The fact that exclusive breast feeding should be continued for the first 6 months of life is well established. However, beyond 6 months, it is important that complementary feeding be introduced as has been recommended by UNICEF. It is by this age that the baby is \'biologically\' ready to accept semi solid cereal based foods, in addition to breast milk. This stage of weaning acts as a bridge or a safety net to prevent the child from falling into the pit of malnutrition. Failure to initiate cereal supplements after 6 months can gradually lead the child to a state of under nutrition, since breast milk or any other dairy milk may not be adequate in iron content. This further leads to a state of anemia which further leads to loss of appetite. Care should be taken to add variety into the child\'s diet gradually getting him acclimatized to varied tastes and flavors. The amount of milk can gradually be reduced to incorporate more dense form of cereals, pulses etc. One way of increasing the density of the feed without increasing the bulk of the diet is by incorporating amylase rich factor into the feeds. This acts as a catalyst to cleave the long carbohydrate chain to shorter ones, thereby reducing the viscosity of the feed.