Brief Answer:
Gradually introduce newer items.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

I understand that your child has been weaned. We normally suggest people to start with thick liquids like dal water or fruit juices and gradually move over to semi-solids or mashed foods, and subsequently start with pounded food. Consider your ABCs - applesauce, bananas, and cereal (rice, biscuits dipped in milk, or roti, or ragi softened with milk/water). Boiled rice and dal with vegetables and give in mashed form. Gradually increase the amount and frequency. Introduce one new food item per week and stick to it at least for the week.

When you introduce items start with half a cup twice a day, then increase the amount as feasible. Eventually, move to mashed fruits. As you increase the number of items, gradually make sure to include the following food principles. For proper development your child needs the following nutrients:

* Grains: Grains are an essential part of a healthy diet, that offer nutrients and energy for a child's normal growth and development. You must include a wide variety of whole grains and/or high fiber varieties of bread, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles, and oats. You should exclude grains like refined grain (cereal) food products with high level of added sugar, fat (particularly saturated fats) and/or salt/sodium, like cakes and biscuits.

* Fruits and Vegetables: They are rich in colored pigments, water, vitamins and minerals and are also good sources of fiber, sans high calories. A child should consume 5 portions of fruits and vegetables every day.

* Fats and oils: They are an essential part of your kid or teen's diet as they play an important role in the development of your kid's brain, helping them in reaching their maximum growth potential. Fat is used in our body as fuel and helps the body absorb the fat soluble vitamin A, D, E and K. Fatty foods are often associated with overweight, obesity, heart disease and stroke but eating the right fats can provide the body with health benefits. Get your oils from fish, nuts, avocados and liquid oil such as corn oil, soybean oil, olive oil and canola oil.

* Milk and dairy products: They are an excellent source of Vitamin A, D, B1, B2 and B12 and minerals particularly calcium. This is especially important for children and adolescents. A good bone balance can be achieved during childhood and teenage years if borrowing from the bones is minimized and daily calcium needs are met.

* Meat and Beans: Meat, poultry, fish, beans, peas, eggs, nuts and seeds supply many nutrients and are an important part of healthy eating. These foods are a rich source of proteins. Proteins are needed for a variety of functions in your body, therefore, it is important to include it in your diet.

A diet plan is not feasible because, this is a period of going step by step. Introduce one food principle a week and maintain it at least for the week. Starting with two semi solid meals per day gradually increase the number while you still continue breast feeding. Give feeds every 2-3 hours initially and gradually the gap will increase to 3-4 hours. The contents of the feeds would be as above.

As of now you can give:
* Mashed banana.
* Stewed apple.
* Well steamed and pureed vegetables like carrots, sweet potato, pumpkin, french beans.
* Pulse soup (moong dal ka pani)
* Rice Water (Chawal ka pani)
* Homemade single-grain cereals like rice, barley, oats mixed with breastmilk or formula milk
* Steamed and pureed fruits like pear, avocado, peach, chikoo.
* You can try the homemade vegetable soup for your baby.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Pediatrician

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Brief Answer:
Yes

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Yes, you can continue each of them on daily basis.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards,
Dr. Diptanshu Das, Pediatrician

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