WEANING FOODS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN
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SDA-RF-CH-1.20
WEANING FOODS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN
Department of Community Medicine
St. Johns Medical College
Bangalore-560 034
WEANING FOODS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN
Till the age of 3-4 months breast milk alone is sufficient
for your baby. After this period, weaning should be started.
Otherwise the child's growth will be affected. By weaning
is meant the gradual change over from a predominant liquid
diet to a solid diet. Delayed weaning and faulty weaning
are reasons for malnutrition in children. However even
after the introduction of solids, breast feeding should be con
tinued for as long as possible.
It is not necessary to go for costly solid baby foods.
Resorting to these feeds can be dangerous since the high
cost may force them to use dilute and infrequent feeds. In
this booklet we have given a list of simple and cheap recipes
which can be used as weaning foods. These are all locally
available and do not require complicated methods for prepara
tion. The measured amounts for each recipe are for one
feed. Any recipe may be chosen and monotony can be
avoided by changing the recipes when required. To start
with, feeds are given once a day and later can be given
twice or thrice a day. For all the preparations a semi-solid
consistency is preferred than a liquid or solid consistency and
can be gradualy made thicker, depending on the acceptance
of the baby. The information given in this booklet is meant
for lay mothers to give them a basic idea about nutrition
Only the important nutrient components of each recipe are
highlighted.
For further details please contact :
Dept, of Community Medicine
St. John's Medical College
Bangalore - 560 034.
1.
Kichadi
Rice - 1/2 cup, Moong dhal - 3 spoon, Jaggery - 1 piece
(1" X 1" X 1") Ghee - 1/2 teaspoon, Sait to taste.
Methods of preparation :
Fry moong dhal using little ghee. Wash the rice mix it
with dhal and cook & add jaggery & salt after cooking.
This provides energy for the child & also helps in the
growth of muscles.
2.
Potato vegetable mix
Potato - 2, Green leafy veg-50gms Salt to taste.
Cook potatoes, peel & mash them. Cook green leafy
vegetables & mix with mashed potatoes-add salt to taste
This apart from providing energy
the child.
3.
prevents anaemia in
Sweet potato mix
Sweet potato - 2, Jaggery - Ipiece (1" X 1" X 1") Ghee/
Butter/oil - 1/2 teaspoon.
Boil potatoes & Mash them. Add jaggery powder & fat
This apart from providing energy, prevents anaemia in
the child.
4.
Banana shake
Banana - 1, Jaggery - 1 piece, Milk - 1/2 cup
Mash banana-mix it in milk; add jaggery
This is ideal for development of teeth & bones.
5.
Ragi malt
Ragi - 1/2 cup, Milk - 1 cup, Sugar - 2 teaspoons.
Soak ragi for 3-6 hours in water. Dry it in sun. fry it &
powder. Sieve the powder using a thin cloth. The fine
powder should be mixed in hot milk and sugar Large quanti
ties of the powder can be prepared at a time in the above
2
fashion & stored for longer use.
This is good for the children’s teeth & bones. It preventsanaemia in children. 6.
Idli
Parboiled rice - 4 cups, Urad dhal - 1 cup, Salt to taste
Soak rice & dhal for 12 hours Grind into a smooth
paste, add salt to taste. Steam them after 10-12 hours.
This provides Protein which helps in muscle develop- .
ment. This is also rich in some vitamins.
7.
Carrot porridge
Carrot - 2, Milk 1/2 cup, Sugar 2 teaspoons.
Grate the carrot and boil with little water.
and sugar and mix.
Add milk
This is good for the children,s sight.
8.
Egg pudding
Egg-1, Sugar-2 teaspoons, Milk-1/2 cup.
Boil egg - the yellow part is mixed with milk & sugar.
This gives energy & builds the fat stores of the child.
9.
Fish rice
Cooked fish (remove bones)-3 teaspoons, cooked rice9 teaspoons, Ghee 1/2 teaspoon, salt to taste.
Mix and serve.
This helps in bone and muscle growth.
10.
Carrot curds
Cooked rice-1/2 cup, Carrot-1, Curds-3 teaspoons, salt
to taste.
Grate & boil carrot.
to taste.
