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What Should I Give To My Son Who Is Playful And Won't Eat Much?
Hello Doctor. My son is 19 months old now. we have got him used to all the regular food we have at home. but, these days as he's been very playful, he eats very less. relatives and friends say he has got lean. i am worried about it. can cerelac be given to him... will that increase his weight?
hello madam,
Thanks for approaching hcm,majority kids at this age are active and love to play its natural.but if you dOnt give enough food they tend to loose weight.At this age you can give soft foods like soft cooked rice,broken wheat porridges, semolina porridge,well cooked pulses ,fruit juices,soft fruits like riped banana riped mango,apple without skin, orange without skin, chicken soup, half boiled egg.if you want to give the formula feeds you can give cerelac, farex which comes in various flavours.child gets bored with the same food every day .Try out different things,never force the child to eat more.Feed him wat he likes and how much he accepts.in this way he learns to enjoy various varieties of foods.
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What Should I Give To My Son Who Is Playful And Won't Eat Much?
hello madam, Thanks for approaching hcm,majority kids at this age are active and love to play its natural.but if you dOnt give enough food they tend to loose weight.At this age you can give soft foods like soft cooked rice,broken wheat porridges, semolina porridge,well cooked pulses ,fruit juices,soft fruits like riped banana riped mango,apple without skin, orange without skin, chicken soup, half boiled egg.if you want to give the formula feeds you can give cerelac, farex which comes in various flavours.child gets bored with the same food every day .Try out different things,never force the child to eat more.Feed him wat he likes and how much he accepts.in this way he learns to enjoy various varieties of foods.