Im a mother of 8 months old baby boy , my baby he dont like to eat green vegies , i tried so many times with so many techniques but no use , sometimes if he's really hungry he eat abt 1 spoon that's it ( i tried gerber peas and beans), can i try brocolli and spinach , if can how do i cook that , can i mix dal and spinach ? and is it ok to give cauliflower , potato , corn , cabbage .. So far he is taking sweetpotatoes and carrots , im giving him stage 3 vegies ...

My friend told me that at this age we shud give 5 types of vegies+ fruits ( with 5 different colors), ussually i give banana for breakfast and lunch sweetpotato and apple , dinner meat and sweetpotato , so with this how shud i give 5 types .. Is it okay if i give formula and after 30min give cereal ....

Pls advice ...
Hetal replied. he eats 1 spoon when badly hungry because he looses his apetite because of prolonged waiting for food.as i told in earlier post, offer food 5min before than he gets badly hungry,,to make sure he eats well. you can try brocolli,cauliflower and corn,,,
avoid cabbage,,its not for babiess,are you making your baby loose weight,,i dont think so ! they why try that.

yes you can give spinach and moong dal or toor dal,,depending on what you introduced. cook them together in pressure cooker, add some mild spices and a great food...give with rice or dipped roti.
avoid potato right now, give it later on,,,you are giving sweet potato,,thats enough for him...
try this for 5-5-5 deal :)
morning, 2 fruits with cereal(at present if you are giving 2tbls of banana, give 1 tblsp of banana and 1 of pear),,then lunch time, 3 vegies with rice or 3 vegies with dal and rice,,and then later on in the late noon, offer juices of 3 fruits,,,often in US there are combos of banana based juices and apple based juices,,since your baby cant be given 100% juices, give diluted,,1:3 parts of water,,,for 8month old..if your baby seems uncomfortable to it, give 1 juice :4 parts of water. so t hat completed his dose of 5 fruits by late noon,,
now there are 2 more vegies left, give tht with meat or rice in dinner !
so that completes his 5 vegies too.
introduce more fruits and vegies,,by 9months your baby should be able to complete most of vegies except cauliflower and potato,,,,once 8months complete, ok to add in cauliflower and potato as welll...if your baby apetite is healthy,,go ahead and gvie that right now as well !!
always give a fiber with potato nd cauliflower to avoid stomach upset and gas.
always give heavy vegies, sour fruits in first part of the day, so that before evening they are digested well with activities of your baby.
never introduce food in later part of day,,always in first part of day,,once your baby is comfortable give in later part of day.
also dont give your baby lettuce,cabbage family light greens they dont have nething good in that except for raw fibres and a typicall grass,,give spinach, give mixed greens,,,but no way light greens !

give formula after 1 hour of meals for 8months old,,reason is because 8months old eat 3-4tblsp at a time and 30mins time is not enough to digest that food..they need sometimes to digest the meals.
make sure the time difference between ne solid feed, or juice feed and that of formula or bm feed is atleast 1 hour,,2-3hours the best, to avoid stomach upset..
if your baby eats meals well, he himself will not ask you for milk for another 1hour or 1.5hours !
good luck to you and you all have a wonderful weekend,,
i m out of town from tommorrow onwards to next 5-6days so not sure about internet access..
But you all njoy with your little ones and take care of them nicely.Any thing that is odd in your kids routines, report it to your dr, dont wait for me or neone to reply.always watch your baby with benefit of doubt whenever schedule is changed..and expect changes like growth spurt,increase in activity levels, restlessness,,,when your baby is maturing to next stage like 3months, 6th month, 9th month, 1 year, 15th month,,and likewise until 2 years of age.also expect loss of apetite in case of teething, signs of ill health..
you all have a wonderful time.
Love
Hetal