My daughter is 15 1/2 months old. She is of just below 10 kg. She is almost feeding only cow milk1 1/2 ltrs. However force fully she also eats 1/2 chapati and some amount of rice, but no vegetables. She likes only milk when hungry. What to do to improve her weight.

Dr. Sucharitra PicassoHomeopath17yrs exp

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Hi, give you daughter homoeopathic medicines - alfaalfa tonic and five phos. - both thrice daily, and let me know about your condition after a month. (homoeopathic medicines are very safe to take without any side-effects). 

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Dt. Shabnam YeasminDietitian/Nutritionist3yrs exp

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Breakfast ? 7.30 to 8 am One of the following: Apple rice cereal Rice milk cereal Sprouts vegetable soup Moong dal soup Egg, (Fully boiled or scrambled in very few drops of oil)(babies above one year) Idli with rasam or sambar (sambar for babies older than 12 months) Set dosa atta halwa (Wheat cereal) apple oats porridge vegetable oats porridge(blend it in a blender till smooth) milk oats porridge Sabudana kheer Sago carrot payasam Barley kheer Apple Ragi halwa Ragi malt with badam powder chickpeas soup (babies older than 15 months) barley vegetable soup (blend till smooth) Sweet corn vegetable soup(blend till smooth) quick fix breakfast (for 8 to 18 months): Nestum rice (stage 1) with almond milk Nestum rice with homemade curd (plain yogurt), add water as needed while mixing Mid-morning ? 10 to 10.15 am One of the following: Steamed apple (raw apple for babies older than 12 months) Banana or steamed kerala banana (if baby has cold) Papaya Chikoo (sapota) Avocado Melon Other fruits like watermelon, pears, oranges or 2 tbsp of fresh homemade plain curd / yogurt (3 times a week, avoid when the baby has cold & phlegm, prefer room temperature. As the baby grows you can increase the quantity) Lunch ? 11.30 to 12.30 pm Try using whole grains like Ragi or finger millet Broken wheat (daliya). Half basmati brown rice with half white rice. half millets with half white rice. Soak them for about 2 hours in warm water before cooking. Use hulled foxtail millets known as thinai arisi/ korra biyyam/ navanakki- for babies above 10 months. Try one of the following Dalia khichdi (vegetable broken wheat food) Sweet pongal Venn pongal(skip pepper, hing) Dal khichdi with one of the vegetables: spinach, methi, pumpkin, carrot, ridge gourd, bottle gourd, tomato Methi khichdi Tomato dal khichdi (no veggies) Potato rice Sweet potato rice (make the same way as potato rice, you can add a bit of jaggery instead of salt) plantain rice recipe (raw cooking banana with rice) urad dal khichdi vegetable oats khichdi Chickpea toddler meal for toddlers not for babies Indian baby food with chickpeas and methi leaves (11 months, only for babies not having colic) mashed rice, dal with tomato rasam, rasam made with rasam powder mashed rice with moong dal rasam or dal ka paani (bassaru) mashed rice with drumstick sambar or sambar (15 months and above,mash up the veggies along with the rice, try using homemade sambar powder) For a lighter meal, if the baby has colic mashed rice with dal ka paani with a pinch of ajwain(strained dal soup) Mashed rice with milk Mashed rice with yogurt (avoid this frequently) Mashed rice & banana (if needed puree) Mashed rice with tamarind / daniya rasam Mashed rice, carrot with daniya rasam sabudana porridge with salt and ajwain (vaamu / carom seeds) powder rice porridge with salt and ajwain powder Mid noon ? 2.30 to 3 pm Fruits or steam cooked mashed veggies Evening snack -5 to 5.30 pm One of the following: Large serving of Milk whole grain cereal Ragi malt with milk (almond powder can be included) Millet porridge (will post the recipe shortly) Almond milk with powdered corn flakes or nestum rice (stage 1) carrot baby food (can skip almonds) carrot milkshake or carrot juice smoothie (babies above 1 year) Dinner ? 7 to 7.45 pm Please Note: Feeding late can cause indigestion and the infant may not sleep due to colic. Avoid feeding heavy foods. Dinner should always be light, nutritious, mostly vegetable based. For babies from 10 to 12 months prefer light foods from breakfast section. Avoid egg & nuts. For babies above 12 months : Any foods mentioned in the breakfast and lunch can also be served for dinner. Other options mashed rice with dal ka paani (strained dal soup) Mashed rice with milk Mashed rice, carrot with daniya rasam rice porridge with veggies Rice with dal ka pani (bassaru) and light cooked vegetables. Rice with tomato rasam and light steamed or cooked vegetables. Bed time ? 8.30 to 9 pm Large serving of Milk. Make sure there is a gap of at least 1 hour 30 mins in between the completion of dinner and milk. For babies above 12 months: If the baby is still hungry after the milk, can feed some light crackers. foods should be attarctive 

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