Nutrition in Childhood - List of Supplementary food given to infant

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Ms Chetali Agarwal
Consultant Dietician- Bhatia Hospital
Consultant Dietician- Jain Clinic

LIST OF SUPPLEMENTARY FOODS THAT ARE GIVEN :-

NAME OF FOOD .	AGE AT WHICH TO INTRODUCE	APPROXIMATE QUANTITY PER FEEDING	REMARK.
Fruit juices & soups:- prepared using tomato,onion,carrot,spinach, mung dal and a little rice	5 months	1-2 tsp twice a day	All fruit juices may be given without adding sugar. Soups may be seasoned only with salt and a dash of pepper. A blob of butter may enhance taste. Quantity may be increased slowly to the acceptable limits.
Mashed banana, chickoo, stewed apple (prepared with cream, milk) papaya-stewed, or ;boiled pear,mango	5 months	1-2 tsp twice a day	Banana or sour fruit may cause cough or cold especially in winter. Therefore, they may preferably be introduced in summer.
Porridge prepared using roasted rava with a little ghee and milk. Other cereals that can replace rava are dalia (broken wheat) ragi (nachni,sago, rice powder and custard flavoured custard powder & milk.	One week after starting banana or any other fruit listed above	1-2 tsps twice a day	Quantity may be increased every 3 or 4 days.
Soft boiled egg.	1 week after introducing porridge	1 tsp yolk	Egg should be boiled for a minute and immediately cooled under running water to prevent discoloration. Gradually increase quantity of egg yolk and include egg white. By 4 weeks from the day the egg was introduced the child should be, able to eat one whole egg.
Mashed & well cooked vegetables.	1 week after introducing egg.	1-2 tsps twice a day	Potato, pumpkin, green leafy vegetables, carrot and peas boiled to soften completely.
Curds.	1 week after introducing vegetables.	2-4 tsps	Fruit yoghurts may also be given. Curds should be just enough set and not be too sour.
Mashed & well cooked rice dal orkhichdi	1 week after introducing curds	1-2 tsps	Seasoned with a little oil or butter while serving.

Other foods that may be introduced are biscuits, chapati soaked in thin dal or in milk, and mixed meat but without spice.

The nutritive value of commercial weaning foods compared to supplementary foods which are readily available food commodities at home is same however, they are much more expensive.

Home - cooked supplementary foods also prepare the child for normal meals which they will soon be consuming along with the other family members.

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