1 Jul 2022 | 3 min Read
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Some babies are unable to gain the adequate amount of weight as they grow. This could be an effect of the inadequate amount of nutrients or vitamin intake. While some babies are born with a mild version of anorexia, it becomes your duty as parents to give your child the needed nutrition. All the ingredients needed to boost your child’s weight might not be edible for your child, either because of its texture or size. A powdered version of all the necessary ingredients can help in terms of easier intake of the content. It is also a way of ensuring that you know exactly what your child is consuming. This is especially in the case where mothers are not too sure about the health mixes and powders that are readily available in stores.
Make sure you know all about your child’s allergies and rashes before you mix the ingredients into a powder. Given below is an easy to make a powder that will definitely help boost your child’s weight to a steady normal in no time.
1. Almonds (100gm)
2. Cashews (100gm)
3. Walnuts (100gm)
4. Pistachio (100gm)
5. Cardamoms (10)
6. Black gram (200gm)
7. green gram (150gm)
8. Oats (150gm)
9. Barley (150gm)
10. Sesame seeds (150gm)
11. Finger Millets flour (500gm)
12. Soya Flour (200gm)
Roast the black gram, green gram, barley, and oats separately in a dry pan until you get a nice roasted flavor and smell. Dry roast all the nuts together to get a brown crisp look. Keep them aside to cool. Roast each of the ingredients for at least 3-4 minutes.
Put the black gram, green gram, barley, oats, sesame seeds, nuts, finger millets and soya flour in a mixer. Grind them separately to a fine powder. Mix all theses powders together perfectly. Grind each of these for at least 5-6 seconds before taking it out. In case it is still not fine enough, grind the mixture until you get the needed consistency.
Store the mix in the refrigerator in order to avoid the foul smell that might develop over time.
This powder can be mixed with a warm glass of milk and sugar that will enhance the effect of the powder. The needed ingredients will be easier to get your child to gulp it down. Add a bit of chocolate to the mix if you encounter a fuss. This mix is sure to help you get rid of your fear of their health status. Feed this to your child every day, until you see and evident change in your baby’s weight.
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