6 months baby food chart with baby food recipes. The best time to start solids for babies is from or after 6 months. There are many sources suggesting introduction of solids from 3 to 4 months. But an early introduction of solids can lead to more colic, digestive troubles and allergies.
A baby develops digestive enzymes in between 4 to 6 months which are crucial for digestion of foods. It is a good choice to wait until the baby develops these enzymes completely.
A baby typically begins to develop head control from 3 to 4 months and gains strong head to neck muscles by 6 months. A strong head to neck control helps the baby to accept solids well and can easily swallow.
So by 6 months a baby has a better digestive system and good head control which are needed before the introduction of solids.
Breast milk is the best bet for the overall growth of a baby. It is recommended to exclusively breast feed a baby for the first 6 months. As an exception, formula milk is an alternate for women who cannot breast feed baby due to professional, personal or medical reasons.
If you have a baby older than 7 months, you can follow this complete
baby food chart for 8 months old and above
How do you know your baby is ready for solids?
1. The baby’s head & neck are stable. This means baby can accept food and swallow.
2. Baby must be able to sit stable with or without support.
3. Shows interest in food when others are eating.
4. Baby must be able to open the mouth when food is offered.
5. Baby is still hungry after breastfeeding or formula feed.
Tips on how to start solids for baby
1. Always start with a single food. Either a fruit, vegetable or grain. Avoid a mixture of foods. You can start with mashed fruit first. The presence of digestive enzymes in fruits helps the baby to digest them better.
2. After a week, while you continue feeding fruit, you can start rice water (kanji), after a week clear dal soup or boiled vegetable water. You can also try feeding ragi milk extracted from soaked ragi / finger millet.
3. Always follow the 3 day test rule for every food you introduce. Wait for the results until the 4th day.
4. Introduce new foods to your baby during breakfast or lunch. Avoid trying new foods during the later time of the day.
5. A 6 month old baby can eat only a tsp of mashed food initially. Slowly increase the quantity to a tbsp and then more.
Helpful tips – introducing solids for baby
1. Use stainless steel or glass bowls and cups for preparation of baby foods. Avoid plastic ware even made of any superior material, including virgin plastic or graded as BPA free. Any kind of plastic ware consists of plasticizers that are used to make the containers flexible.
Plasticizers are similar to BPA and are an endocrine disruptor. Even BPA free plastic and virgin plastic ware have chemical plasticizers. Please use google search for more info.
2. Always feed the baby in a calm, quite environment and in a steady place like – on the lap, in a high chair or on the floor.
3. While feeding, refrain the baby from activities like watching a TV show, playing with a hand held gadget like mobile, and tablet or game devices. Some of these emit radiation that is not good for the baby.
4. Meal time has to be a learning for the baby, speaking to your baby about the food – its texture, taste and color helps the baby to develop a liking for the food. Or narrate a good story to the baby, do not encourage the baby to talk while eating. This may seem to be over disciplined but this is the only way i have found to grow fuss free kids. They will begin to love any food that is served.
5. Introduce water from a steel cup or a glass not from a feeding bottle or sipper. A 90 ml cup is best suited. This makes the transition from teat to cup easy when the baby grows up.
6 months baby food chart
A baby usually consumes milk every 2 to 3 hours. Solids should be served in between the feeds. Use plain boiled and cooled water to puree the fruits if needed. Avoid mixing milk or any other ingredient with fruit.
The combination of fruit and milk products results in indigestion, loss of appetite, no weight gain and accumulation of toxins.
Clear soups can be used to make pureed rice, oats or ragi cereal. Feeding only clear soups regularly is not a good idea as they lack the nutrition that is provided by a semi solid food or milk.
I have shared a sample baby food chart below which shows the quantities of fruits and vegetables. From the chart (day 13 to day 20), you can replace potato with rice porridge (kanji) or dal soup or ragi porridge.
