Health-and-Nutrition/C2/Complementary-food-for-6-to-24-month-old-babies/English-timed
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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.
Thank you for joining. |
