Prepare Baby Food

by Shinu Cecil
(Dubai, UAE)

I prepare baby food for my 17 months old son that’s mashed. He refuses to eat rice and vegetables which is not mashed, but still likes to eat fruits and biscuits. I stopped giving him mashed rice and veggies recently and I am encouraging him more to take solid foods.

For his breakfast he has oats or cornflakes (which has been ground and mixed with milk). Then he has 1 half boiled egg a little later. Lunchtime I try to give him little rice (which has been boiled very well), curd, some veggies and fish. But he refuses to eat. He spits out the rice even if I put it in his mouth.

He used to eat at least 3-4 mouths before, but now not at all. He likes to eat solids like fruits and biscuits. How can I make him eat rice and veggies… or am too hasty with this?