You can download the below 6 months Baby food chart here
This is an alternate table which you can follow if your baby is in between 6 and 7 months.
| Wake up |
| Breastfeed or formula milk. What ever time your baby wakes up. |
| breakfast 7.30 to 8 am fruit puree |
| One of the following: (only after 1½ to 2 hours of milk). You can use boiled cooled water to thin down the puree. 1. Banana- mash with a fork or run in a blender. 2. Apple- peel,core,steam for about 5 to 6 minutes. Puree in a blender 3. Chickoo (sapota)- mash with a fork and spoon 4. Pear- peel and core, steam for 5 to 6 minutes 5. Papaya – mash with a fork or blend 6. Ripe avocado – add it to a blender and puree |
| lunch 11.30 to 12.30 pm |
| After introducing fruits, you can try these. Continue to feed fruits for breakfast. first 1 week – rice cereal 2nd week apple rice or rice cereal with boiled carrot 3rd week ragi porridge Or apple ragi or oats porridge Or apple oats Or clear moong dal soup 4th week – Repeat the foods mentioned above. You can also introduce soupy khichdi. You will have to make it following the same method I mentioned for rice cereal above. |
| rest of the day |
| Breast feed or formula (only after 1.5 to 2 hours of lunch) |
Baby food recipes for 6 months old along with ingredients and instructions to prepare
These are the quantities i followed for my kids i got from the Health Promotion Board,Singapore.Use any one
Quantity of fruits for 6 months to 9 months
½ small apple
½ small pear
½ cup sapota
½ cup papaya
½ medium banana
How many times can the same fruit be given in a week?
Including a variety of fruits will provide different kinds of nutrients to the baby.
Banana – 3 to 4 times
Apple – daily
Chickoo- daily
Pear- 3 to 4 times
Papaya – 4 to 5 times
Avocado- 3 to 4 times or daily
Do read the complete post before you attempt any of these recipes
More tips on preparing Lunch
first 7 days -Single grain with milk (formula or breast milk). You can also use gluten free or baby oats or ragi to make porridge.
next 7 days – Rice with a single veggie or apple. You can use steamed or boiled carrots.
from 3 rd week – Rice, ragi or oats. Clear dal soup with veggie.
GRAINS to prefer
unpolished rice
ragi / finger millet
oats after 6 months. You can use baby oats if the baby has just turned 6 months.
VEGETABLES to prefer
1. carrots
2. pumpkin
LENTIL/ DAL to prefer
1. moong dal
2. toor dal
maddy says
nice information
charity says
Hi ma of a true you are too wonderful. I am a new mom please help me, I start giving my baby cool water at 3 months now he is 5 months and 2 weeks and his weight is too discouraging I am confused I don’t known what to do or if I should start giving my baby solid food now. my question is (1) the cool water of any side effect to him? (2) what can I do to help my baby gain some weight? thanks ma.
swasthi says
Hi Charity
Sorry for the delay. Your comment was in spam. You should never give water to a baby until 6 to 8 months. Water is mostly given to when the baby is introduced to solids that too very little.
Giving water to a 3 months baby is really not right. Please wait for your baby to complete 5 months. Consult your doctor and then begin solids. Hope this helps.
sunitha says
hi dr,
i am an ardent follower of ur blog and a word of thanks for being my saviour in my wifehood journey and now the ultimate motherhood…..:) i love to read the way you explain recipes and each words emits your sincerity and passion….
just a doubt on the present recipe….can u pls explain the way of making ordinary ragi flour at home without sprouting…
cheers
Ashwini M. Shetty says
Hi,I am happy to have found your blog at the right time.Being a ftm I am about to start solids for my 6 mth old daughter. Having read about the section on feeding utensils here I had a query.Is it safe to use silicone feeding spoons for babies as using a steel one would not be comfortable for the little one?
swasthi says
Hi Ashwini
You can find steel & silver spoons that are very thick and really do not hurt the mouth. Stainless spoons made of grades – 18/8, 18/10 or 300 series are quite thick and are comfortable. I haven’t used silicon spoons for my babies any time as they are not healthy.
