer da$' he$ keep $our actie toddler well h$drated

and !ie him ener!$'

Vegetarian

Contains vitamins A C and calcium

+ngredients

Pulp o# / man!oes

/ t"sp cream or thick #resh $o!hurt

Su!ar ? - t"sp (optional)

Method

: Blend the in!redient to!ether in a mi&er and pour into kul#i moulds or into ice cu"e tra$s'

: FreeDe #or a"out hal# an hour* then insert ice cream sticks or "am"oo skewers into the indiidual moulds'

: FreeDe #or 4 hours to sere* remoe #rom #reeDer and unmould a#ter a #ew minutes'

Mango Phirni

Vegetarian

-his recipe is a good source of vitamins, dietar( fi!re, calcium, folate, car!oh(drates and magnesium

+ngredients litre milk

Basmati rice ? - heaped t"sp

;ne #ourth cup o# su!ar

cup man!o pulp

- tsp cardamom powder

1and#ul o# raisins and cashewnuts

Method

: Soak "asmati rice in ust enou!h water #or hal# an hour

: Blend 4 t"sp o# the milk with the soaked "asmati rice in a mi&er till $ou !et a smooth paste

: 1eat the rest o# the milk in a hea$ "ottomed pan till ust warm* remoe a"out a cup o# the warm milk and

dissole the rice paste in it'

: =ow mi& the cup o# milk with the remainin! warmed milk till it com"ines completel$ and then continue heatin!

the milk'

: Stir constantl$ to make sure the rice paste does not "ecome lump$ or stick to the "ottom' Cook uncoered #or

a"out #i#teen minutes till the rice paste is cooked and the milk thickens'

: Add the su!ar* cardamom powder* raisins and nuts and simmer #or another #ie minutes' emoe #rom #lame*



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pour into a serin! "owl and let cool'

: ;nce cool* mi& in the man!o pulp well and chill till read$ to sere'

Papaya Mango Smoothie

Rich in antioxidants, !eta carotene, fi!re, calcium and folate

+ngredients

-08th cup papa$a cu"es

-08th cup man!o cu"es

cup $o!hurt

Method

Blend all the in!redients to a smooth consistenc$ and sere sli!htl$ chilled'

or a mango milkshake, su!stitute the papa(a with more mangoes and replace the (oghurt with half a cup of

milk

"eals for se#en months onwards Chickpeas* spinach and paneer dip

Sweet potato* carrot and cheese mash

Cotta!e cheese and pea mash

Lentil (dal) soup

Ba"$ ratatouille

Broccoli0cauli#lower with tomatoes and almonds


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Pinch o# salt

Pinch o# cumin ('eera) powder

Method

Brin! 4.. ml water to "oil and immerse the washed spinach leaes into it #or a"out /,4 minutes' 3rain and cool

sli!htl$'

3rain the cashewnuts or almonds and "lend with all the in!redients'Nse as a dip with "a"$ "readsticks and cooked carrot slices' ;nce $our "a"$ is older* $ou can also sere this

with paranthas or chapattis'

Sweet potato! carrot and cheese mash

Vegetarian

Good source of !etacarotene, calcium and vitamin C

+ngredients-/.! sweet potato (shakkarkandor chakkaraivelliki&hangu)* peeled and diced- medium carrot* peeled and diced/H! hard cheese* such as cheddar* !rated

MethodBoil the e!eta"les to!ether until ust tender* then mash or puree alon! with the cheese'

)ip9For older "a"ies* sere as a side dish* with soup or use as a #illin! #or !rilled sandwiches* paranthas andcutlets'

Cottage cheese and pea mash

Vegetarian

Contains iron

Good source of vitamin C

+ngredients

H.! #resh or #roDen peas

H.! cotta!e cheese (paneer)

Salt to taste

Method

Cook the peas until ust tender'

Mash to!ether with the cotta!e cheese and sere with #in!ers o# "read or crisp$ rice sticks (arisi vadaam)'

)ip9For older "a"ies* this can also "e used to make cutlets and #illin!s #or !rilled sandwiches or paranthas'



