Baby Food

Hi Mothers, When it comes to Baby's food we need to remember few important points-

• Wash your hands with soap before making food as well before feeding food.
• Monitor your baby is not allergic to certain food item.
• Plan the day's diet which is balanced in nutrition.
• Your baby also has taste buds :) so make sure to include varieties.
• Prepare a balanced diet which includes calcium, iron, protein, fibers, vitamins and other minerals. 
• I suggest using most vegetables and fruits, whole wheat flour, ragi (mallet), rice, suji, pure ghee (not butter as it is less natural) and yogurt (curd) besides milk. Ragi may not be a part of some Indian cuisines, especially in north India. But this is probably one of the most important grains to be included in baby foods.
• If your baby is one year plus, start introducing flavor of spices such as jeera and hing (if they are also part of your own cooking).
• Most infants require 4-5 meals a day (3 full and 1-2 short) besides milk. So it has to be planed accordingly. 
• Start only with one meal when you introduce solid for the very first time.
• Don't force the baby to eat more, let them develop their own taste and adjust the quantity they want to eat.
• Try to follow a schedule of feeding with your baby (e.g. fixed timings of each meal) according to the baby's liking. So that they can have their appetite tuned to this schedule. This is very important especially in the case of fussy eaters :). 

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