Kofo says
It so relaxing after reading all,you really make my day,thanks to u ma’am
mom b says
tomorrow my baby will start her first meal..ur my saviour
Summi says
Its so relaxing after reading ur vlog .maam I need to knw if my baby has a different slp pattern like she wakes up at 10.am is tat proper time.to start break fast well of course btw tat if she wakes up she has my bf..nw.she us 6n half mnths and I live in middle.east
swasthi says
Hi Summi
Thanks.
Yes its absolutely fine, you can give breakfast at 10 am.
Adesanmi says
You are too much, you really make me a good mom
swasthi says
Thanks
🙂
Ashwini says
Hi
Mam ,
Ur information help me a lot
Thanks
pksahoo says
very very helpful.
Maya saikia says
Hello mam,i have a baby and she has just complete 5monts.now i want to know extra food is necessary at this time
swasthi says
Hi Maya
You can start with fruit puree, then vegetable puree
Teja says
Mi blog chala bagundi. It is very helpful for new moms..
Asiya says
Hi swathi I really like ur recipes and ideas for babies ..my baby has just turned 6 months old what would you recommend for her solids ..I have started with 1 tbsp of rice cereals with pear purée and apple purée once a day in morning plz let me know what next I can start her with thanks
Vibhavari says
Hi, is there any substitute for formula milk ….. my baby doesnot like it at all
He is 6 and 1/2 months old
I feed him
Formula in morning
Rice and moong dal watery paste in afternoon
Formula in evening
Rice moong dal watery paste in night
Along with breestmilk
Zuha says
Thank u so much
I want to ask that how much boiled water should be given for the baby after the food my baby is 6 and half months
swasthi says
Welcome Zuha
Just 2 to 3 tsps of luke warm water after 15 to 30 mins of solids prevents colic in babies. Do not give a lot.
Kavitha says
Hi my baby is 6 months 17 days old I have started to give solid foods but I have small confusion that how many times solid food can be given to her.. I’m hearing advices such solid foods have to be given only once a day and the rest of the day breastfeeding whether it is correct or not.whether she can have the nutrients by exclusively breastmilk..pls reply
swasthi says
Hi Kavitha
yes you are right, it has to be only once a day. As the baby grows when your baby completes 7 months, you can start twice – 1 fruit or vegetable feed & 1 grain, lentil & veggie feed.
Actually babies at 6 months wil not be able to eat much, they eat just about a tsp to tbsp. So milk is very important.
If there is not enough breastmilk, then you can use formula.
Monisha says
Hi swasti…thank u so much for the above details….i got few question which i didnt find im other people’s comment…
1. When will my baby start to show thats its gaining weight.
2. I feed my baby moon dhal kichadi so is it safe to give milk after feeding the kichadi seperatly.
swasthi says
Hi Monisha, you are welcome
You haven’t mentioned the age of your baby
saranyadeepikajoe says
Thank you so much. It’s very useful for the modern mom. But I have a doubt how Many times I should feed formula milk a day to my 6th month baby. Because just I started to give in this month only till now I had given breast milk. So I don’t know pls help me
swasthi says
Hi Saranya
You can give every 2 and a 1/2 to 3 hours. If you haven’t stopped breast feeding completely, then you can keep your baby on formula during the day and breastfeed in the nights.
SuganAjay says
My twin children of 5 months old are passing green stools for the past 10 days.feeding them with breastmilk and formula.kindly guide me.worried so much
swasthi says
SuganAjay
I think you should show them to the doctor once. I guess you may be suggested to change your diet. Lot of greens in the mother diet or some allergic foods can also cause this.
Sowmya says
Hi, my son has entered into 6th month last week. We did Annaprasana today. Should I first start giving him fruit puree (apple or bananna) or rice cereal.
swasthi says
Soumya
Start with sweet tasting fruits like banana, chikoo, low acid apples, then potato and then rice with lentils or vegetables
Ashwini M. Shetty says
Hi Swasthi,what I read is to make children less fussy in terms of taste of food it is always better to start with bland veggies n then gradually move to sweeter fruits n veggies.What do you say?
