Our Story Balvvardhak | Healthy Baby Food Brand in India
How it all began!
Mommies, I ( Amruta Sallunke) have been where you are now… breaking brains about how, when and exactly what to feed my little baby boy anvay while transitioning from breastmilk to solid foods. I always loved cooking and get satisfaction in preparing different foods by myself. Then how could I not feed my baby self made home food? So I rarely searched for baby foods in shops and malls. I started making fresh baby foods like plain rice- dal khichdi mix , sooji kheer and ragi malt for my kiddo. My boy loved and enjoyed it to the fullest. And I was so so satisfied watching him!
As he grew up, I did search for more options to cater to his entire nutritional requirements. But all I found in stores was refined sugars, chemicals, preservatives and the like. That is when I began exploring more and trying out different combinations. Being a biotechnologist by qualification, I always tend to dig deeper into topics and so it helped me bring out new formulations. But I always stuck with indian origin grains and pulses. At the same time, one of my friend from Gujarat used to ask me repeatedly about what I feed anvay. After that I observed that not every baby has access to homemade nutritional baby foods, some don’t know which foods to be given to a baby, some don’t have elders with them who can assist them in preparing and some just don’t have the time. There were many problems which new mommies faced. And a feeling of helping out such moms rushed through me.
How it was implemented
That eve, when me and my hubby sat for our usual loved cup of chai, I expressed my thoughts to him. His reaction was what paved the way for Balvvardhak foods. He just said a single statement “get started, don’t think much. Rest will be learned during the process”. And that’s how Balvvardhak baby foods started. With a strong urge that literally all babies should have homemade , indian origin nutrition rich food. Nothing else!
About Balvvardhak Foods
At Balvvardhak, we stick to our roots and follow what our grandmothers used to advice. A variety of indian superfoods is all the nutrition our babies need. Chuck the quinoa and avocado. Believe us ,we don’t need that. Just our powerhouse ingredients like ragi, grains, millets, nuts and the like. No additives whatsoever goes into making of Balvvardhak baby foods, barring the addition of love and care! We don’t even provide many flavours or varieties in the name of vegetable or fruit powders. We suggest you use our products as base and add freshly steamed or boiled veggies.So simple.
Also, as our indian mothers still feed us freshly prepared rotis from the tawa, we wanted to feed our muchkins fresh and healthy foods. That is the reason Balvvardhak products will not be found on any shelf or store!