Remember: - Encourage self-feeding.

Some meals to try:
Breakfast:

• Nachni khir
• Rice khir
• Sooji halwa/upma
• Boiled egg and bread finger
• Stewed apple with curd/yoghurt
• Mashed banana with milk

Lunch:

• Khichri
• Spinach curry or spinach and tomato soup
• Mashed rice with yoghurt/curds
• Mixed seasonal vegetables soup (carrot, spinach, tomato, lauki (bottle gourd/dudhi) and potato
• Stewed fruits with custard.

Dinner:

• Same as for lunch

After 1 year: Minimum of 350 ml milk daily or 2 servings of dairy products e.g. curd, paneer.

• Dairy products: Whole cows milk may be now used as a drink.
• Starchy foods: minimum 4 servings daily.
• Vegetable and fruits: minimum 4 servings daily

Remember: Your child may now take almost all that you cook for your regular meals.

Hints for successful weaning:

• Allow plenty of time for feeding, particularly at first.
• Choose time of the day when you both are relaxed.
• Start with small amounts of food and more frequently
• Introduce new foods mixed with familiar foods
• Try not to get upset if your baby refuses food. Take the food away and try again later. Go at your baby’s pace.

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Last updated on 16-10-2003