The weaning food prepared by cereals and winter or summer vegetables in the 'baby kitchen of the hospital and recom¬mended to be cooked at home by 'housewives was studied in view of trace element and mineral compositions. Trace elements were assayed on an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (Perkin Elmer 2380) and the minerals on a flame photometer. Different combinations of foliated and bulbous vegetables were used in winter and summer months on a common basis of cereals and legumes. The mean (± SEM) mineral and trace element contents in the infant vegetable dish did not differ significantly when prepared at home with winter and summer vegetables. According to ESPGAN criteria, iron was found in appropriate amounts, copper and zinc were.found low, but manganese was found high. In the present study chicken fat is introduced for shortening, since its long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid profile is very close to that of human milk. In conclusion, to improve a weaning food of cereals, foliated and bulbous vegetables could be possible if chicken fat is used for shortening; since chicken fat profile is very close to that of human milk while sustaining breast feeding at least twice a day to compansate its zinc shortage.