What did you feed your kid today?

hi all,
Please help me with a recipe for kichidi for my 7 months old.. i know i hav to use rice, kichidi dhall , and veggies like carrot ,butter/cheese but it never comes in the right consistency.. it becomes very dry..
i leave him in a day care and he finds it difficult to eat..
one lady who use to leave her daughter in the same day care use to make it well(it will be in molten butter consistency) but i don't hav contact with her now to learn for my kid.

Thanks and regards,
Anupama

Hi,
Didn't want to start a separate thread, so hope some of you can help me. Am finding very difficult to give spicy food to my son. He is nearly 9 -- but still even rasam / sambar , I'm making without even a bit of chilly , as pepper little amount he can tolerate. So, even masala vadai, chutneys, avial, biryani etc. is mild and hubby is not able to relish ; esp. non veg. will be good only with a bit of chilly , otherwise chicken 65, kurma etc. are so bland .....
Young age he had lactose intolerance, so only mild food was recommended ; but that habit is there till today, what to do ???
Hope it is not too late to change his habits , as even eating out has become a problem now .
Thanks.

Originally Posted by anupama

hi all,
Please help me with a recipe for kichidi for my 7 months old.. i know i hav to use rice, kichidi dhall , and veggies like carrot ,butter/cheese but it never comes in the right consistency.. it becomes very dry..
i leave him in a day care and he finds it difficult to eat..
one lady who use to leave her daughter in the same day care use to make it well(it will be in molten butter consistency) but i don't hav contact with her now to learn for my kid.

Thanks and regards,
Anupama

Hi Anupama,

As for the Kichidi to be in that consistency, instead of the Kichidi dhall use the small sized payatham puruppu/gram dhall which is a bit costly. For the rice instead of using the regular 1:3 water use 1:4.5. Pressure cook both the items separately for close to 4 or 5 whistles. Then after removing it, in a hard bottom vessel, melt a table spoon ghee, then add half a glass water and add the rice and dhall slowly and cook it in a slow flame untill the water gets absorbed. Add a pinch of salt and the cooked Vegetables. This will give the consistency you ask for.

Try it out and pls give your feedback pls

Originally Posted by Kurunji

Hi,
Didn't want to start a separate thread, so hope some of you can help me. Am finding very difficult to give spicy food to my son. He is nearly 9 -- but still even rasam / sambar , I'm making without even a bit of chilly , as pepper little amount he can tolerate. So, even masala vadai, chutneys, avial, biryani etc. is mild and hubby is not able to relish ; esp. non veg. will be good only with a bit of chilly , otherwise chicken 65, kurma etc. are so bland .....
Young age he had lactose intolerance, so only mild food was recommended ; but that habit is there till today, what to do ???
Hope it is not too late to change his habits , as even eating out has become a problem now .
Thanks.

Kurinji,

I can understand your problem. Though my daughter was not like that and still not like that when taking certain foods like Pani Puri or Bhel Puri, but if I make something at home that is a bit spicy she is unable to eat that.

The solution I found was to make her eat with her friends when she is at home. Slowly she is now having them and not saying no to spicy stuff. But let us see

hi all

yday my kids feed was:

morning: milk
arnd 10.30:beans curry with ghee sadam,i have a cup of sambar in a cup and mix very lil in the ghee rice n giv her...
2.30-she has lil curd rice with sum narthangai
5.00-has a glass of milk after her eve bath
arnd 6.30-a marie biscuit or sum chips
8.30-kharabhath with curd n sugar
10.00-a glass of milk

lov
sowmi

hi all

today morning it was ghee rice with sum govar curry and spring onion vathal kuzhambu for aarushi...afternoon she had her share of curd rice and dinner was idiyappam with curd n sugar...

lov
sowmi

Hi friends

My last post was around june or july and i've been very busy since - one of the reasons is because my twins that used to eat well are not eating anything since the chikenpox in june. I hope is due to the hot weather here in portugal and that in october things get better. I'm worried because now they say they don't like some things that they were used to eat. It is like their apetite has decreased. Is it common for 3 years old children?
Today they had:
cherios for breakfast
pumkin and quinoa soup ; egg fritatta and fruit for lunch
some milk in the afternoon
same pumkin and quinoa soup; banana and custard (they refused our curry and rice)
thanks

I did not post for long as the kids were having their regular food. But things took a sudden change in the last few days and here is what they started liking.

Onion Thogayal
Pudina Chutney
Pav Baaji
Garlic Bread

So now let me tell you what they had:

Elder daughter:
breakfast - A bowl of Oats Porridge (1/2 an hour after a cup of boost)
Lunch - Idly smeared with a little ghee and Pudina Chutney
Snacks -Gokulashtami snacks
Evening tiffin and dinner yet to come

Son:
Breakfast Oats followed by Boost
by 11 Idly
by afternoon a cup of milk and two slices of bread. and a slice of plain cake

Hello all...

i am back after a long time...good to see all the replies ...planning to try some kichdi and also well-cooked veggies as suggested in this thread.

his eating is still pretty much the same....

A krish

Hi Ladies,

Just bsy with my mom's visit,festivals,pujas and almost close to 3yrs old kid(cold,cough etc) all these days.Iam back now.My son's menu today is:

breakfast-bread pizza with carrot,onion and tomato topping with cheese.
Lunch-Chicken curry with rice,apples and yogurt
Snack-Milk and miniwheat cereal/banana
Dinner(6.30pm)-Rice,Roti with brinjal-green peas curry
9.00pm:milk

10.30-brush his teeth,drink water and going to bed!

Cheers,
Vaishu