Chitra says
Thank, I get very useful messages. I link ur contacted
winnie says
thank you very much for this website is very helping, I have 6 months baby I want to know how to introduce different food one step at a time.
swasthi says
Welcome Winnie
Please read the post completely and slowly. I have mentioned everything clearly
SuganAjay says
Thank you so much for this useful site.I have twin children of 4 months old.feeding them with breastmilk and formula.both are not passing stoles regularly once in 5 days.i used to give cooled lukewarm water also.worried so much.pls guide me.
swasthi says
Welcome SuganAjay
Did you try changing your diet? You can try with a different formula as well
SuganAjay says
Thanks again for immediate response.. I tried different formula also.could you pls guide me what to be included in my diet and any suggestion to increase breastmilk secretion
swasthi says
Try including more fiber and protein in your diet. You can also try having 1 tsp of ajwain or carom seeds before food twice a day. You can check this weight gaining foods post for tips on breastmilk secretion
SuganAjay says
Thank you so much…keep going
Prab says
Very good tips includg use of metal.or glass containers and lovely indian meals
Sam says
Hi
My baby is 8 months old…after 7 months i started 3 time soild food on baby demand.but i feel after 3 meal she is losing weight…between 5 to 7 months she was 7.9 kg now she is 6 kg…
Kindly guide me whts the reason behind her weight lose due to over eating or any other problem ?
Thanxx
vijayalakshmi says
My Baby is 7 months old What to start solid food
vijayalakshmi says
good *****
Mevita says
My 8 month baby doesnot take anything, other than the breastmilk. Please give some suggestions how to introduce otherc supplement
swasthi says
For supplements please consult a pediatrician.
biruk mame says
it so intrested topic, i have 6 month baby ,and i want to treat him when in six month .that is a why i give a comment .any keep in touch
suraksha Vishwas gauns says
Hi, my baby completed 5 months, I have started giving her banana and Apple puree in morning. At night time I give her brown rice kanji in puree form. Is it okay. Can I give her raggi milk directly without cooking. Pls help. Thanks. God bless u
swasthi says
Hi Suraksha
You are welcome
Brown rice kanji should not be given at night time as it may lead to colic in babies. But if your baby is doing good and sleeping well then you can continue it. But only brown rice kanji is not good, you should mix with white rice as well and use. You have to cook ragi milk, cool and then give. Best time is before 4 pm.
Thanks a lot for the wishes.
Neha Prajapati says
Very Helpful..my baby is 6 months and 10 days old. i am giving him raagi raab in night is it ok?
swasthi says
Hi Neha
If your baby doesn’t get colic, cold or phlegm then you can continue. But most babies usually catch cold with ragi in the evening or night.
Kirti says
I started giving banana/ apple puree before he completed 6 months and he was able to digest them. Can I start with two meals now, fruit puree for bf and dal/ rice water in lunch
swasthi says
Hi kirti
Yes you can give one fruit meal and dal rice water for lunch.
disha says
Hi
My baby is 6 month, what can I start for feeding him
swasthi says
Hi Disha
You can start with fruits right away
Rekha says
Kindly help me what i should give him??? He’s my first baby i dnt what to feed him
Rekha says
Hello
Yesterday i gave dal soup for my 6 and half month baby… and today my mother in law scold me not give dal soup..so she gave ragi ganji…and he’s not passing motion from past 5 days and he have cough from 25 days??? Im really worried and now my mother in law she telling he have worms
swasthi says
Hi Rekha
Sorry for the delay,
If a baby gets constipated it is good to see a doctor.
Sometimes iron drops or iron rich foods like ragi can cause constipation.
You can give dal soup with veggies it helps to regulate stools.
Nisha says
Hello
My six month old is having cold n cough, was thinking of giving him mashed banana. But since we adults also don’t eat bananas while having cold so I thought no. Will rice cereal be ok for him? I mean his chest is also congested with phlegm. So should I give him rice cereal?
Also he didn’t like apple puree yesterday.
swasthi says
Hi Nisha
You can give rice cereal, make it thin like soup. Warm Soupy foods help in breaking up the phlegm. You can also add a small piece of apple to rice while cooking. You can also give mixed vegetable clear soup. Boil the veggies until very soft, strain and feed. You can add a tiny pinch of roasted ajwain powder, twice a day in the food, not with milk.
