Hi All,

My daughter is 10 months old. She likes only home made food and wouldnt take cerelac etc... I' m really running short of recipies for her. Would appreciate if you can give me some vegetarian home made food ideas for her.

I give her below mentioned 4 recipies. She is kind of bored eating same stuff. Even im bored preparing same thing for her.

1. mashed idli with milk and sugar
2. Rice with vegetables and dal.
3. Suji kheer
4. Porridge made from wheat,rice and ragi floors 1 spoon each and milk and sugar.

Thanks
Padmaja Rita replied. Are you sure it is wise to give your baby any sugar in his/her diet?

Sugar often makes children hyperactive and in some cases, behaviourally worse. You shouldn' t use sugar to quieten your wailing baby.
In my homeland, sweets, sugary drinks and junk foods are strictly banned in all schools including Creches. After the ban of sweets & sugary drinks, the behaviour of children has shown improvements, also better concentration on schoolworks. This has been proven in Ireland and in some parts of USA.
Padmaja replied. Thanks ladies! Yes, i' m not giving fresh fruits to her. earlier i used to give apple, but somehow these days i' m not including. i' ll concentrate on fruits.

U mentioned cornflakes. can we give kellogs to a 10 months baby or are there any specific brands for babies?

Thanks
Padmaja Ramya replied. Hi Padmaja

u can try giving these
Breakfast - ragi porridge, dosa, chappati dipped in daal or formula, fruit juice (home made)
Lunch/dinner - rice with veges, daal, try and introduce tuvar, masoor, yellow split, whole mung slowly and one by one, daliya, kichidi, curd rice.
Snack - cheese, flavoured yogurt, fruit juice or fruit puree, white bread.

In the recipie, there is no fruits mentioned by u. babies need atleast 5 serving of friut (5 times their fist).

If u are an orkut member, there is a community - food recipies for babies. there u can find lots and lots of ideas. Hope this is helpful. ABC replied. hello padmaja, try out ragi, mashed carrot, fruits, dosa, chapati soaked in dal pani/milk, pongal, tofu, curd, egg, bread soaked in milk, cornflakes, cheese, rasam rice.