I thought weaning would be easy, since there are loads of recipes available and most of them are pretty easy to make. Most of them sounded yummy to me, and I was very excited about introducing her to various food things... but Pari has her own tastes and she is very clear about it.
I started with watery lentil soup, which she seemed to enjoy. After a week, I decided that she needed to taste some fruits as well. Banana is what everybody suggests, so I mashed ripe banana and tried to feed her. She sprayed it all over the place. I tried to add some sugar and milk to it, but that didn't help much (except it just made it easier for her to spray it on me).
Next was Papaya. It was nice and ripe and I thought that she would love the bright color of her food. But I was sooooo wrong. She acted as if it's chocking her to death. It reminded me of Calvin and his escapades with food.
And it's not just about liking or not liking a certain food type. She is very particular about what she wants to eat at a given time. If she feels like having rice and lentil soup, she will simply refuse to drink lactogen and vice versa (even if she is hungry).
She hates sweet stuff (except cooked apple) and I don't want to feed her sour things (so most of fruits are out of the list). I hope she will love mangoes at least.
Come to think of it, all this is so much similar to Aaditya's food habits. He likes selective stuff and refuses to eat anything else just for sake of it. It won't be surprising if she hates green vegetables and sprouts.
I am going to have tough time deciding the menu when she grows up a bit.
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