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Vitamin C will build up immunity

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Dear Mr XXXXXXX

Children repeatedly fall sick because of changing weather condition and also related to rains.

Following are time tested natural ways of boosting immunity in children

1. Chyawanprash : It contains XXXXXXX Gooseberry which is richest dietary source of Vitamin C . Vitamin C is an Anti-oxidant and helps boosting Immunity. 1 spoon can be given twice a day ( It will also improve your XXXXXXX appetite )

2. Himalaya Septilin Syrup: It is ayurvedic over the counter preparation and boost immunity.

It is important that you start introducing a variety of food in your daughter's diet gradually. These will provide the calories, proteins, vitamins and minerals that are essential for her growth. The amount of food eaten would vary from child to child and would also depend on when you introduce a particular food to your toddler. Most of the times it is "Try and Error" method. Lots of patience would be required from your end to find out what is that diet which tickles your angel's tastebuds which also contains maximum nutrients. You need to try multiple ones and find which your child loves to eat amongst those. Initially it may be difficult from shifting to solid/semi-solid feed from milk based diet, continued perseverance and trying out what the child likes is the key.


One recipe which the kid will like is as below ( This recipe is nutritious and will also boost her immunity)

Ingredients needed: Ghee( 2 spoons), Whole wheat flour ( 2 spoons) , Pista( 50 gms), Cardomom ( 6 in number), Almonds( 50 gms), Khajur( Dried dates 50 gms), water/milk

In a pan pour 2 spoons of ghee, heat it, add 2 spoons of wheat flour (Atta), cook it till golden brown on low flame till its slightly golden in color. Add 2 Cups of water or Milk and keep stirring it continuously making a thin water paste (same like sira consistency). To this add powdered mixture of rest of ingredients grinded in mixer (pista, almond, khajur, cardomom).
Supplement baby breakfast with this recipe, and also can be consumed at night when baby is hungry. In this way her quota for milk will also be fulfilled.


Other suggestions are

1.Veg soup:
Contents: tomato -2, potato-1small, Onion - 1 small, Carrot-1 small.
Preperation: Wash all veggies properly peel potato, onion and carrot. Boil tomato in water for 5 to 6 mins sothat u can see the skin of tomato cracks. Now gently remove skin of tomato. Add tomato and the peeled veggies to a cooker with 1/2 a glass of water. Add pinch of salt and whistle the cooker for 2 to 3 times (veggies shud be cooked well). Now bring it to room temp and blend them in a mixer. Strain the contents to remove any lumps and now boil the soup with cinammon sticks (1or 2piece very small one) added to it. Boil it till it reaches the required consistency and then feed LO.
Note:You can add any veggie to make this soup including leafy veggies like spinach, amaranthus, cabbage etc.

2.Pumpkin: Take peeled pumpkin. dice the pumpkin and then presure cook it with little salt. mash well with hands and feed it along with rice or as such.

3.Gourds (any ashgourd, rich gourd etc etc): Make it finger size and then pressure cook it or boil in water till it becomes soft. You can either feed as a finger food or you can mash it and feed it along with rice or as such.

4. Boiled potatos and carrots. Pressure cook well and mash it with hands and add pinch of salt and feed baby as such.

5. Caramalised plums: Peel the plum. Put it on hot tawa and get it caramalised on both sides and then feed it mashed. Apple also u acn do the same way.

6. Poached pear: peel and pit the pear. Take 1/2 glass of water and add cinammon sticks, grated garlic, cloves etc and bring it to boil. Slip the pears into this boiling fluid and cook until its soft and the fluid is just about to disappear. Now remove all the sticks garlic cloves etc from the fluid and mash the pear in the same fluid and can feed the lo. Its really yumm. And for elders you can add sugar and honey while boiling which makes it a decent desert.

7.Avocado apple puree. Take avocado and peeled and diced apple in equal qty and grind well in blender. Directly feed the baby.

8.Banana: Ripened banana made to thin long slices. Heat tawa add little butter or olive oil and then saute the banana until its soft. mash and feed. If you wish you can add bit of sugar or honey to this

9.Oats and apple breakfast: ground oats and diec apple. Boil apples until its soft and add ground oats cook until oats is done and a yumm breakfast is raedy.

10.Daal : Cook daal in cooker with salt and curry leaves added to it. Mash it add few drops of ghee and you can feed it either with rice or as such.

11. Wheat Porridge/dalia/lapsi

12. Chicken soup

13. Ensure she eats one egg per day preferable boiled. Egg is reference 1st class protein and will also help boost immunity.

14. Two servings of fruit per day, one fruit preferably being citrus fruit.


I would also suggest you to avoid following

1. Junk foods
2. Fried/oily food
3. Juices, especially canned ones
4. Carbonated beverages
5. Excessive exposure to dust and pollution
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.

Take Care

Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore K
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon

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