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Vegetarian

Contains iron


+ngredients

-..! lentils (moong dalor masur dal)4..ml water

- medium tomato chopped #ine

- cloe !arlic chopped #ine


Pinch o# cinnamon powder (optional)

or

Pinch o# cumin ('eera)powder

Method

Pour water oer the lentils add the tomato* turmeric and !arlic'

Coer and cook !entl$ #or /. minutes or pressure cook until the lentils are so#t and mush$'

3rain o## a little #luid usin! a siee* resere the #luid and mash or whisk the lentil tomato mi&ture till smooth'

Add the resered #luid* a pinch o# salt (i# $ou are er$ particular) and return the soup to the pan'

Stir in the cinnamon powder or cumin powder and return "rie#l$ to the heat'

Sere warm with rice'

For older "a"ies* sere with so#t pieces o# chapatti'

)ip9Nse this soup to knead #lour #or nutritious paranthas and puris'

%a(y ratatouille

Vegetarian


+ngredients

- tsp oil

1al# a small onion* #inel$ chopped

Iuarter cup "ottle!ourd (lauki) or cour!ette (torai)* diced

- small capsicum* $ellow or red* seeded and diced

Few slices o# au"er!ine ((!rin'al")* diced

8 tomatoes* skinned and seeded

Method

Li!htl$ #r$ the onion in the oil* and add all the other e!eta"les'

Stir* coer and turn down the heat* allow the e!eta"les to cook until the$ are tender' his should take a"out 4.



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minutes'

Puree or mash to an appropriate consistenc$ #or $our "a"$'

%roccoli;caulilower with tomatoes and almonds

Vegetarian

Good source !etacarotene, vitamin +, calcium and vitamin C

+ngredients

/ #lorets "roccoli or cauli#lower

-0/ t"sp #laked almonds (!adaam)* li!htl$ toasted and !round #inel$

/ t"sp chopped tomatoes

Method

Steam the #lorets until tender and "lend with the tomatoes'Stir in the !round almonds* and sere'

$egetarian meal plan by age: %& months

+t is important that $ou start introducin! a ariet$ o# #ood in $our toddler%s diet !raduall$' hese will proide the

calories* proteins* itamins and minerals that are essential #or her !rowth' he amount o# #ood eaten would ar$

#rom child to child and would also depend on when $ou introduce a particular #ood to $our toddler' alk to $our

doctor as well a"out the serin! siDe that would suit $our child'

1ere we hae planned a week%s sample menu #or $our toddler' She ma$ or ma$ not eat the e&act amounts

!ien here' 5ou ma$ een need to skip an option initiall$ till she !ets used to eatin! ri!ht' See how it works #or

$ou'

A week=s sample vegetarian meal plan or a one year old

M5A$ MON7A< )85S7A< W57N5S7A< ),8/S7A< #/+7A< SA)8/7A< S8N7A?include #orti#ied "reak#ast cereals* low,salt $east e&tract* milk and dair$ products'Breast milk and #ormula milk are also !ood sources o# itamin B-/ and $our "a"$ should continue to hae some"reast milk or #ormula (or "oth) until at least her #irst "irthda$' Milk in the diet "ecomes essential as e!eta"lesources with ade2uate 2uantities o# itamin B-/ are scarce'

ich sources o# proteininclude e!!s* milk and dair$ products* nuts and pulses* includin! "aked "eans* and

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(ead more a"out iron and toddlershere')

Which oods should + oer at what age*

he Ministr$ o# 1ealth now recommends that $ou aim to e&clusiel$ "reast#eed$our "a"$ until she is si&

months old* then !raduall$ introduce solidswhilst continuin! "reast#eedin!' +# $ou hae chosen not to

"reast#eed or were una"le to do so* or are com"inin! "reast and #ormula* it is still recommended that $ou don%t

start solids until si& months'

+# $ou do choose to introduce solids "e#ore si& months* discuss it with $our doctor #irst' +t is easiest i# $ou think o#

the weanin! process in #our sta!es7

Stage one

Start with - teaspoon once a da$' Ba"$ rice cereal mi&ed with e&pressed "reast milk or #ormula milk' Pured

