| Sangee |
Hello Doctor, I am sangeeta
from Bahrain. got a daughter 7 months old, she eats very little, I give her rice with some
vegetables like carrot, potato, tomato and one green vegetable all boiled and mashed, is
this o.k. for her age, will she get all her daf |
| Meenal
Sharma |
For a seven month old child
the diet you are giving is quite adequate.. but I would suggest you check out the stuff on
the site for this section for more info : at diet and weaning section |
| Sangee |
I also breasted her and no
cows milk till now is it o.k. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
I would suggest that you
start her on cows milk , with replacing one breastfeed at a time.. also, give foods which
are rich in iron like methi, leafy vegs riceflakes along with citrus fruits |
| Sangee |
Will you suggest the milk
cereals available in the market,
she is teething now, doctor , can you suggest any particular diet for her and how many
times a day should I give her solids. Can you also tell me how much water should a 7 month
child drink as she drinks very little |
| Sangee |
can I give her raw carrot juice as I have heard it helps teething |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Sangee, carrot juice is not
known to help in teething, but it will not harm him. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
No, leafy vegs, given daily
, the child can get sick of them even |
| Kajal |
What role does milk play in
a child's diet |
| Meenal
Sharma |
It makes his bones strong
and gives proteins for optimum growth. Milk provides nutrients like calcium and the
vitamins specially the B vitamin. |
| Kajal |
What diet do u suggest for a
child of age between 9 to 12 years? |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Foods like all cereals, milk
and its products non-vegetarian foods, which is not high in fat will be good for the child
along with lots vegetables and fruits for all the vitamins and minerals.The children at
this age are very active and need to have a high calorie, nutritious diet. |
| Devi |
M'm my daughter aged 5 years
is very bad in eating any diet including milk , she takes more than an hour to finish |
| Meenal
Sharma |
A 5 year old girl can be a
fussy eater. I suggest you make attractive food preps like bhel, coloured sandwiches |
| Devi |
She is under weight for her
age. What to do? If I feed her with force she finishes;any suggestion? |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Does she like milk products? |
| Devi |
She likes curd ;but I
restrict as she gets frequent cough and cold. She refuse to take rice to school (we are in
Kerala) So in night I don't give her curd.Morning I give her one glass milk flavoured with
Milo as she doesn't like white milk She doesn't take |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Ok, so, firstly curd does
not cause a cold, but you could use other milk pdts like milkshakes, custard with jelly,
lassi, kheer, paneer with imaginative decorations. also... |
| Devi |
O.K. m'm is it necessary to
give leafy veg. daily? |
| Meenal
Sharma |
I do not know the foods
available in the market there.. but you can give cereal based foods with fortification of
vit c and iron. |
| Krishna |
Hi, my son is just 6 months,
now he is on mother's milk and cerelac. pls suggest me what else can I include in the
diet. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Dear krishna, you would need
to include fruits in the diet, can also include cows milk, and please check our diet and
weaning section for more info. |
| Krishna |
What fruit should I start
with |
| Meenal
Sharma |
.... like citrus, orange,
mosambi, also, watermelon |
| Krishna |
My son is now teething, he
is passing stools 4-5 times a day. urine is normal but his stool is foamy and watery. but
the baby is active, pls suggest what measures should I take immed now. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
If she is passing enough
urine then you do not need to worry ie more then 4 times, if she is active also, as the
breast milk will provide her with all the water. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Is he passing stools every
feed? |
| Krishna |
Yes he is passing after
every feed |
| Meenal
Sharma |
yup, then it is perfectly
normal.. you don't need to worry |
| Krishna |
Should I restrict some diet
since I am feeding. I am worried about the foamy stools
|
| Meenal
Sharma |
No, no food is needed to be
restricted but contact the doc if he develops a fever..continue breastfeeding , don't worry |
| Krishna |
Shall I give banana,how do i
give orange juice or pulp |
| Meenal
Sharma |
