Baby Care Tip #38 — Mix vegetables with cereals to make a wholesome meal (khichdi)

The Health Site – Debjani Arora

Once your baby gets accustomed to pureed fruits and vegetables, you have to move to the next level and introduce cereals — rice and pulses. In general, you can just boil or steam a mix of rice and cereals and mash it thoroughly to make it into a semi-solid consistency. The texture is important as your child learns to swallow only when semi-solid foods are introduced. So keep the consistency thick and not dilute. Here are 10 tips to wean your baby off breast milk. (more)