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FEEDING THE FUTURE
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
|March 25, 2025
The world of baby food is a minefield of conflicting advice.
One side swears by age-old traditions - ragi porridge, sprouted grains, and homemade ghee - while the other promotes modern nutrition trends like baby-led weaning and protein-packed purees. Enter Chef Shilarna Vaze, whose new book, Baby Knows Best, offers Indian parents a fresh, practical approach to feeding their babies.
Vaze's journey began on Instagram when she was pregnant, sharing what she ate and how she introduced food to her daughter. As a chef, a mother, and someone deeply invested in nutrition, she found herself drawn to both traditional baby foods and the latest in holistic nutrition. But she noticed a gap - most baby food books were Western, focusing on butternut squash purees and freezer-friendly meals, which were at odds with the Indian wisdom of soaking, sprouting, and fermenting. Her book brings the best of both worlds, combining ancestral knowledge with practical, modern solutions.
With overwhelming amounts of conflicting information on baby nutrition, Vaze acknowledges the real struggle, saying, "Western baby food guides often emphasize things that aren't realistic for Indian households, like feeding babies chicken liver or completely rejecting purees in favor of baby-led weaning."
This story is from the March 25, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bengaluru.
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