My 3 yr old eat food but while eating dal and curd rice she just swallow it how many times I tell her she doesn't chew these foods . My question is will she get nutrition while swallowing and what can I do her to chew the food

1 Answer

ExpertDr Bandana JoshiAyurvedic Physician3 years ago

A. It happens with most of the kids as dal chawal khichdi are soft foods do kids directly swallow them instead of chewing so try to encourage child to chew it little and then swallow but don’t worry about nutrition

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