#asktheexpert what is the best food for 16 months baby and which toothpaste I use for baby

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Accepted Answer

Hi dear good evening You can introduce all kinds of family foods by now. Everything that you have can be given to baby with less spice and less oil. Avoid snacks and other junks and replace with fruits and nuts.
Breakfast - idli, dosa, pongal, oats, chapati soaked n sambar or milk, upma, poha, potato mash, banana mash, ragi porridge, multigrain porridge, Lunch - rice with milk, dal, watery sambar, any veggie rice, Khicidi,One egg, chicken and mutton are hard to digest puree and give as soup,
Evening snack - finger foods, small of carrot, apple, banana, nuts milkshake, juices, banana, potato, puffed rice, poha,beetroot, 
Dinner - milk rice, chapati with milk, rasam rice, dosa with milk idli with milk, wheat rice cerlac, anything with milk will induce good sleep,
Breakfast at 8.30
Mid day milk
Lunch at 1
Evening snack at 3
Evening milk at 5
Dinner at 7-8 there are many different brands in the market today. Just ensure and see what suits your baby and go for it. Also check for reviews that you wish to purchase. It may help to get the best. Try Colgate child's tooth paste

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You can give anything that you make at home for the family. 
Use a graun size of any kids age appropriate toothpaste till the age of 3 years and a pea size after the age of 3 years. Colgate kids, cheerio and kidodent are few good ones.