#ruit ,, apple* pear* "anana* peach' Pured e!eta"les ,, potato* sweet potato* carrot* spinach* "roccoli' 5ou

ma$ also start with a small spoon#ul o# diluted #resh #ruit uice or clear e!eta"le soup'

Stage two

Graduall$ increase solids to three times per da$' Continue with the #oods alread$ o##ered and add mashed

lentils* plus a !reater ariet$ o# #ruit and e!eta"les that are rich sources o# Eitamin B-* Eitamin B/* Eitamin B4*

Eitamin B and Eitamin C'

Stage three

At si& months* the iron stores $our "a"$ was "orn with will "e startin! to run out so $ou need to o##er her e&tra

iron rich #oods' 5ou can now start to !ie her wheat* oats* to#u* mashed "eans and pulses* e!!s (introduce well,cooked e!! $olks around nine months) and dair$ products* such as milk* and $o!urt' 5ou can !ie almonds

(soaked oerni!ht* peeled and "lended with milk or soup)' 5ou can "lend "anana or cheeku (sapotas) with milk

and create interestin! and nutritious ariations o# milk'

Stage our

5ou can now o##er $our "a"$ #in!er #oods* such as raw carrots* rusks* teethin! "iscuits* "readsticks* peeled

cucum"er* #ruits such as apples and "ananas and cheese s2uares' Mashed up* chopped and minced #amil$

#ood can also "e !ien* so lon! as it does not contain added salt or su!ar'

Sample daily eating plans

Just starting solids

Break#ast ,, "reast or #ormula milk

mid am ,, "reast or #ormula milk or #resh #ruit uice or mashed #ruit

lunch ,, -,4 teaspoons o# "a"$ rice cereal mi&ed with "reast or #ormula milk

mid pm ,, "reast or #ormula milk

dinner,, "reast or #ormula milk

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"edtime ,, "reast or #ormula milk

Ater ? weeks


mid am ,, "reast or #ormula milk or #resh #ruit uice or mashed #ruit or water$ "uttermilk0lassi

lunch ,, -,4 teaspoons o# "a"$ rice cereal mi&ed with "reast or #ormula milk* and0or pureed e!eta"les or #ruit

mid pm ,, "reast or #ormula milkdinner,, e!eta"le soup or "reast or #ormula milk


Ater 123 weeks


mid am ,, "reast or #ormula milk or #resh #ruit uice or mashed #ruit or lassi0"uttermilk

lunch ,, -,4 ta"lespoons o# "a"$ rice cereal mi&ed with "reast or #ormula milk* pureed #ruit* pureed water$ daal*

rice starch (chawal ka pani or rice kani) and pureed e!eta"les* khichri0rice !ruel (mi& o# rice and pulses in a

pourin! consistenc$* idlis with curd* and so#t dosas


dinner,, -,4 ta"lespoons o# "a"$ rice mi&ed with "reast or #ormula milk* pureed water$ dal* #ruit or e!eta"le

soups


(Graduall$ increase portion siDes)'

@2>? months

@arl$ mornin!0#irst #eed ,, "reast or #ormula milk

Break#ast ,, in#ant oats* porrid!e (dalia)* idlis* rice dosas* moon! dal cheela ( moon! dal dosa)* sooi0rawa upma

(with or without e!eta"les)*stu##ed chapatti* whole wheat toast or sandwiches* whole wheat "read with milk*

and paranthas

mid am ,, "reast or #ormula milk

lunch ,, mi&ed e!eta"le with rice or e!eta"le khichri* chappatis soaked in dal0curd* mashed rama0cholae with

rice* an$ paneer preparations


dinner,, e!eta"le stew* chapattis soaked in e!eta"le stock* "aked "eans and mashed potato


+deas or amily meals&rom @2> months'

Lentil stew

Ee!eta"le* paneer* cheese cutlets

Wheat noodles with "oiled e!eta"les

Poha upma(Chida0Aal) with e!eta"les

Curd rice* tomato rice* lemon rice

So$a mince and mi&ed e!eta"les

Macaroni with cheese



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Mi&ed mashed e!eta"les and cheese

Mashed chapattis0 paranthas in e!eta"le stock


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deriaties'