You can also give dal ka paani (not moong dal, use toor dal).
Hope these help. Try not to feed much solids, liquid and soupy foods are fine.
Nisha says
Thank you so much. A small query again why not moong dal but toor dal?
swasthi says
Nisha, moong dal is said to be very cooling for the body. Using it without ginger is not good during cold. That’s the reason we add ginger to moong dal khichdi, just to balance it.
Nisha says
Thankyouforyourprompt reply.Ihavenoteddownsome of yourrecipesformyLO.Thank you forsuch awonderfulblog:)
sudha m says
I am sudha, thank u so much mam it is very verx use ful mams. ery very useful mam
sudha m says
hi mam I am sudha, my baby is 8month girl now she s getting loose motion & cold . Already she is very thin what I do ? Mam
swasthi says
Hi Sudha
Please see a doctor.
Frequent loose motions in babies can be due to lack of hygiene or feeding wrong combinations of food and indigestion or feeding solids late in the night.
Give more vegetables and fruits for immunity. This helps to prevent colds.
Hope this helps
Saf says
Hi my baby is in 6 month….im giving him sprouted ragi…since 4 days hes passing green stools…y pls answer me
swasthi says
Hi Saf
I am sorry I am late in replying you. Somehow missed ur comment. You will have to stop feeding ragi if your baby has loose stools or constipated. It may be due to ragi. Stop for now. Start again after 2 weeks. You didnt mention if he is having loose stools.
Natalie says
This happened with my baby also. He was constipated with green stools. It is because of getting too much iron from the ragi. I now give him mostly rice and sometimes with ragi blended, and he doesn’t have the same problem.
swasthi says
Yes Natalie,
Ragi is not suitable to some babies.
Not only iron even fiber causes a problem especially constipation.
Kahkashan says
Hello,
Thanks for sharing such a useful information with us,my daughter just turned 6months, i read your post,my Question is that should i start giving fruits in the morning and rice cereal in the afternoon at the same time ?or should i continue with the fruits only, for first 1 week and then switch to cereal?
plz suggest?and what about water?how much and when to give?
swasthi says
Hi Kahkashan
You are welcome.
Yes you will have to introduce fruits first for few weeks. After 2 weeks of introducing fruits, you can go ahead with vegetable purees. While you feed the veggie purees, you can continue with fruits. Good to give fruits in the morning and veggies in the noon. After 4 weeks, you can start with a single grain like rice. You can add veggies with rice. After 3 to 5 days – rice, veggies and dal. You don’t need to give water until you begin feeding veggies and cereals. To prevent colic, you can give 2 tbsps of luke warm water 30 mins before meal and 30 mins after meal. You can increase slightly as the baby grows and also depending on the climate. During summers you can also give dates juice.
Theresa says
Thank you for the recipe. I too was confused about how i should start introducing solid for my six month old baby.. and thought recipes come to help. A big thanks for that.
swasthi says
Welcome Theresa
Glad to know the recipes are helpful
Anju says
Hi –
Thanks for sharing, this has been super helpful. My daughter just turned 6 months and started to feed her solids (like yesterday :)). This whole solid food thing has made me very anxious as I’m nervous of messing it up and over doing it. I have few specific questions for you, hopefully you can help me out. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!
a) How much banana/fruit should I be giving? 1 tsp, 1 tbsp?
b) I’m trying to avoid mashing up/pureeing large quantities of fruit (larger than 3 tbs of food to avoid refrigerating and throwing them away), what do you recommend is the best way to mash up fruits, for example, how to I mash up one small piece of boiled apple and pear?
c) Even after I mash the banana with fingers and fork, it still is tiny bits chunky, is that okay? does the fruit have to be smoothie like texture?
c) what blender do you recommend (the regular ones are too large to handle small quantities)
Thanks again!
Anju
swasthi says
Hi Anju
Welcome. You can start with 1 tbsp of banana for 3 days, then switch over to another fruit with the same quantity. While you try with the second fruit you can still continue to feed the first one, but not together, preferablly at a different time.
