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00:00 Welcome to the spoken tutorial on complementary food for 6 to 24 month old babies.
00:09 In this tutorial, we will learn about homemade nutritious complementary food.
00:16 We will discuss its amount,
00:18 type
00:20 and frequency.
00:23 Let us begin with complementary food for a 6-month-old baby.
00:29 Remember, complementary food should be started after a baby completes 6 months.
00:38 Baby’s first meal should be a thick puree or paste made of only one food.
00:46 Let’s see some examples of foods which can be used for this meal.
00:52 Whole beans like sprouted, cooked and pureed chickpeas can be used.
01:00 Grains such as sprouted, cooked and pureed finger millet can also be chosen.
01:07 Split pulses like soaked, cooked and pureed split green gram beans can be used.
01:16 Non-vegetarian foods like cooked and pureed egg, chicken, fish can also be used.
01:25 Choose any one of them to make a thick paste.
01:30 Here, sprouted, cooked and pureed red kidney beans is chosen as the 1st food.
01:38 If required, add a little breast milk to the food to make a paste.
01:45 Use boiled and cooled water only if breast milk is not available.
01:53 The consistency of puree or paste is extremely important.
01:59 It must be thick enough to easily stay on the spoon even when tilted.
02:06 Feed 1 tablespoon of the 1st food for the baby’s 1st meal on the 1st day.
02:14 Give another tablespoon of the 1st food for a 2nd meal on the same day.
02:21 Along with these 2 meals on the 1st day, breastfeed the baby adequately.
02:29 Please note, the tablespoon used in this tutorial holds about 15 grams of food.
02:37 On the 2nd day, feed 2 tablespoons of the same food per meal.
02:44 Give two such meals on that day along with breastfeeding.
02:50 On the 3rd day, feed 3 tablespoons of the same food in each meal.
02:57 Give 2 such meals on that day along with breastfeeding.
03:03 4th day is the day to start giving a 2nd new food.
03:09 Choose one new nutrient dense food from any food group.
03:15 Food groups are explained in another tutorial of the same series.
03:22 Here, sprouted, cooked and pureed finger millet is chosen as the 2nd food.
03:30 Make a thick paste of this food with breastmilk or with boiled and cooled water.
03:38 Start with 1 tablespoon of the 2nd food paste per meal.
03:44 Give it along with 3 tablespoons of the 1st food paste.
03:50 A total of 4 tablespoons of food paste must be given in each meal.
03:57 Give 2 such meals on the 4th day along with breastfeeding.
04:03 On the 5th day, increase the amount of the 2nd paste to 2 tablespoons per meal.
04:11 Give it along with 2 tablespoons of the 1st food paste in each meal.
04:18 Give 2 such meals on the 5th day along with breastfeeding.
04:24 On the 6th day, increase the amount of the 2nd paste to 3 tablespoons per meal.
04:32 Give it along with 1 tablespoon of the 1st food paste in each meal.
04:39 Give 2 such meals on the 6th day along with breastfeeding.
04:45 On the 7th day, start giving a 3rd new nutrient dense food paste.
04:53 In this picture, egg is chosen to make the 3rd new food paste.
04:59 Start with 1 tablespoon of the 3rd food paste per meal.
05:05 Give it along with 3 tablespoons of the 1st and 2nd food pastes.
05:12 A total of 4 tablespoons of food paste must be given in each meal.
05:19 Give 2 such meals on the 7th day along with breastfeeding.
05:25 Gradually increase the amount of the 3rd food paste to 3 tablespoons per meal.
05:33 Always give it along with all the previously given paste.
05:38 Feed a total of 4 tablespoons of food paste in each meal.
05:45 Give 2 such meals a day to a 6-month-old baby along with breastfeeding.
05:53 Similarly, give a 4th new nutrient dense food paste on the 10th day.
06:00 In this picture, fish is used to make the 4th new food paste.
06:07 Then, give a 5th new food on the 13th day and so on.
06:14 Keep adding a new food every 4th day.
06:19 Continue until the baby eats a wide variety of foods from all food groups.
06:26 After starting new cereals and pulses, always combine them in a baby’s meals.
06:34 Give such combinations as soon as possible after 6 months of age.
06:41 They will provide complete protein to a baby.
06:46 Use various techniques that increase the absorption of nutrients from food.
06:53 Some examples are roasting, soaking, germinating, fermenting and cooking.
07:02 These techniques are discussed in detail in other tutorials of the same series.
07:10 Freshly cooked homemade food, prepared hygienically, is the best for the baby.
07:17 If baby food is to be stored, please follow the recommended safety guidelines.
07:25 Safe preparation and storage of baby food is explained in another tutorial.
07:32 Safe serving of baby food is also discussed in the same tutorial.
07:39 Please visit our website for more details.
07:44 Now, let’s discuss complementary feeding for a 7-month-old baby.
07:51 At this age, gradually increase the quantity of food to half cup per meal.
07:58 Also increase the number of meals to 3 per day along with breastfeeding.
08:06 Please note, the cup used in this tutorial has a capacity of 250 ml.
08:14 At this age, the consistency of the food must be changed.
08:21 The food given to a 7 month old baby should be mashed or lumpy.
08:28 An example of such food is jackfruit seeds porridge.
08:33 When the baby is 8 months old, increase the number of meals to 4 per day.
08:41 Continue giving half cup of food per meal.
08:46 Continue breastfeeding.
08:49 At this age, stop giving food purees and pastes to the baby.
08:56 Start giving soft chunky nutritious food.
09:01 An example of such food is sprouted and cooked chickpeas.
09:08 When the baby is 9 to 11 months old, start giving soft finger foods.
09:15 Finger foods are foods meant to be eaten directly with hands.
09:22 Boiled egg and cooked vegetable pieces are examples of such foods.
09:29 At this age, increase the number of meals to 5 per day.
09:35 Continue giving half cup of food in each meal.
09:41 Continue breastfeeding.
09:44 After completing 12 months, a baby can start eating a part of the family meals.
09:52 At this age, increase the amount of food to 1 cup per meal.
09:59 Continue giving 5 meals a day along with breastfeeding.
10:05 5 meals a day can also be given as 3 main meals and 2 snacks.
10:12 For a snack, 1 cup of nutritious food should be given.
10:19 Fruit, curd, cooked cottage cheese and cooked vegetables are examples of snacks.
10:28 Add nutritious nuts, seeds and leaf powders to these snacks while cooking.
10:36 Nutritious powder recipes are discussed in another tutorial of the same series.
10:44 Remember, continue breastfeeding at least till 2 years.
10:51 Before the baby’s 1st birthday, do not feed prawns and shellfish.
10:58 Also, do not add salt to the food prepared for the baby.
11:05 Before completing 2 years of age, do not give any type of sugar to the baby.
11:13 It includes jaggery, honey and fruit juices.
11:19 Also, do not give tea, coffee, packaged food or drinks
11:25 and any outside food.
11:29 These were specific complementary feeding guidelines as per baby’s age.
11:36 There are many more important feeding guidelines for babies of all ages.
11:43 They are discussed in detail in another tutorial in the same series.
11:50 This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

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