babies first foods

[Guest guest]

Dear Dr. Bhate;

 

Here in the US, what we have learned has been sometimes watered down

or simplified to get some key information across to us as new students

of Ayurveda. I've had some question in my mind about when to best

introduce things like ghee, other fats, salt, and seasonings for babies.

 

What seems important with families (we occasionally get to work with

at that time vs early postpartum) is not only to start babies with

very moist foods, but to include a little bit of ghee also. Otherwise

so often they not only become quickly constipated, but loose sometimes

appetite for the foods.

 

For instance, with cereal foods/grains served for " lunch and dinner " ,

when not giving with any kind of dairy based milk (including Mama's

first, of course), it seems best to me to include a pinch of salt,

ghee, and even pinch of some spice to help their young digestive

systems and taste feedback enzyme response to best handle the foods.

 

Similarly, it appears that many babies respond well to some taste

enhancing and gas reducing gentle seasonings such as cumin, hing,

coriander, mineral salt and turmeric.

 

Regarding also babies and their first foods, we encourage our clients

not to feed bananas among the first foods, verifying some teaching

that babies are less likely to have appetite for vegetables when sweet

taste is introduced first (also with sweet potatoes, applesauce, and

the like, common first foods in this country outside of rice cereal).

 

If you can offer any best timing on these kind of things, undoubtedly

many will be grateful.

 

Warm Regards;

Ysha