First outside Feed For babies Recipe

The all-important first-outside-feed for the baby! The first time your baby will taste outside food. It is an exciting time and an anxious time. You want to do it very right.

So what do you give your baby at this important moment?

Some things to keep in mind:
Any Milk other than mother's milk is difficult for your baby to digest. Avoid milk.
Honey contains microbes that children below 1 year are not immune to. This could lead to infections.
Avoid any uncooked food because you cannot control the germs in them.

Here's a simple recipe that you can make at home, with your own hands and can control the quality! Your baby deserves nothing but the best!

Ingredients:
4tsp Mung Dal
4tsp Rice
Water as required
Directions:
Take 4 teaspoons of mung dal (Green Gram lentils) and four teaspoons of rice.
Roast this till the mung begins to turn reddish or develops red flecks.
Cool it till it comes to room temperature.
Now powder this in your mixer till it forms a homogeneous and fine powder.

(This powder can be stored for a few days in an airtight container.)

Take one teaspoon of this powder and mix with water till the mixture is of thin pouring consistency.
Boil this mixture for 2 - 3 minutes. Add water if necessary.
The mixture should be such that it easily flows out of the spoon.
Cool this till it is at room temperature and feed this to your baby.

Ideally feed your baby sometime in the morning. Also make sure you are not feeding your baby for the first time on a Sunday. The idea is to be able to access your baby's doctor in case the outside food does not agree with your baby for whatever reason.

Make sure to give your baby a little water after you have fed her and be sure to clean your baby's mouth well after the feed.

Repeat the same feed for a couple of days giving your baby's digestive system time to adjust to this new food. After that you can introduce one new thing at a time. Always give your baby's system time to adjust to any changes in the diet by introducing only one new ingredient at a time and repeating the same recipe at least twice before making any further changes. Do this for about a month and then you can make changes slightly faster.

This is your baby's first step to growing independent of your milk! Cherish the moments as best as you can!