After 3 days you can move to about 3 tbsps, then after 7 days can slightly increase. By the end of 6 months, you can give about 1 small banana for 3 days a week..
Using a mini blender for blending is the easiest way. Cleaning up is a breeze as hygenie is very important for baby food.
If you baby doesn’t get choked and is doing well with the tiny bits it should be fine. But make sure the bits are very small, smaller than the size of a small rice grain. Some babies tend to throw up due to these tiny bits. My babies did well without having to blend banana and sapota even from 6 th month. You can give a try But you will have to blend fruits like apple and pear.
I recommend a mini blender not only for baby food purposes even for other quick blends for cooking. Most of these come with multiple jars and blades. You can set aside one for baby food. I use a brand known as “MAY” not so popular. But is the best for me as it is light weight, easy clean and blends well. You can also try bullet, but quite heavy.
Hope these help.
Jyoshna says
Hi swasthi,
Thank you so much for the recipies and for your tips. My baby is 6 month old. I started puréed fruits and veggies. It’s difficult to make purees everyday..how long can we refrigerate the fruit or veg purée?
swasthi says
Jyoshna
I dont think it is good to store them. Probably a mini blender with tiny jars will help you clean up quickly
Aishwarya says
Thank you for this informative site, the receipes have been explained in simple language and the instructions are easy to follow. I particularly like the way you have mentioned which fruits have to be fed, how to give them and also how often. My child is now in her seventh month, it would be nice if you could make a detailed account of each month of feeding as you have for the sixth month. I would also like to add that some paediatricians suggest avoiding sugar, salt, oats, barley, cows milk and wheat until the child is one year old.
swasthi says
Welcome Aish
Thanks for the compliments.
Due to time constraints I am unable to make a 7 month old chart, probably i wil be able to make it soon. 7 th month has to be a transistion phase from the 6 th month food chart to the 8 th month food chart, so a bit of foods and schedule from the 8 th month chart will be apt to prepare the baby for further solids.
Yes I do not recommend sugar even for toddlers & kids, jaggery can be used sometimes after 7 to 8 months, not regularly.. But unrefined or natural salt is okay after 9 months according to our elders, Just a tiny pinch of it as it has essential minerals. It is up to the mother to decide on salt.
Wheat and barley are suggested to strictly avoid until 6 months due to gluten.
Cows milk is not recommended since the nutrition values are not enough for the baby and it may also cause allergies. But adding them to puddings, kheer etc after 9 to 10 months is fine if the baby does not have allergies.
R Sarode says
Thank you so much for the recipies.. I am surely gonna try these for my baby.
swasthi says
welcome Sarode
roopa says
Thanks a lot swasthi… Very informative…
swasthi says
welcome roopa
ashish gupta says
very nice and important information.
swasthi says
Thanks
Rashi says
Hi swashthi thanks for sharing this,i have introduced rice mashed in my milk to my baby today like 1teaspoon.
I will be joining my work starting jan. Can you pls guide me on how and what should i introduce next and how the chart goes
swasthi says
Hi Rashi
You can follow the baby food chart for babies above 7 months. You can find the link in related posts. Hope that helps
rahel tesfay says
it is very nice. thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
swasthi says
welcome
nageswari says
good information think you
swasthi says
welcome
m.vidhya says
Hai My baby is Pre term baby i have read the above details given Now she is 6 month baby i needed proper diet chart and also iam unable to feed becox of Low milk supply
swasthi says
Hi Vidya
You can find recipes and food chart on this post
Dhvani says
Hey! I wanted to ask for example if I start with feeding an apple.. Should I feed an apple for three days? Then change the fruit?
And should I go to another fruit or should I switch to rice cereal or veggies?
swasthi says
Hi Dhvani
It is good to finish trying the fruits first and then veggies & later grains.
