Introduction to Baby Food

Introduction to 6 month Baby food

                       Newly moms are really confused when they are in starting solids . Each baby and mom is unique.At ths same time,each baby food   is different depend upon baby consuming the  quantity of food ,texture,taste .After 6 months,introduce solids in every 4 days once with keep tracking of any allergic reactions in baby .Dont overfeed.The baby will judge the required amount of food,water,milk .
Dont force to eat food . Donot add sugar ,salt,colouring agents,preservative substance  to any baby food .
Its the right time to start solids otherwise baby doesnt have interest on solids .



1.  Rice porridge.   
               

2. Sprouted Ragi porridge.

3. Idli -          pour little hot water  for semi solid consistency when feeding.Tomato chutney and        coconut chutney is  preferrable for little babies without using  of  chillies when grinding of chutneys


4. Mashed Banana - add liitle milk to be blend for enhancing the taste .

5. Milk Rice   -   mash rice well then  add little milk (cows milk) and water .
                        for little babies.

6. Curd Rice  -   mash rice well ,then add little  curd and water ,Preferably buttermilk consistency is              

                        good, if  you want to enhance the flavour, go with seasoning .


7.Apple Juice    -   put pieces of apple ,milk and water to blended and filter it.(little milk and water)

8.Orange Juice  -  preferably buy contrast colour oranges .squeeze out juice and dilute with water.

9 .Dal Rice       -  mix rice and dal (1 /4 ),(cook dal with apinch of turmeric pdr,cumin pdr) and mash well,go with seasoning .

8. Potato Rice   -    mix small baked or boiled potatoes with rice and mash well.potato should be in well cooked.

9. Carrot Rice   -     mix  well cooked carrot  with mashed rice .


8. BeetRoot Rice-    mix well cooked beetroot  with mashed rice


9. Rasam Rice


10.Green Leaves Rice -Preferably buy amarnath leaves for 6 month old  and try palak leaves
       too

11.Pongal -  plain pongal is best for babies  without adding of jeera and peppers

12 .Upma

13.Dosai  with chutneys or any other vegetable stews .

14. Carrot Puree .

17.  Vegetable soups


         

Rice Porridge

 Baby food-Rice porridge

RICE PORRIDGE(ARISI KANJI)


FOR 6 MONTH OLD BABY : FIRST SOLID FOOD



INGREDIENTS:

    RICE  -      2 CUPS
    FRIED CHANA DAL    -1/2 CUP (POTTUKADALAI)
    JAGGERY AS PER TASTE

1. Preferably buy boiled rice.  Boiled rice is good for tiny stomach and healthy too.
Soak Rice for 3 hours.

2. Dry it in sunlight .

3. Dry roast rice called it as poriarisi in tamil,which it splutters and turns brownish in colour.

4. Add fried channa dal with roasted rice.

5. Mixture to be grinded in mix-grind or in food mill.  Both gives good in fine powder. Store it in airtight jar at room temparature.  This mixture is ready to prepare porridge for small babies

6. Take 2 and half spoons of this powder mix with water.  Make sure it fo free of lumps.  Add a pinch of jaggery (boil in little water and filter it for removing dust particles) for iron content and for taste.  Cook for 5 mins and serve it in semi solid consistency.