Healthy food options for babies, toddlers and young children

What to feed?

For infants up to 6 months

All babies till 6 months of age should be exclusively breastfed. Any sorts of ghutti, water, top
milk, honey, juices, or tea are not permitted

For infants 6 months to 1 year

• Fruit purees
• Mashed potatoes/banana/boiled vegetables
• Upma
• Mashed idli
• Curd

For toddlers and children

• Smoothies without sugar
• Cooked beans
• Roasted/Boiled chicken/fish
• Rice
• Chapatti
• Vegetables,
• Curd
• Egg
• Fruits
• Idli-dosa with homemade batter,
• Upma/Seviyaan/Poha (with vegetables)
• Milk

What not to feed?

• Pre-packaged juices and shakes
• Any food which is high in fat content, especially saturated fat and trans fats, sugars, and salts
• Tea, coffee, and energy drinks
• Avoid reuse of pre-heated and used oil
• Avoid using preservatives and colors
• Avoid milk supplements with too much sugar