What goes into your diaper bag?

You have stocked your home with everything your baby would need soon after birth and later.  However, on that first day out with your baby you are in a dilemma – what goes and what doesn’t into the limited space in your baby’s diaper bag. While there are no set rules, you want to include…

Weaning your baby

Weaning your baby denotes introduction of solids or semi solids to your baby for the first time.  Weaning is a very exciting phase and marks the start of your baby’s gastronomic journey. No wonder, you want everything to be perfect and your baby to enjoy every bit of it! In the Indian culture, weaning is…

Feeding your baby during holidays

Children above one year should be capable of eating family food and generally do not pose that much of a problem while travelling with them, as do young babies who have just begun eating. Most parents nowadays are well aware of the evils of processed baby foods and cereals. However, they are left with no…

Peanut Butter Granola Bar Recipe

This is completely from my heart – just threw a few healthy ingredients together and let them work their magic! The result was astounding. Had my mind set on preparing preservative and sugar/ corn starch free granola bars at home.  However, could not put my finger on the exact ingredients that I wanted to incorporate….

Jowar-ragi porridge

When your baby is of the porridge eating age, it can be a mind-boggling activity to rustle up new variations of the same grain. It was the same old ragi or khichadi for my son, who was refusing the same menu everyday. So I decided to take matters into my hand (literally) and devised a…

Pumpkin Risotto

Red pumpkin or winter squash is one of the most appealing-looking vegetables. One look at it on the vegetable-vendor’s cart or on an aisle in the supermarket, transforms me back to Halloween stories, witches’ tales and pumpkin juice from the Harry Potter series. Seriously, it is a mysteriously mystic vegetable with links to wizardry. Perhaps,…

Avocado-Banana Puree Recipe

Avocado or butter fruit is native to Mexico and Central America, now available in India as well. It is a natural super food for both adults and kids and is full of vitamins (Vitamins K, C, B5, B6 and E), minerals, fibre and healthy fats. My baby never really liked avocado. However, I was not…

How to offer banana to your baby

Bananas are the ideal first foods or weaning foods for your baby. They are naturally sweet with a soft, mushy texture and rich in vitamins and minerals. New mothers are often faced with the dilemma of how to give banana to their baby. The following pointers could be useful: When offering for the first time,…