+t is possi"le #or $our "a"$ to thrie on a e!an diet* "ut $ou will hae to plan care#ull$ to ensure her diet is

nutritionall$ ade2uate and aried at all times'

5ou%ll need to take special care to include plent$ o# nutrient,rich #oods containin! protein* calcium* itamin B-/

and itamin 3 in $our "a"$%s diet7

Protein

Pulses* seeds* nuts* so$a* curd* whole!rain cereals and whole!rain toast are !ood sources o# protein in a

e!an diet'

Calcium

o#u* calcium,enriched so$a milk* cheeses and $o!urts* dark !reen e!eta"les* seeds* nuts and #orti#ied #oods

are a !ood source o# calcium'

6itamin %>?

So$a products* #orti#ied cereals* #orti#ied e!an products* such as e!!ie "ur!ers (remem"er to check the salt

content)* are use#ul sources o# itamin B-/'

6itamin 7

Ee!eta"le mar!arines* some so$a milk and so$a products* and #orti#ied #oods* such as "reak#ast cereals* will

proide itamin 3 #or $our e!an in#ant' he action o# sunli!ht on the skin also produces itamin 3 naturall$ in

the "od$* so this can "e a use#ul source o# this itamin' (Learn how to keep $our "a"$ sa#e in the sun')

emem"er that up to the a!e o# one* much o# $our "a"$%s nutritional re2uirements will "e met "$ "reast milk

and0or #ormula' +# $our "a"$ is a #uss$ eater* or i# her diet is restricted #or other reasons* $ou ma$ like to

continue with "reast milk "e$ond her #irst "irthda$' 3o talk to $our doctor* so that $ou can "e sure $our "a"$ is

!ettin! the "est possi"le nutrition'

.hat ne/t Mince and !reen "eans

Apple and straw"err$ puree

Sweet potato and pumpkin mash

Chikoo (sapota) and "anana mash

Green Peas puree

Broccoli and cracked wheat (3alia) khichdi

Pushnikai


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Apple and straw(erry puree

VegetarianGood source of vitamin C

+ngredients

-..! straw"erries (hulled)- lar!e apple* peeled* cored and diced

Place in pan and cook oer a low heat #or H,O minutes until so#t'Puree and siee out seeds'Sere ust warm'

)ip9For a heaier meal* sere with custard or crushed cream crackers'For an older "a"$* sere with toast* paranthas or chapattis'he puree is health$ and preseratie,#ree and ma$ "e used in place o# ams and ellies'

Sweet potato and pumpkin mash

Vegetarian


+ngredients

- sweet potato

- cup pumpkin (lal kaddu%sitaphal%parangikai) pieces

Method

Peel and dice "oth e!eta"les* and "oil or steam until tender'

Mash to!ether with a little o# "a"$%s usual milk until a suita"le consistenc$'

6ariation9Blend this with rice* chapattis or dal'

Chikoo &sapota' and (anana mash

his is a "rilliant meal #or when $ou%re on the moe* as it%s 2uick and eas$ to make and doesn%t need an$

cookin!' +t doesn%t keep* so what "a"$ doesn%t #anc$* eat $oursel#

Vegetarian

Good source of vitamin + and potassium

+ngredients

- ripe "anana

- small ripe chikoo (sapota)

Method

Peel "anana and chikoo' Mash to!ether well and sere at once'

Green Peas puree

Vegetarian

Contains iron



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Good source of vitamin C

+ngredients

KH! !reen peas

- t"sp rice

Method

Simmer the !reen peas until ust tender' Puree with a little cooled "oiled water or "a"$%s usual milk* and stir in

cooked rice'6ariation9For an older "a"$* add cotta!e cheese (paneer) to the preparation'

%roccoli and cracked wheat &7alia' khichdi

Vegetarian

Contains iron


+ngredients

/ t"sp cracked wheat (dalia)

- t"sp moon! dal (!reen !ram)

/ cups water

/ lar!e #lorets "roccoli or cauli#lower washed and chopped

-0/ tsp cumin seeds


- tsp oil

Method

Li!htl$ toast the dalia and the moon! dal and keep aside'