Mix it to rice & curds and add salt
This provides Vitamin A which is good for eye sight.
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11.
Wheat porridge
Wheat flour-6 teaspoons, Jaggery-1 piece (2"X2"X2")
Milk-1/2 cup, Ghee-1 teaspoon.
Roast wheat flour. Mix it with hot milk.
Ghee and cook again for 5-6 minutes.
Add jaggery &
This provides energy to the child.
12.
Uppuma
Soji-1/4 cup, Water-1 cup, Ghee-1/2 teaspoon, Salt to
taste.
Fry soji with little ghee. Boil water. Add rest of ghee
and salt. Add soji, simmer it for a few minutes.
13.
Vegetable mix
Potato-1, Carrot-1, Beans-4, salt to taste.
Grate the carrot, cut beans into small pieces. Cook these
along with potato. Mash the potato. Mix all the vegetables
add salt and serve.
14.
Gandhi mithai
Ground nut-9 teaspoons. Jaggery-3 pieces (1"X1"X1"),
Ghee-1 /2 teaspoon.
Roast groundnuts & powder Dissolves jaggery, water &
boil till you get a syrupy consistency. At that time add
groundnut flour & ghee. Roll them into small balls.
This prevents anaemia. Provides energy-helps in growth
of bone and muscle.
15.
Dhal mithai
Groundnut-3 teaspoon, Green gram dhal-3 tsf., Toordhal3 teaspoon, Jaggery-2 pieces (1"X1"X1") Water 1 cup.
Roast nuts & dhal powder. Boil water add powder,
nuts & dhal add jaggery-roll them into small balls.
This prevents anaemia, provides energy, helps in growth
of bone and’muscle.
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16.
Usali
Bengalgram-6 tsp, Jaggery-1/2 tsp, Salt.
Soak bengalgram in water for 6 hours.
and add jaggery/salt.
Boil them. Mash
This prevents anemia provides energy-helps in growth
of bone and muscle.
17.
Meat rice
Minced cooked meat-2 tsf. Cooked rice-1/2 tsp, Curds3 tsp, salt to taste.
Mix all and serve.
This is a good source of protein for the child.
18.
Egg potato
Potato-1, Egg-1, Jaggery/sugar-1/2 tsp. (1"X1"X1")
Boil & mash potato. Boil egg & mix yellow of egg to
the mashed potato - add jaggery/sugar.
This is a good source of protein for the child.
19.
Vegetable curry
Cooked cabbage-3 tsp. Grated cooked carrot- 3 tspCooked beans-6 tsp. Salt to taste.
Mix all and serve.
This gives minerals needed for the child's growth!
20.
Khesari bath
Soji-1/2cup, Sugar 4 tsp, Milk-1/4 cup, Water-1/4 cup,
Ghee-2 tsp.
Fry soji with little ghee. Boil milk & water. To this
add soji, sugar & ghee. Simmer it for a few minutes.
This provides energy for the child.
21.
Fruit juices
Orangejuice, Mosombi juice, Grape juice, Water melon
juice, Tomato juice, Sugarcane juice, Sugar to taste.
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These fruit juices are freshly prepared & can be given
alone or in combination depending on the seasonal availa
bility of the fruits.
22.
Bread porridge
Bread-2 slices, Milk-1/2 cup, Sugar-3 tsp.
Break bread into small pieces.
and serve.
Soak in milk, add sugar
Gives energy to the child.
23.
Pumpkin besan
Sweet pumpkin-110 gms. Besan flour-3 tsp. Oil 2 tsp,
Mustard seeds, salt to taste.
Grate pumkin & cook. Roast besan flour & sprinkle it
over the pumkin & cook again for 1-2 minutes. Add salt to
taste-Season mustard seeds in the oil & add to the above
mixture.
This is good for the child's eye sight.
Immunizations to be done for a child
from birth onwards :
Triple antigen & polio drops &. BCG
3rd month
:
4th month
:
u
5th month
:
f1
9th to 11th month
:
Measles
18th to 24th months
:
1 booster - Triple antigen & polio
drops
At school entry
:
II booster - DT and polio;- Typhoid
I & II doses
10 years
:
Inj. T T; Typhoid vaccine
15 years
:
Inj. T T; Typhoid vaccine
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