There’s no arguing the fact that you should be making your own baby food. But sometimes you just don’t have the time to cook all of your baby’s meals. Let’s face it, taking care of your baby’s needs and doing even basic household chores is a big challenge when you are severely sleep deprived. And …
Sometime back, I had come across some yummy smoothie recipes listed as “healthy breakfast smoothies”. One of the smoothies was made using oats, banana, and yogurt. Now I didn’t have yogurt at home so I thought let me try making oatmeal instead of a smoothie. I decided to substitute banana with mango. After all it …
I am a big soup fan just like my dad. Whenever we went out to eat, my dad and I would order a soup. My mom used to think it as an appetite spoiler, although now even she likes soups. I remember making cream of spinach soup for my dad some 12-14 years back. I …
My mother has been making rice porridge for eons. In Marathi we call it “takatli ukad”. I don’t know why I didn’t make this porridge for Devansh earlier; it is such an easy-peasy recipe. My mom doesn’t add curry leaves and veggies though. I add curry leaves for flavor and veggies for nutrition. I avoid …
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I first made sooji ka halwa—or sheera as we Maharashtrians call it—for Devansh when he was around 9 months old. By that time he had started eating khichdis, ragi porridge, poha, and moong-daal rice. I wanted to introduce sooji in his diet because of its health benefits. As I have written in my Vegetable Upma …
A simple, quick, easy, nutritious recipe of fried bananas for babies and toddlers. Especially if you are looking for weight gain. Bananas are rich in dietary fiber, magnesium, and potassium. Potassium is good for bone development, making this an ideal baby food.
Couple of weeks back my son, Devansh, was suffering from vomiting and loose motions due to teething. Luckily it settled down after a couple of days but he lost his appetite during that time. When children don’t eat properly even for 2-3 days they end up losing considerable weight. Same thing happened with Devansh. Now …
Simple recipe of homemade rice cereal, rice kanji is an ideal dish for babies, toddlers, kids, and sick adults who need to eat easy-to-digest food.
“Ragi is a rich source of calcium, good for development of children’s bones. Try this recipe of kid-friendly ragi khichu for your li’l ones.” Finger millet, that is nachni or ragi as we call it, provides us several health benefits. Ragi is a rich source of calcium which is good for development of children’s bones. …
If you recall in my earlier post, I had mentioned that a mom of one and a half year old girl had asked me to post recipes that will help her daughter gain weight. I said I’ll look up such recipes and I started by searching for kheer recipes. I made carrot poha kheer first. …
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