HELLO THERE MOMMYS!
Although im a mommy of 3,which been said i have 15 years of experience about raising kids,I still am always looking for the best ways to raise them,to give them a proper diet.Im a mommy to a 7 months old beautiful princess and am always worried about her weight.All the mommys out there share the same concern.Although weight has nothing to do with the all-round development of a baby,but everyone expects the baby to be all fatty.If the baby is healthy,active and achieves all the milestones,there aint anything to be worried about.But still,a mommy is exposed to sarcastic comments about her baby and made to be felt low about it.
So im here for the rescue,again ;)
There are certain foods that can help to put on weight,Let me share a secret-providing high calorie food instead of chocolates or ice-creams,etc etc.can help.
SO MOMMYS!-Here are the top 15 foods for weight gain in babies and kids.
1)WHOLE CREAM MILK
Whole cream milk can help your baby to put on weight.It is power packed with calcium and is loaded with calories.Offer your 1year+baby/kid a glass of full fat milk every morning.If youre breast feeding,continue the practice.Breast milk help to fulfill the fat and energy requirement of a baby.No wonder its said Mothers milk is best for the baby.It does wonders.
2)WHOLE CREAM YOGHURT
Whole cream yoghurt is an apt choice too.Please try your best to not buy the flavour fruit yoghurt available from the market as they are loaded with sugar,REFRAIN FROM IT.Instead just blend in some fruits with the yoghurt.VOILA! Your wholesome fruit yoghurt/smoothie is ready.Fancy aye? ;)
Now for elder kids,who love ice lollies (who doesnt anyway,hft) you can freeze your wholesome fruit yoghurt in an ice-cream container.VOILA! your very own whole cream yoghurt lolly is ready.
Ive tried this on my son and he loved it....so much for being a fun mommy aye ;)
3)CHEESE
A small piece of cheese as an evening snack can help here.The best option is homemade cottage cheese can be given in the form of Broccoli Cheese Mash,Potato Cheese Mash,Egg With Cheese and some cheesy stuff like that.
4)CHIKOO
Now,this fruit is enriched with fruit sugar.You can give this in the form of plain chikoo puree,chikoo milkshake or any other chikoo-ish stuff like that.
5)BANANA-NA-NA-NA
Bananas are an excellent source of carbs and energy.Golden bananas and Kerala bananas both are excellent for your babies.Golden bananas can be given in the form of plain banana puree or banana milkshake,whereas,Kerala bananas can be steamed,de-seeded and mashed with a tea spoon of ghee.
P.S give one/half a banana everyday.
6)RAGIIII
Ragi with ghee and Jaggery can help babies to put on weight.
7)AVOCADO
Avocado is rich in good fats.Its an excellent food for weight gain too.Just blend it in with whole cream milk or plain mashed.A mom suggested adding jaggery to avocado.Oh its yumm.
8)SWEET POTATO
Its my and my kids favourite.
Sweet potato again is rich in sugar and beta carotene.You can give it in the form of Sweet Potato plain mash or Sweet Potato with Milk,Sweet Potato Lentil Mash or other sweet stuff like that..
9)EGGS
Eggs are power packed with protien.Yellow yolk can be started from the 8th month and whole eggs from 1 year.
10)Potato
Potato can help to put on weight.It is an excellent source of carbohydrate and energy this can be given in the form of Potato Cheese Mash,etc etc.
11)BUTTER
Add a tsp of butter to your baby's food like Dal Khichdi which helps to increase the nutrition content.And please oh please DO NOT go overboard with the butter here as it has 97% of fat and could trigger obesity in babies.We sure dont want that so limit to 1/2 or 1 tsp a day.
12)GHEE
The same golden rule above applies for ghee as well.
We want healthy babies and not obese ones
13)PEANUT BUTTER
Peanut butter is an excellent source of weight gain.If your baby is 1 year+ you can spread a tsp of peanut butter on a bread (brown bread is a best choice) and give it to them.
14)OLIVE OIL.
Olive oil contains good fat.It would be wise if you start preparing baby food in olive oil.
15)NUTS
Mixed nuts are enriched with Vitamin E,protiens and fat.You can add a pinch of mixed roasted nuts to the milkshakes,porridge,etc etc to your 8m+ baby.
P.S make sure the nuts are grounded well to avoid choking.