You can give banana in
mashed form, with milk and sugar also. warm strained fresh orange juice, is fine. |
| Krishna |
Now I am giving cerelac 2
times a day , when can I give ragi kanji ? |
| Meenal
Sharma |
You can start ragi kanji
now, but make sure it is not very diluted. make it as the same consistency as the cerelac |
| Lucy |
Hi doctor, want some
information, my daughter is 6 months 3 weeks now, can I know how many solid feed should i
give her per day, she is breastfeeding too. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Hi Lucy, please see the
section on diet and weaning .. you will get a detailed info there... ask me if you need
any more help.. |
| Lucy |
Is it good to give a little
cooked potato and carrot everyday along with some rice. |
| Lucy |
When should salt and sugar
be added to baby food, at what age. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
You can give boiled mashed
potato, carrot everyday, instead of one breast feed.. also, introduce other foods at this
stage, to get him used to different flavours and tastes |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Lucy, salt and sugar should
be added in very small quantities , if at all as the child may develop a taste for very
salty and sweet foods . be sure to taste it yourself .. you could start adding little
sugar and salt at the age of 6 months and above |
| Lucy |
When should wheat products
be introduced and in what form. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Wheat cereals can be
introduced at the age of 4 months, with the right consistency. please see the diet and
weaning section for various foods with wheat as a base |
| Meenal
Sharma |
What food is this, corn, or
fruits or ...? |
| Meenal
Sharma |
sweet or salty corn is fine
for the child.. |
| R. Rao |
Please inform whether
tinned(not canned) food is good for my daughter who is 3 years old? |
| R. Rao |
Do we have any books on
children recipe |
| Meenal
Sharma |
I don't have any books for
children recipes, but we do have some recipes in the diet and weaning section |
| R. Rao |
Corn food |
| R. Rao |
R this recipe on the site |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Yes there are some recipes
on the site, which will be updated frequently |
| R. Rao |
Thanks |
| Amruta |
My baby child is two years
old. She is under weight. What should we do to get her weight normal? |
| Meenal Sharma |
What is her weight now ?and
what was her birth weight, and did she suffer from any major illness? |
| Amruta |
My daughter of two years is
very lazy in eating. Can you suggest any remedy? |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Maybe she is not actually
lazy, but not hungry, or does not like the food, or is tired of the same foods.. try out
new food combinations, give variety, and make the eating ritual fun, rather than mundane..
also, don't force feed her.. maybe if you leave her alone she will ask for food herself
when she is hungry, |
| Neha |
Hi Meenal, could you please
suggest some good recipes for toddlers. |
| Neha |
Meenal, I'd also like to add
that the age of my child is 3 yrs |
| Meenal
Sharma |
At the age of three, you can
give a variety of all the foods using a little of the imagination... eg paneer faces on
biscuits, fruit yoghurts.. etc... let us know if you cook up something imaginative. |
| Neha |
Thanks Meenal for helping
out, I'm not a very good cook so the question of being imaginative in this field doesn't
arise. |
| Neha |
This is a real good
chat...your photographs make me feel like I'm talking to you in person: |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Thanks so much ... feels
like you were here too.. |
| Smita |
Hello Doctor, my daughter is
of 18 months, she is very fussy in eating matter. What should I give her |
| Radhika |
Hi! Is Meenal sharma still
in? Am I late |
| Radhika |
My baby is 4 years old? and
when he comes from school, at 5 in the evening , he refuses to eat any food even though
the last meal he had will be around 1 in the noon? |
| Radhika |
And he doesn't like milk too |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Like I said, children do get
tired of the same foods over and over again, don't feed him the same food as you gave him
for lunch. |
| Meenal
Sharma |
Also, try adding colour and
various foods to his diet. milk can be substituted with other pdts like paneer,
milkshakes, custard, yoghurts, kheers, etc. |
| Radhika |
I will try doing it. Thanx |
| Meenal
Sharma |
All the best...... |
| Meenal
Sharma |
It was nice talking to all
of you. Bye. |
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