Fruits and oats porridge

you will need :-

2 tbsp of rolled oats
150 ml milk
1 banana
1 apple
1tsp honey/ jaggary

method:-

cook 2 tbsp of rolled oats in150 ml milk in a microwavepeel n core an apple and microwave it on high for 1 minchop 1 banana ann add to the cooked oats along with the cooked apple
mix it and make it to a smooth paste according to your childs need ( as per age) adjust consistency by adding more milk according to the child's needadd 1tsp honey to sweeten or jaggary

Fruit Facts

In my series of the topic of fruits I would like to discuss about One fruit which Indians don’t eat but very good for babies is Avocado’s
This fruit is full of nutrition. Avocados are high in fat or to say healthy fat and many health promoting properties. A good source of vitamin K, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, foliate, copper, and contain more potassium than a medium banana- 877 grams of potassium in one avocado vs 470 grams in a banana. And much less sugar

For most of us who want to know more about the fruit

Here are the nutrition facts
Serving Size 1 cup, pureed (230g)

Amount per serving
Calories 384 Calories from Fat 319

Total Fat 35g 54%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 23g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 18mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 20g 7%
Dietary Fiber 16g
Sugars 1g
Protein 5g

Vitamin A 7% Vitamin C 34%
Calcium 3% Iron 8%
Thiamin 12% Riboflavin 19%
Niacin 22% Pantothenic Acid 34%
Vitamin B6 33% Potassium 33%
Phosphorus 12% Magnesium 17%
Zinc 10% Copper 20%

To read more about it please check

http://www.peertrainer.com/DFcaloriecounterB.aspx?id=2022

Avocadoes

Avocadoes can be started as early as 4 months (please consult your docter for the age.. As the recommended age to start solids is 6 months).
The best part of giving avocadoes is that it saves your time it need not be cooked at all. My best recipes of avocados is the Avocado smoothie. My kiddo loves this one.

Avocado smoothie

Avocados
Yogurt
Jaggary

Cut and depit the avocadoes and then add yogurt and the jaggary to it and blend them together.

Avocado-Banana

Avocado
Ripe banana

Cut and mash both banana and avocado together. You can add cereals to it. Or is a best evening snack.

Fruits ...

Fruits can be a great source of nutrition for you babies.
We normally introduce fruit to our babies in from of juices which I say is not a good start for the infants... As in juices you remove all the gudness and feed only the sugar so the best way to feed your baby with fruits is by pureeing it and then giving.
You can start giving fruits to your babies from the age of 4 months ( please check with your pediatrics ). To start with you can start with apple sauce, mashed banana, mashed mangoes if in season … almost all fruits can be taken with out cooking for babies but a few like apple pear bearries need to be cooked before you serve them to your babies. you cn find a lot of recipes of fruies in the blog here is one which my baby loves....

Apple sauce:

½ cup water
2-3 medium size apples(pealed, deseeded and diced )
pinch of cinnamon powder

Method:

mix all the ingredient and oil in a large sauce pan till the apples are nicely cooked.
Remove it after cooling puree it and serve to the baby hot or cold as they like.

Can be frozen and stored in the fridge.

APPLE PORRIDGE

Ingredients
3 tablespoons quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon jaggery,
grated1/4 apple,
1 teaspoon butter

Method
1. Heat the butter in a pressure cooker and saute the oats for 2 minutes.
2. Add the milk and 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
3. Add the jaggery and apple pieces while the porridge is hot and mix well, using a whisk. Serve lukewarm.

Apple Milkshake (for babies above 1 yr)

Ingredients:

1 apple - peel off the skin ,

throw away the middle seed containing portion & chop it fine

2 glasses milk

4 tbsp sugar.

Preparation:

Put apple, milk and sugar in mixie, till apple is crushed completely.Chill the shake and Serve it cold.

Please avoid this recipe if your baby suffers from constipation.Most paediatricians dont recommend apple for constipated babies

Mashed Banana Custard

Ingredients

1 cup Milk or Formula
1/2 spoon of Custard powderSugar to taste
Finely mashed banana - 5-6 nicely cut pieces (which would amount to 1/2 a banana)

Preparation

1st make a smooth custard paste by adding 5 spoons of milk to 1/2 spoon custard and then boil the rest of the milk (cow's milk) . When the milk is just warm add the custard paste & sugar.Let it mix nicely. Warm in sim flame for 5 minutes. In the meantime you can slice and mash the bananas. Add the flavoured sweetened milk to the banana mash and mix thoroughly




Ready to serve !