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My baby is 8 months old and she is 6.5kg. she is healthy and active. I have started feeding food in addition to breast milk when is 6month 15days old. She eats rice, ragi porridge, veggies like carrot, beans, beetroot, green peas. Also giving her dates and kichidi with millets like foxtail millets, kodo millets. Am I following the right deit or should I add or delete from her deit?. giving millets at this age is good or bad? Please suggest.
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Hi
You are doing well. Give one millet in a day that too in small amount as they are rich in dietary fibre.
Give well cooked foods, pureed vegetables. Can start with fresh fruits. Give freshly prepared curd.
Gradually increase the solid foods.
Take care
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Hi.. Greetings from Nutritu!!
Yes you can steadily incorporate millets.. go slow .. go for easy digestible foods.. start with 2 major meals to go with give rest to the track. For details connect directly.
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Ms. Kapila
Dietitian/Nutritionist
11 yrs exp
Ludhiana
Hi,
Try the following foods as well apart from the foods that you've listed -
- pureed fruits
- mashed dal
- boiled potato
- mashed kheer
- glucose biscuit mashed in milk etc
Start any food from 1 spoon. Avoid giving multiple foods at same time at this age.
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Ms. Syeda Rumana
Dietitian/Nutritionist
5 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hi, its is better to give foods in a mashed or porridge form so that it is not a burden on the baby's stomach.
For a detailed meal plan kindly msg me directly.kind regards.
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Ms. Harshita
Dietitian/Nutritionist
11 yrs exp
Delhi
Kindly consult with me directly through practo for detailed discussion and costimized diet plan.
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Ms. Somya Jain
Dietitian/Nutritionist
9 yrs exp
Delhi
Millets is ok
Just start with one serving a day for the time
To get a detailed diet plan connect with me on practo app
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Ms. Trupti Padhi
Dietitian/Nutritionist
1 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Gud after noon u can give millets at this age.....
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Ms. Archana Jain
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32 yrs exp
Jaipur
Dear
You are doing good
Keep following
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