How To Make Baby Food Tasty?

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oi-Anwesha Barari

By Anwesha Barari

Friday, August 26, 2011, 15:05

Making baby food may be an easy task for you but how about feeding it to the baby? All mothers complain that the child is not eating properly; how will they grow if they don't eat? For an answer to your question taste a little bit of the gooey baby cereal that you are trying to feed you. Did you get your answer? I am sure you did.

If you are finding the 'wholesome' baby food you are trying feed your child bland then why should your baby be any different? It is not like babies have no sense of taste. Their taste buds are as active as ours but for our convenience and their soft stomachs, we feed them tasteless food. You cannot be making baby food spicy and oily but who says you cannot make homemade baby food tasty?

Tips For making Baby Food Tasty:

1. Eggs and More: You can make a delicious egg salad as homemade baby food that will give your infant a good mix of proteins and carbohydrates. All you have to do is boil a couple of eggs and potatoes together. Squash them in a mixing bowl; add salt and a pinch of pepper. Now pour some fresh cream or mayonnaise in it and mix well. This is a nutritious not only for for baby but also for you. Your baby is sure to fall in love with. it. Due to is thick semi solid consistency it is easy to feed the baby spoonfuls and you can also carry it easily if you are traveling.

2. The Goodness of Pulses: This is a popular Indian diet for babies, one that we all have grown up on. Boil dal (masoor, moong or tur) which is a kind of pulses eaten in India. Boil it with excess of water and strain out the water after boiling. Now mash soft rice with this dal water and squeeze a lemon into it. The result will be tasty baby food the making of which will tempt even you to have a mouthful. Feed this lukewarm mixture to your baby and they will gulp it up! It is very wholesome baby food full of proteins and nutrients so you can be rest assured about its quality.

3. The Nutrition of Vegetables: Ever heard of this yummy dish called Dalkhichri. It has no oil and spices and thus can be easily feed to your baby. Boil rice and dal (any of the three mentioned above) with lots of vegetables like tomatoes, beans, carrots, beetroot and any other seasonal vegetables. Cook it till it turns into an undifferentiated mass and then add a spoonful of butter and feed the baby.

Not even and year old and your baby is showing signs of being a picky eater. But you can still feed you baby wholesome baby food by making baby food yummy!