Starting from breast milk, till your baby turns four to six months old, all the stages f good nutrition are considered crucial in setting up the best start to life for your new-born. Here is a basic guideline to improve your child’s nutrition in the first year.
Up to the age of four to six months, breast milk constitutes all that the baby needs. Solid food should not be started before four months because till then the baby’s delicate system is not prepared to digest the proteins derived from solids.
Between six to eight months, you can start with homemade soft khichadi, small quantity of fruit juices, vegetable soups, mashed potato, dal soups, stewed apple, mashed avocado, mashed boiled sweet potato, red pumpkin soup, stewed beetroot, and ragi porridge.
Chicken and eggs should be given only after nine months. BY the time your baby is a year old they will be set to join you at dinner. When preparing homemade food for your baby, do not use salt or sugar, or use it sparingly. Do not limit fat and cholesterol in their diet unless advised against it by the doctor.