Q: Hello Dr. I watched your program on African Magic this night about the preparation of milk shake. Please can you describe how to prepare it again? I want to know if my baby of 7 months can take it. If yes, what quantity do I give her and how many times a day?

A: Hi dear, I will reproduce the recipe for milk shake. You can serve your 7-month old some using the follow-on infant milk that you’re already giving baby. Remember that babies should not get regular cow milk until they are one year old. Indeed, breast feeding should continue even when weaning is started, all the way till the baby is 2 years old.

The recipe:
You can use milk to make some super delicious milk shakes. Everybody loves a milk shake 😀 An easy one to make is a combination of milk, some fruits (eg mango) and crushed ice. For your 7 month old baby, please omit the ice. Put all into a blender and whizz away. Try to ensure that you have more milk than fruit in the mix. Mix milk to normal consistency and then add some mashed bananas or mangoes. It should be runny enough for baby to drink from a cup.

Just like when you’re introducing other foods when weaning, start off with once a day. Be sure not to introduce any other new feeds that week so that you’re sure that baby is tolerating this well. How much? Start off with the amount of you would have provided for one feed.

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Good night, y’all 😀