Diet from 6 months completion till 9 months
- Kanjee- made of rice (par boiled rice- iddly rice) and roasted bengal gram (pottu kadalai in tamil) in the ratio of 3:1. Take it in the proprotion specifed, gently fry it, and make it a powder and store it in airtight container. Take 3 spoons of the preparation and add water and boil well. Add salt or jaggery for taste. Initially give small volume, once a day in dilute watery consistency. After the baby is getting used to it, increase the frequency to 2-3 times a day, and gradually increase the volume, and increase the consistency like iddly batter.
- Boiled and mashed potato
- Boiled and mashed carrot
- Iddly with curd or dhal water
- Dhal rice
- Cooked apple
There should be a minimum of 10-15 days gap between 2 new foods.
Initially start with small quantity and gradually step up the quantity. Do not introduce new food during periods of illness.
Diet after 9 months
Continue what ever has been started already. In additionone can add the following one by one
- Boiled egg – give yellow first, subesequently introduce white
- Pongal
- Uppuma
- Iddiappam
- Rasam rice
- Sambhar rice
- Curd rice
Any soft steam cooked food
Diet after first birth day
All home made food including non vegetarian food could be slowly introduced.