+n a pressure pan* heat oil and let cumin seeds crackle add the dalia* moon! dal and all other in!redients

e&cept water and saut #or /,4 minutes'

Add the water and pressure cook #or ,O minutes (4 whistles) till the cracked wheat is #ull$ cooked'

Mi& well and sere with $o!urt'

Pushnikai -ootu &$entils and ash gourd curry'

Vegetarian

Contains iron

Good source of B vitamins

+ngredients

- tsp oil

-..! moon! dal (!reen !ram)

/..ml water

/ t"sp !rated coconut

Iuarter tsp cumin ('eera) seeds



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/ t"sp ash !ourd (safed kaddu% pushnikai)pieces #inel$ chopped (can "e su"stituted with "ottle !ourd (lauki)

Method

Grind coconut and cumin to a #ine paste usin! a little water'

Boil the ash !ourd pieces till so#t'

Pressure cook moon! dal and turmeric till the lentils are so#t'

Add the coconut paste and the ash !ourd pieces' Let it simmer #or H minutes'Puree the lentils alon! with the ash !ourd or sere as it is #or an older "a"$'

Carrot! radish and rice mash

Vegetarian


+ngredients

/ carrots* peeled and diced

o# a small radish* peeled and diced (choose one which has a sweet taste)

-,/ t"sp "a"$ rice

Method

Steam carrots and radish until tender* and mash to!ether with a little o# "a"$%s usual milk to make a runn$

puree'

hicken up with some cooked rice and sere'

Chick pea and coriander stew

Vegetarian

Contains iron


+ngredients

- ta"lespoon oil

1al# an onion* #inel$ chopped

- cup chickpeas (ka!uli chana)* soaked oerni!ht and then pressure cooked till er$ so#t

8 t"sp chopped tomatoes

- tsp !round coriander leaes

Method

1eat the oil and !entl$ #r$ the onion until li!htl$ "rowned* add the remainin! in!redients* stir and coer'

Simmer* stirrin! occasionall$ #or -H minutes until the chick peas are so#t'

Blend until a suita"le consistenc$ or* #or an older "a"$* ust mash the stew and sere with mashed potatoes or

cooked rice'



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0olids by age: %& to %1 months Beware the #uss$ eater

Learnin! to "e independent


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Making ood un

r$ !ettin! more creatiewith $our "a"$%s meals' 3o continue to o##er her #aourite #oods* "ut o##er new #ruits

and e!eta"les too* so she has eer$ chance o# eno$in! a aried* nutritious diet' She ma$ eno$ eatin! little

trees o# "roccoli and cauli#lower with #ish or meat in a rier o# !ra$ and a 9mountain9 o# rice' r$ cuttin! out

sandwiches and chapattis with pastr$ or cookie cutters7 she ma$ like #ish shapes* stars* or hearts ,, the options

are endless A di##erentl$ shaped plate or a colour#ul !lass can "e a welcome chan!e at times too'

#oods to include

Startin! #rom -/ months* $our toddler can slowl$ start eatin! most o# what $our #amil$ eats' Break#ast options

could include corn#lakes* "read* well cooked e!!s (scram"led* hard "oiled or omelettes)* idlis (rice and raa

idlis and at times with some chopped e!eta"les added to the "atter)* dosas*puttu* stu##ed parathas (potato*

paneer* cauli#lower or dal)* su'i upma* semi(a upmaand potato poha'

B$ -O months* she would "e com#orta"le with the other main meals "ein! cooked at home ,, with minimal or no

spice in the #ood'

ice* parathas or chapattis sered with dal or !raies or lea#$ !reen e!eta"les proide a !ood portion o# $our

toddler6s protein re2uirements' +# $ou are a non,e!etarian* $ou can include e!!s* chicken and #ish in her diet as

well'

5ou can sere dair$ products in the #orm o# milk* curd* cheese* "uttermilk*paneer* lassi* kadhior as sweet

desserts such as custards* puddin!s or kheer'

Snacks can include milkshakes* #lour "ased products like khakra* cheeselin!s* "iscuits or cake with a serin! o##ruit* sa!udana khichdi* and cheese cu"es with #ruits'
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