Top 10 foods to help increase your baby’s appetite
We know how difficult it can be if you have a fussy infant who refuses to touch their food and starts crying whenever it’s meal time. You try pleading, shouting or negotiating for them to gulp down at least 2-3 spoons of their meals. You see how disinterested they are towards food and feel hopeless.
Well worry not because here we are going to share 10 foods that can help increase your baby’s appetite naturally:
1- Ajwain
This is an excellent booster for appetite and also helps to treat cold and cough in babies.
You can give your baby ajwain water or ajwain paratha to help increase their appetite.
2- Asafoetida
Add hing to their kheer, butter milk or rasam to increase their appetite as well as help with gas problems.
3- Ashtachoornam
This is an ayurvedic powder made of eight herbs and can be safely consumed by toddlers, mixed with ghee and rice or even with warm water.
4- Tulasi
If you are a Hindu, you know how beneficial Tulasi is.
It not only improves appetite but also helps to cure digestion issues.
5- Cinnamon
Cinnamon contains “hydroxy chalcone” that improves appetite so feel free to add it to kheer, porridge or even mashes.
6- Chyawanprash
This can be given to kids from 6 years and above and helps improving appetite as well as ensures proper digestion.
7- Ginger
You can crush ginger with a pinch of salt and add in to their buttermilk or chaas for them to consume which will improve their appetite level.
You can also give them ginger to treat their cold, cough and fever.
8- Musthaarishtam
This is a tonic that helps to improve the appetite of anyone who consumes this, be it adult or an infant.
9- Oregano
This spice is also an excellent appetite booster and can be added on any type of food to improve their taste as well.
10- Rasam
This famous South Indian dish not only improves their appetite, it also improves their immunity as well as eases their digestion process in their body.
You can give your babies rasam from 7 months onward.
Conclusion
We hope these foods mentioned above help increasing your baby’s appetite and make them look forward and enjoy their meal times throughout the day.
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