Health-and-Nutrition/C2/Non-vegetarian-recipes-for-6-month-old-babies/English-timed

Time	Narration
00:00	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Non-vegetarian recipes for 6-month-old babies.
00:08	In this tutorial, we will learn - Importance of introducing non-vegetarian complementary foods to the babies and
00:17	How to prepare non-vegetarian complementary foods such as-
00:22	Egg puree
00:24	Fish puree Raw banana fish porridge
00:27	Chicken puree and Chicken carrot puree
00:31	Let us begin, Always remember that, once the baby is 6 months old - nutrient requirement of the baby increases remarkably.
00:42	She requires up to 200 calories of energy from complementary foods.
00:48	Along with breastfeeding, complementary feeding should be started.
00:53	Apart from these, gradually, as the baby’s age increases -the quantity and consistency of the food should be changed.
01:03	Please note that, while feeding the baby: The quantity of food should be measured using cups and spoons.
01:12	As it has been explained in another tutorial of the same series.
01:18	When the baby completes 6 months - initially start with 1 tablespoon twice a day, then gradually go up to 4 tablespoons twice a day.
01:29	And only well cooked, pureed form of the food should be given.
01:35	Now we will see, how non-vegetarian foods are important for the babies?
01:40	All the non-vegetarian foods are rich in good fats, protein and many other micronutrients.
01:48	These nutrients are essential for proper growth and development of the babies and their brain development
01:57	The recommended foods to be given to the babies are cage-free poultry
02:02	eggs meat and all kinds of fish except for shellfish which can be introduced after 1 year of age.
02:12	Remember the following things in mind, while introducing non-vegetarian foods
02:18	Do not give any processed meat and raw food to the baby.
02:23	It should be cooked thoroughly.
02:26	And most importantly, while cooking baby’s food - always avoid using microwave oven
02:34	We have discussed 6 month old baby’s requirement and importance of non-vegetarian complementary foods
02:43	Now we will see, how to make these non-vegetarian complementary foods.
02:48	Let’s begin with our first recipe which is Egg puree.
02:53	To make this egg puree we will need 1 egg and ½ teaspoon ghee or butter
03:01	To prepare it: Take the egg and beat it thoroughly in a bowl.
03:06	Then, heat the ghee in a steel pot. Pour the beaten egg in this steel pot and start stirring on a low flame.
03:15	Remove it from the flame in between- as continuous cooking will burn the egg puree.
03:21	Keep stirring the mixture and cook it till it thickens.
03:25	Turn off the flame. And the egg puree is ready.
03:30	Let it cool for some time and feed it to the baby.
03:34	The second recipe that we will see is Fish puree
03:37	For this we require- 2 pieces of any locally available fish such as- Black Pomfret Bombay duck White Pomfret and Squid
03:50	Take 2 pieces of the cleaned and washed fish in a steel pot.
03:54	Add water till the fish gets covered. Keep this steel pot in a pressure cooker.
04:00	And pressure cook it until 3 to 4 whistles.
04:04	Let it cool for sometime after which take the pieces of fish out on a plate.
04:10	Now, carefully remove all the bones.
04:13	It is utmost important that before feeding the baby, bones of these fish are removed. as they can choke the baby.
04:22	Now in a mixer, puree the boiled fish and feed it to the baby.
04:28	The third recipe is Raw banana fish porridge
04:32	To prepare it, we need 2 tablespoons of raw banana powder 4 small pieces of Bombay duck or any local fish
04:41	First, we will begin with the preparation of raw banana powder:
04:46	Take 2 raw bananas of any variety that is locally available in your area.
04:51	Peel them using a peeler. Now cut these bananas into thin slices.
04:58	Dry these slices under the shade for 1 to 2 days- until they become crisp.
05:05	Then make a powder of these dried raw banana slices in a mixer.
05:10	Sieve this powder and remove the seeds.
05:13	The raw banana powder is ready for use.
05:17	Next, to make a fish puree- follow the instructions as mentioned in the previous recipe.
05:24	After that, take 2 tablespoons of raw banana powder in a bowl.
05:29	Add 3 teaspoons of water and mix it well to avoid lump formation.
05:35	Add more water if required.
05:38	Now cook this mixture on a low flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
05:43	After that, add cooked fish puree in it.
05:47	Keep stirring the mixture and cook for next 4-5 minutes on a low flame.
05:53	The Raw banana fish porridge is ready. Let it cool for some time and then feed it to the baby.
06:01	Now we come to the fourth recipe the Chicken liver puree.
06:06	To make this we need: 1 Chicken liver
06:09	Procedure: Start the preparation by taking washed Chicken liver in a steel pot.
06:15	Add water till it gets covered.
06:18	Now keep this steel pot in a pressure cooker.
06:21	Pressure cook it until 3 to 4 whistles.
06:25	After it cools down, take it out on a plate.
06:29	Make a puree of the boiled Chicken liver using a mixer and feed it to the baby.
06:37	Now we will now see the fifth recipe the Chicken carrot porridge
06:43	We will need: 4-5 small pieces of Chicken breast or boneless Chicken And 1 Carrot
06:50	Start the preparation by taking washed pieces of Chicken pieces in a steel pot. Then add water till it gets covered.
07:00	Now, keep this steel pot in a pressure cooker. And cook it until 3 to 4 whistles.
07:07	Let it cool for some time. And then take out the Chicken pieces on a plate and let it cool.
07:15	Next, steam the Carrot for 10 minutes and let it cool.
07:20	Make a puree of boiled Chicken pieces and the steamed Carrot together using a mixer.
07:26	Coming to the Nutrient content of these recipes- note that, all these recipes are rich in- Protein
07:36	DHA & EPA which are Omega 3 Fatty acids
07:42	Choline
07:45	Vitamin A
07:49	Vitamin D
07:52	Vitamin B3
07:57	Vitamin B6
08:01	Folate
08:04	Vitamin B12
08:08	Zinc
08:11	Magnesium
08:14	Iron
08:18	Phosphorus
08:21	Copper and Selenium
08:28	These nutrients are easily available in non-vegetarian food sources.
08:33	Therefore they help in growth development and strengthening the immunity of the baby.
08:40	This brings us to the end of this tutorial on non-vegetarian recipes for 6-month-old babies. Thanks for joining.

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