White foods for babies, ie those without enough breast milk

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

 

We have mothers that unfortunately cannot or willnot breastfeed, or

temporarily do not have enough. Without other guidance, they are doing

all kinds of things that are making unhappy baby tummies. Like mixing

fresh carrot juice, goat milk and vitamin c crystals, and things like

that. It is obvious that what works for one baby doesn't for another,

and the ideal is an ayrvedically trained physician to do a personal

assessment for the baby. Without that possiblity often, we have to

make recommendations. There is powdered goat milk formula in the

natural food stores now. But this is also old/stale food, and goat

milk not ojas enhancing and astringent to vata babies than human, or

cow milk.

 

Terra Raphael (ayurvedic midwife) has clients who used a rice milk

formula who needed or don't want to do cow's milk. Here is the recipe

she shared but I do not know the recipe for making homemade rice milk

correctly, and don't want to recommend another old/stale food from a

box n this case.

 

Rice Milk Formula

1/2 gallon rice milk (you can make your own, or buy it)*

1 Tbsp Flax Seed Oil

1 1/2 teaspoons Lecithin Granules

350 mg Calcium Citrate

1 pinch Calcium Ascorbate Crystals

1 1/2 Tbsp Rice Protein Powder

4 heaping Tbsp Succanat

Liquid Vitamins for Infants

Primadophilis (optional) if Baby has difficulty digesting

1. Warm about 2 cups of the rice milk.

2. In the blender, blend the warmed rice milk with all ingredients

except calcium ascorbate, vitamins, and primadophilis.

3. Mix this blend with the rest of the rice milk and store in a glass

1/2 gallon container.

4. Each day add the appropriate dose of liquid vitamins and optional

primadophilis to WARM milk mix.

Cooking Tips

• Please understand, straight rice milk IS NOT nourishing enough for

babies

 

 

Here are two other recipes culled among many that sound not wise at

all, the best of the collection by my ability to sort, inviting your

experienced comment.

 

Naturally Healthy Infant Formula

Rice - or oatmeal-based formulas are also nutritious and well-tolerated.

To make one quart, blend the following ingredients:

• One-half teaspoon of powdered Bifidus-type acidophilus bacteria,

such as Natren, Lactopriv, Eugalan, Topfer, or other powders.

• 200 mg. of calcium ascorbate crystals.

• 100 mcg. folic acid

• 1 tablespoon of whey protein powder.

• One teaspoon lecithin granules. Mix with the dry ingredients for

addition to the warmed milk.

• Two teaspoons total of oil: one teaspoon virgin coconut oil, and

one teaspoon flax or olive oil. Organic oils are best. (what about ghee?)

• One teaspoon of organic RAW honey or crystallized sugar cane juice.

• One quart of plain unsweetened organic rice or almond milk.

Notes: A liquid pediatric multiple vitamin may be used with this

formula; two suggestions are Floridix or NF. At 5 months, molasses

may be added for extra iron, and dulse or kelp flakes can be

introduced into the diet for iodine.

 

Dr. Lee's Formula

• 1 qt. goat's milk, or oat, rice, almond milk, or preferred combinations

• 200 mcg. folic acid

• 1-2 mg. B complex (dissolve a 50 mg. tablet in a 1 oz. dropper

bottle of water, and use 2 dropperfuls of this mixture in a day's

worth of formula)

• 1 tsp. virgin coconut oil

• 1 drop wheat germ oil

• 1,000 IU's Beta-carotene (1/2 of a small capsule stirred into milk)

• 1 pinch of powdered ginger

• 1 pinch of sea salt (only in non dairy formulas, says ayurved)

Serve at room temperature, or slightly warm at 85-95 degrees F.

 

Warm REgards;

Ysha

[Guest guest]

Dear Ysha,

 

In response to your saying:

 

" I do not know the recipe for making homemade rice

milk correctly, and don't want to recommend another

old/stale food from a box n this case. "

 

I have made fresh rice milk, but it is rather time

consuming. This is a version I found myself, not

knowing how it is traditionally done. I found a

similar version in a Mexican cookbook, but then

applied what I know of digestibility to create this

version. This is basically a well-cooked kanjee or

congee that is then either simply blended or strained.

 

Rinse rice until water is clear. Then soak the rice

over night to take it from its dormant state,

afterwards rinse the rice again 2-3 times. Using a

small portion of rice to a much larger portion of

water, i.e., 1 pt rice to 8 - 10 pts water, bring to a

boil then simmer for several hours until the rice has

turned the water into a very thin gel. If there is

time, I like to allow to simmer 1-4 hours. Friends

have done this in a slow cooker overnight, which must

work very well. The weaker the digestive ability the

longer the cooking and thus more water is needed.

Once cooked, either blend the rice/water mixture and

use either as is, or press through a cheesecloth to

strain. In the case of a baby, I would strain first

to see how well this is tolerated. Again, cooking

longer makes this even more digestible. Sorry to not

be more precise on quantities, but this varies

depending on need. When digestion is the weakest,

more water is used and cooking is done longer. I had

one woman in my practice who regularly cooked 1/2 cup

rice to 8 cups water for 12 hours, then added another

8 cups of water and cooked it all day before using

this. This becomes a magical potion that coats and

soothes the intestines. I imagine it could be useful

to both mom and baby.

 

Hopefully this is useful. I am aware this is perhaps

common knowledge to some. Yet, perhaps there is one

that could help another who did not know this.

 

warm regards,

 

Kim Luchau

craniosacral therapist for babies

Kauai, Hawaii

808.822.4644

 

 

 

 

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