If you have a baby at home, you will know how hectic it becomes to feed them. While the breast milk from the mother and the formula are very crucial for your baby’s growth, 7-12 months is the time when you can start introducing solid foods to the baby as well. But, since this transition is a milestone in your baby’s life, it is extremely important to ensure that you feed them with good food that is not just taste, but easy to digest and very palatable too.
To help you with some ideas, we are going to share the top 3 recipes that you can try out.
1- Carrot potato rice
While the combination of carrot and potato might seem quite repulsive for an adult, when you cook it nicely, it can be a very nutritious meal for your kid.
Rice provides them kids with the necessary amount of carbs that they need to keep them energised throughout the day. Carrots are loaded with vitamins and minerals and help keep your baby’s eyes in good health. The potatoes add a tasty element to the dish and helps in binding everything together.
Ingredients
- Half cup rice
- 1 medium sized carrot
- 1 medium sized potato
- Salt
Process
- Start by washing the rice under running water 2-3 times to ensure its completely clean
- Once done, set it aside in a big bowl
- Next, peel the carrots and wash then
- Chop them into smaller pieces and add it to the rice
- Peel the potatoes and wash and chop them into smaller pieces
- Once done, take a pressure cooker and add all the ingredients into it
- Add the necessary amount of water
- Pressure cook this till 4 whistles and then let it cool down completely
- Once done, you can open the pressure cooker and mask everything to make a smooth paste
- Add salt for taste and mix everything together
- You can then plate it in bowls and feed it to your kid
Since this is a solid food, always ensure that you feed it in lesser frequency. Check how your baby likes it. If they are not able to keep it down, it is better to avoid making it for them.
2- Apple Banana Porridge
When it comes to a healthy meal for your kid, you want to add in some healthy fruits to the equation. And what better than to add in some apples and bananas, right? Well, the apple banana porridge recipe is not just tasty and sweet but it resembles the taste of formula and milk a lot, which makes it easier for your kid to switch to.
Apples are nutritious and sweet. Bananas have a good amount of potassium and magnesium in it which is good for your baby’s health too.
Ingredients
- Half cup rice
- 1 medium sized apple
- 1 medium sized banana
- Salt
Process
- Start by washing the rice thoroughly and draining the excess liquid and keep it on the side
- Once done, you can start by peeling the skin of an apple and then extracting the core out of it
- Chop the apple into smaller pieces
- In a pressure cooker, add the rice and the apple pieces and pressure cook it for 4-5 whistles
- Once it has cooked down, transfer the rice and apple mixture into a blender
- Add a pinch of salt and blend everything till it forms a smooth paste
- To that, add the banana and blend again to make a smoother paste
- Once that is done, transfer it to a bowl and feed it to your kid once or twice a day
Always ensure that the apple and banana pieces have been blended completely. If there are big chunks, your kid might be at risk of choking on it.
3- Oats apple porridge
Last but not the least on the list of the recipes that you can give your kid is the oats and apple porridge. It is a pretty simple but extremely nutritious. The combination of the oats, apples and dates make it a very high in fiber meal that is amazing for your kid’s health.
Oats is high in fiber and the apple helps add a little sweetness. Almonds contain healthy fats in them and dates are amazing for enhancing the taste of the dish and even for better blood production.
Ingredients
- Half cup oats
- 3 tbsp of grated apple
- 1 almond grated
- 2 seedless dates chopped
Process
- For this, start by peeling the apple and then grating it
- Take 3 tbsp out of the grated apple into a bowl
- To that, grate one almond as well
- Deseed your dates and then chop it into small pieces
- For the oats, start the gas and place deep bottomed vessels on it
- Add some water and then add the oats to the boiling water
- Add in the apple, almond and the dates to the oats and mix everything well
- Keep stirring the pot, ensuring that you add some water if needed
- Cook till the oats have softened completely and everything has become a paste like consistency
- If you feel like the mixture is still pretty solid, you can blend it to make the paste smoother
- Transfer it to a bowl and feed it to your kid
It is very important that you consult your pediatrician every once in a whole to get some insights about the kind of food that your kid needs. Since the time between 7-12 months is their growing phase, it is important to keep an eye out on the food they are eating. This helps keep things on track for them. In case your keep is not taking a liking to a food, stop feeding it to them and reintroduce it later again.