Now for some wise advise-
Although im a mommy of 3,which been said i have 15 years of experience about raising kids,I still am always looking for the best ways to raise them,to give them a proper diet.Im a mommy to a 7 months old beautiful princess and am always worried about her weight.All the mommys out there share the same concern.Although weight has nothing to do with the all-round development of a baby,but everyone expects the baby to be all fatty.If the baby is healthy,active and achieves all the milestones,there aint anything to be worried about.But still,a mommy is exposed to sarcastic comments about her baby and made to be felt low about it.
So im here for the rescue,again ;)
There are certain foods that can help to put on weight,Let me share a secret-providing high calorie food instead of chocolates or ice-creams,etc etc.can help.
SO MOMMYS!-Here are the top 15 foods for weight gain in babies and kids.
1)WHOLE CREAM MILK
Whole cream milk can help your baby to put on weight.It is power packed with calcium and is loaded with calories.Offer your 1year+baby/kid a glass of full fat milk every morning.If youre breast feeding,continue the practice.Breast milk help to fulfill the fat and energy requirement of a baby.No wonder its said Mothers milk is best for the baby.It does wonders.
2)WHOLE CREAM YOGHURT
Whole cream yoghurt is an apt choice too.Please try your best to not buy the flavour fruit yoghurt available from the market as they are loaded with sugar,REFRAIN FROM IT.Instead just blend in some fruits with the yoghurt.VOILA! Your wholesome fruit yoghurt/smoothie is ready.Fancy aye? ;)
Now for elder kids,who love ice lollies (who doesnt anyway,hft) you can freeze your wholesome fruit yoghurt in an ice-cream container.VOILA! your very own whole cream yoghurt lolly is ready.
Ive tried this on my son and he loved it....so much for being a fun mommy aye ;)
3)CHEESE
A small piece of cheese as an evening snack can help here.The best option is homemade cottage cheese can be given in the form of Broccoli Cheese Mash,Potato Cheese Mash,Egg With Cheese and some cheesy stuff like that.
4)CHIKOO
Now,this fruit is enriched with fruit sugar.You can give this in the form of plain chikoo puree,chikoo milkshake or any other chikoo-ish stuff like that.
5)BANANA-NA-NA-NA
Bananas are an excellent source of carbs and energy.Golden bananas and Kerala bananas both are excellent for your babies.Golden bananas can be given in the form of plain banana puree or banana milkshake,whereas,Kerala bananas can be steamed,de-seeded and mashed with a tea spoon of ghee.
P.S give one/half a banana everyday.
6)RAGIIII
Ragi with ghee and Jaggery can help babies to put on weight.
7)AVOCADO
Avocado is rich in good fats.Its an excellent food for weight gain too.Just blend it in with whole cream milk or plain mashed.A mom suggested adding jaggery to avocado.Oh its yumm.
8)SWEET POTATO
Its my and my kids favourite.
Sweet potato again is rich in sugar and beta carotene.You can give it in the form of Sweet Potato plain mash or Sweet Potato with Milk,Sweet Potato Lentil Mash or other sweet stuff like that..
9)EGGS
Eggs are power packed with protien.Yellow yolk can be started from the 8th month and whole eggs from 1 year.
10)Potato
Potato can help to put on weight.It is an excellent source of carbohydrate and energy this can be given in the form of Potato Cheese Mash,etc etc.
11)BUTTER
Add a tsp of butter to your baby's food like Dal Khichdi which helps to increase the nutrition content.And please oh please DO NOT go overboard with the butter here as it has 97% of fat and could trigger obesity in babies.We sure dont want that so limit to 1/2 or 1 tsp a day.
12)GHEE
The same golden rule above applies for ghee as well.
We want healthy babies and not obese ones
13)PEANUT BUTTER
Peanut butter is an excellent source of weight gain.If your baby is 1 year+ you can spread a tsp of peanut butter on a bread (brown bread is a best choice) and give it to them.
14)OLIVE OIL.
Olive oil contains good fat.It would be wise if you start preparing baby food in olive oil.
15)NUTS
Mixed nuts are enriched with Vitamin E,protiens and fat.You can add a pinch of mixed roasted nuts to the milkshakes,porridge,etc etc to your 8m+ baby.
P.S make sure the nuts are grounded well to avoid choking.
Now for some wise advise-
- Avoid too much chocolates for putting on weight.We dont want cavities.
- NO Vanaspati or Dalda.Olive oil or any vegetable refined oil is good for cooking baby food.
- The aim here is to provide high calorie food like mashed bananas or potatoes,so even if your angel eats a little,high colories sure do know to do their job well.
- NO FORCE FEEDING!!
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