To assess the knowledge regarding weaning among Mother’s of under five year of children at selected community

Abstract

Healthy children are the wealth of nation. Children are our future and our most precious
resource. After the birth the health of the baby depends upon the feeding practices adopted by
the family. Breast milk is the perfect food" for babies, but it has little of certain elements,
especially iron. Normal growth and development will not take place Unless the baby gets
those elements from other foods after 6 months. Feeding is the process in which an infant's
diet pattern is gradually changed from liquid food like breast-milk to solid foods. Which are
supplementary foods to the breast-milk. These can be added after 6 months of infant's life
because breast milk alone cannot provide the required amounts of nutrients. Weaning begins
when semi-solid food starts to be given in addition to milk. Weaning should be a gradual
process which extends over a period of weeks or even months. Semi-solid foods in the shape
of a gruel or paste, khichdi and suji halwa may be given well cooked non-fibrous vegetable
such as potato and pumpkin are fed along with rice