Food for 1 year Old to gain weight - Advice and suggestions please

thejasree · Apr 8, 2012

My 2nd daughter is 1 yr old and i would like to know what i should give her to gain weight. Till now it was mostly red/boiled rice and selected vegs, cerelac, idli...
It is difficult to make her eat as she has not yet got a tooth...though doc said give egg,omelette etc...and also whatever food we eat, i am not sure where to start from...Please advise and help..

girijam · Apr 9, 2012

Banana is good to improve weight
For 1y baby 1 banana enough per a day
add with curd rice

eandian · Apr 9, 2012

Eggs really help with weight gain.

I gave one egg per day ( omelet cooked with few frops of ghee with an extremely small pinch of pepper, cumin seed powder). I noticed that my child was getting sick less frequently also. Hope this helps.

Also try amul cheese slices one per day.

Not sure if you are a non vegetarian .....when I realized that my little one likes meat taste more than dal / sambar taste, feeding became a lot easier.

Feed things that the kid likes when you are tired/ end of day and give foods that are healthy but hated by your child when you are free and calm. Then both of you will not end up frustrated.

thejasree · Apr 9, 2012

Hi,
Is it small banana? And fullly- i mean the inside part also? Anyway will try giving small one daily.

Thanks a lot..

thejasree · Apr 9, 2012

Hi,

I am trying to give egg,but she has not yet got a tooth, so giving egg yolk is easier, but white i am not sure how to give..
The tip that you gave is very useful,""Feed things that the kid likes when you are tired/ end of day and give foods that are healthy but hated by your child when you are free and calm. Then both of you will not end up frustrated. ""
will try for sure...and i am sure it will work....

Thanks a lot....

ramyaramani · Apr 10, 2012

@thejashree my LO is 9 months old. She has no teeth yet. But I give her all kinds of food (vegetarian). I mash it by hand.

For rice did you try changing to raw rice instead of red/boiled. With red rice she will not put on weight.

thejasree · Apr 10, 2012

Thanks Ramya,

Will try changing to white rice.....but does it require grinding in mixie? , for my elder one i used to smash with hand and feed...but my MIL feels i should grind in mixie...

Thejasree

chotabheem · Apr 10, 2012

Now that the baby is 1 year old, you can mash the rice. I pressure cook rice,moongdal and veggies for a longer time than usual and mash it and feed my 9 month old LO. If the child is younger , you can mash it, sieve the water and feed the baby.
Do not grind the rice.. its not advisable.

Alternate:
You can make rice powder and store it for 4 -5 days.
Rinse the rice thoroughly and let it air dry . See that there is no moisture when you are grinding in mixie.
Make a powder of this rice and store it in an airtight container.

For preparation- Take the required quantity , say 2 tbsp of rice in cold water and mix it thorougly without any lumps. Keep it on stove and keep stirring till it thickens so that no lumps are formed and you have the desired consistency.

I have never tried this as my baby eats mashed rice..got this recipe from a friend.

thejasree · Apr 10, 2012

chotabheem said: ↑

Now that the baby is 1 year old, you can mash the rice. I pressure cook rice,moongdal and veggies for a longer time than usual and mash it and feed my 9 month old LO. If the child is younger , you can mash it, sieve the water and feed the baby.
Do not grind the rice.. its not advisable.

Alternate:
You can make rice powder and store it for 4 -5 days.
Rinse the rice thoroughly and let it air dry . See that there is no moisture when you are grinding in mixie.
Make a powder of this rice and store it in an airtight container.

For preparation- Take the required quantity , say 2 tbsp of rice in cold water and mix it thorougly without any lumps. Keep it on stove and keep stirring till it thickens so that no lumps are formed and you have the desired consistency.

I have never tried this as my baby eats mashed rice..got this recipe from a friend.
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Thank you for the suggestion, my LO does eat mashed rice, and since she is 1 yr old i dont want to powder and vegs she likes to see them and be mashed in front of her...i even give cooked pieces in her hand so that she enjoys the food..and sits in one place too....

ramyaramani · Apr 10, 2012

@thejashree no grinding only mashing. Also check for nendran podi. It is supposed tone good for gaining weight. I have just now started trying it. It has just been 2 days. Hopefully LO gains some weight.