#asktheexpert, my baby is 10 month old, she is not showing interest in any kind of food except roasted makhana, she is completely on breastfeeding, I tried to feed her our familypot food bt she is only taking one or two bite and than close her mouth or start crying, I want to know how to make her interest on food and second how much makhana we can gave her on daily basis.

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outside food / weaning / complementary is started after 6 months of ahe of the child. 
in complementary feeding start with two rules

rule number 1 is that you have to give the food in the form which the child can swallow

rule number 2 is that always give a new food for for 5 to 6 days to see whether the child is able to digest that food or not as well as it will help in creating the taste in the child.

you can gradually start all types of food made from cereals pulses vegetable milk and fruits. you have to start initially with less amount and gradually you can increase the amount .
advisable to go for homemade food compared to outside food.
please do not worry at this point outside food is still 20 per cent of total diet and 80 percent is milk

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There could be two things first of all you should add all the spices including salt into the phone with different varieties and recipes secondly if you doing all these things and I think your child could be low on iron in the body that is why this is happening