Saturday, August 17, 2013

NECESSARY FOOD FOR BODY GROWTH

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For the babies Physical and Mental Health Food is very important. Here we discuss about the food items for the Physical growth of the baby. The food for the baby after birth to 1 year is very important and it vary from month to month.  the weight of the baby increases very rapidly during this year and it helps the baby to grow healthy in the future. Normally the weight of the baby goes thrice after finishing of the first year.

Normally the baby doesn't know any taste and flavour and is ready to eat what the mom give. So we are the guiders for the baby what to eat and what to not eat. So Please introduce all the tastes to your child's during this period(including bitter) and make your child a healthy and fittest one.

Now we see the foods as per the age of the baby:-

  • 0 - 3 Months of the baby
During this period please avoid any other food including water to the baby. Breastmilk is enough and it is very important for the baby's immunity development. 

I always says to all the Mom that "Breastmilk is the gift or a weapon given by the god to the baby through the Mother to fight against the germs in the world. So, Please give only breastmilk for the baby upto 3 months and allow the child to get the blessings of the god.

One more important thing is that your baby's tummies are very small, for this it is necessary that you have to feed every 2 or 3 hours gap according to the babies need.

  • 3 - 6 Months of the baby
This time is the right time to start and introduce other nutritional food for the child. In this age your babies throat is so soft. So we must take care that whatever food we give we have to cooked very soft and filtered it well.

After the end of 6th month your baby's weight must the twice the weight as it born. So it is very important to take care for their food. It is the right time to introduce juices(VEGETABLE or Fruit-SEE BELOW) in the time of 11 a.m. or 4 p.m. 

We also introduce one solid food i.e any Porridge during the Lunch time. Please very careful about the introduction of any food to your child. You must give a week or 2 week gap between any two new introductions. Any food can cause a mild indigestion during this time. If you feet indigestion is high please stop the newly introduced food for a month and introduce a newly one.

  • 6 - 9 Months of the baby
In this age the baby is ready to eat solid foods.
  1.  Introduce Idly, Dhosai, Chapathi soaked with milk first later with your side dish. Introduce 
  2. Juices(SEE BELOW) without Cooking and filtered minimum once in a day
  3. Any Porridge(SEE BELOW) once in a day
  4. Mashed Potato
  5. Rice can be given with cooked soft and mixed with curd or any dal
  6. Greens, vegetables also smashed and mixed with Rice also given at the lunch time
  7. Soups
  8. Eggs( 3-4 egg is enough for a week. First Introduce White part after a week introduce the whole thing. First egg should be introduced as a boiled one)
  9. Biscuits
  10. Introduce any soft fruits mashed by hand
  • 9 - 12 Months
During this period the baby is ready to eat anything. The only thing is be careful the food is not hard or too hard(according to the baby)
  1. Introduce the Dietary habbits,  Systems as the Mother's follow
  2. This is the time to introduce non-veg items. Be careful about the bones. 
  3. As I already told introduce all the tastes even bitter to the babies. The child eat all the things until the months says it is not tasty and worse.
As I told earlier if the mother introduce different varieties of food with different tastes, the baby should get enough vitamins, minerals from that food. At the end of the year if the babies weight is thrice the amount of the born weight he/she is fit and healthy.

VEGETABLE or FRUIT JUICE - for  3 - 6 months
  • Take one vegetable or a Fruit(Carrot, Beetroot, Apple,Jackfruit) or a small amount of vegetables(French beans, Cabbage)
  • Wash it well before cook.
  • Pour a bit of water and cooked Smoothly.
  • Grind well using Mixie
  • Filtering  it well.
  • Feed this juice to the child with some sugar(not white sugar) or salt according to the baby's taste. Black Sugar has much Iron. It will help the child's brain to develop.

AFTER 6 MONTHS

Do the same process said above but don't cook it well. Just wash the vegetables or Fruits and grind it. Add Black sugar and give it to the child. If you introduce Black sugar in the beggining itself the baby like it for its whole life.

PORRIDGE
  • For Porridge take any cereals(Rice, Ragi, Wheat, Whole grains, Corn etc.)
  • First Fry it well.
  • Grind it well.
  • If you are interested add a little bit of cardamom powder for a flavour.
  • Take a tablespoon or 2 spoons according to the baby in a bowl
  • Mix it well with a water(for 1 spoon powder 200ml of water)
  • If you are interested take milk instead of water
  • After mix it well boil it with sim. You have to stirred it until it cooked well.
  • After 5 miniuts the powder comes like a porridge. At this time add a ghee 1 tablespoon and Black sugar or salt as your wish according to the babies taste. Quantity is also as your wish.
  • Cool it and feed your baby at the lunch time or at morning 11 a.m. regularly.
  • It contains the necessary vitamins, minarals and also fat needed for the baby's growth.
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