Reasons why ragi porridge may cause loose stools or diarrhea?ĭuring the 3 day wait rule, if your baby ends up having loose stools or diarrhea, the reasons could be one of these:ġ. Plain rice porridge or apple rice porridge is best for babies during cold and congestion. During cold one needs to eat light, ragi tends to be heavy to digest.Īny undigested food turns to phlegm and increases congestion. Reason: Ragi is not an easily digestible food for babies. But my personal experience it increases phlegm and congestion. Some babies digest almonds very well, for such babies as they grow you can just increase the quantity.Ĭan ragi be served when babies have cold? But it is easy to digest for babies when the seeds & nuts are soaked and used.Īlso soaking enhances the nutrition of almonds.
Most readers ask me if they can use almond or walnut powder in ragi. Peel the skin and then blend them in a jar with little water and add to the porridge towards the end and cook for a while. You can soak 2 to 3 almonds in water (room temperature) for 4 to 6 hours. Almonds are said to be seeds and not nuts so my pediatrician had suggested me to use after 10 months. Please consult your doctor if you can introduce almonds. I have mentioned the quantity of ingredients in the recipe box below. These pictures are only to show you how to make the porridge, do not gauge the quantity seen in the pictures. So it is a good idea to sieve the flour through a muslin cloth and then store in a jar. Method 2 – Some babies can barely swallow anything coarse. Warm foods are lighter on the tummy and digest well. Add formula powder to a cup and little water make the milk and add it to the ragi. Cook this milk on a low flame till the mixture thickens as needed. You can repeat blending and then filter once more.ĥ. Pour the blended mixture to the cloth and then squeeze off to extract milk. Place a cloth over a colander and keep a container under it to collect milk.Ĥ. Drain off and blend them in a blender jar with little water. While soaking they can be refrigerated or water needs to be changed a couple of times to prevent odor.Ģ. Wash and soak ragi for at least 8 to 10 hours. Please consult doctor before you try this. You can check this detailed post on homemade sprouted ragi flour. I also sometimes make ragi porridge with milk if my kid has missed his milk on the previous day. The porridge you see in the first 2 pictures in this post is made without milk. Since many years, I make apple ragi for myself and my 4 year old. This was one of the wonderful idea that was shared with me by a doctor. Further to increase the absorption of iron, fruits rich in vitamin C like apple or pear can also be added to ragi (but without milk). Since milk hinders the absorption of iron in ragi. But I was told by my doctor that it is best to serve ragi alone without milk or curd. Doctors usually recommend cooking ragi with milk or cooking with water and then adding formula milk to bring it down to the consistency. Otherwise the baby may not be able to swallow the porridge.Ĥ. For babies under 8 months, porridge must be made either from extracted ragi milk or must be made from homemade flour that is sieved through a muslin cloth. If you find any rashes, indigestion, consistent hiccups, restlessness, colic or diarrhea stop the porridge immediately and seek doctor’s help.ĭo not be intimidated, most babies do well with ragi if proper care is taken while preparing flour and making porridge.ģ. This helps to analyse well whether it is suitable to your baby or not. When you introduce ragi, do not introduce any other new food for the next 3 to 4 days. If sprouted ragi flour cannot be made, soaking the grains overnight and then drying, roasting and powdering them is also fine.Ģ. To reduce such risks, homemade flour is best. Such contamination may lead to allergy, rashes, colic, diarrhea or upset tummy in babies. Most doctors in South India suggest ragi as a first food since it is gluten free and is a least allergenic grain like oats.īut care must be taken not to contaminate the ragi flour with flours having gluten in them like wheat or barley. Consult your pediatrician: Firstly consult your doctor to find out if you can introduce ragi to your baby. Here are the tips on how to introduce ragi to babies.ġ. The first 6 months a baby needs to be breastfed exclusively to gain best weight, health and immunity.
Each baby is different, so firstly you need a lot of patience to try and find out what works for your baby. This post is all about feeding ragi to babies.
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