While you try the second one, you can still give the first one. Hope you got it
dareddy prathyusha says
Too good
Parvarish says
I want more recipes. Thank s for all things
PREM CHHETRI says
MY BABY TURN TO FIFTH MONTHS AND I AM SEARCHING TO DIET CHART OF BABY
MAY KINDLY HELP US TO MAKE RECIPE
THANKS
swasthi says
Hi
I have shared the recipe links on the table you will have to click them to get the recipes. Hope this helps
Devihemalatha says
Thank u very much its really best suggestion
Ananya says
Really useful info…this is what I have been looking for…
Nandita says
Too good info
suha says
Thank u
swasthi says
welcome
vera says
Splendid! Now I can feed my six months baby wel wit d above information
payel dey says
i 1st time mother so i don’t no how i care my baby.
thanx for your suggetion
swasthi says
Welcome Payel
Chaitra rajesh says
Hi… its a good information thank you
swasthi says
Welcome Chaitra
Anonymous says
I have twins n they are 6months what should I do for their food?
mounika says
Thank u
swasthi says
welcome Mounika
Zubeda says
Thanku
swasthi says
welcome
shirley says
Its really nice n very help full n all mother thank u for the chart
swasthi says
Welcome Shirley
lalita joshi says
It’s really nice n very helpful to me n all mothers thanx
swasthi says
Welcome Lalita
Sanjay Ronghang says
Thanks You.
swasthi says
Welcome Sanjay Ronghang
Veena Ganesh Kulkarni says
Good information. We will try this. Thank you.
swasthi says
Welcome Veena
Veena Ganesh Kulkarni says
Good information
Nithya Saravanan says
Hai sis , I’m really thankful to you for this food chart and recipes , as I’m starting to feed my 6month old baby , it is very useful to me and sure I’ll follow it and share to all my friends
swasthi says
Welcome Nithya
Glad to know it is useful. Yes do follow the chart. Thanks
Irshad Ahamed says
Thank you very much. Your recepies are more helpful for my small baby. I will try all the recepies
swasthi says
Welcome Irshad
luna says
thanks for your sugession.it’s helpful for my baby. can I use 3/4 tulsi leaves in my 7 months baby kichdi?
swasthi says
Yes luna, you can add. But make sure they are cleaned and added to very hot food. Hope your baby likes the taste and flavor of the tulsi leaves. You can also boil them and filter the water and give.
Leena chudasama says
I like your tips and helpfully. Thank u so much. U best tips is very helpfully my small baby food. Thanks a lot.
swasthi says
Welcome Leena
Glad to know they are useful
Lebohang says
I think these r best food food food for baby very much healthy
varsha says
Hi mam thanks for u
swasthi says
welcome varsha
Kajal Vaidya says
Mam is it possible for yiu to be online. Where we have can have live suggestions from you what is your face book id
swasthi says
Hi Kajal
I work full time and have 2 kids. So most times I am busy. The earliest you can get a reply is in the comment section here.
Kajal says
Hi swasthi. I am unable to see my comments. Hence posting the questions once again. I have a 10 month old baby girl. I still breast feed her. Shewas born 3 kgs but now under weight. I think she is not getting enough of my milk. Also she. Eats very little at a time. You gave mentioned large servings of milk 2 times a day. So which one I should give other than breast milk. And if buffalo than diluted or as it is.. looking for your help asap. Thanks for you being there for moms.
swasthi says
Hi Kajal,
There were lot of comments pending in moderation, hence the delay.
I answered your query in detail in the 8 month baby chart post. Please check it there.
Abi says
Hello mam
Shall i add milk in ragi porridge
swasthi says
Hi Abi
Please read the detailed post on ragi porridge. Its all up to you to decide. Ragi is high in iron, when consumed with milk – high calcium in milk hinders the iron absorption.
Abi says
Hello mam
My baby is 6 n half month old.now im giving ragi porrigde with water in mor,after giving ragi my baby is crying for milk..so im feeding her..u suggest tht thr must b a gap bt my baby is cryng what shall i do.
swasthi says
Hi Abi
Did you try feeding warm water after ragi? If not try with about 2 to 4 tsps of luke warm water after ragi. If your baby still cries then give milk, there is no other option
Anonymous says
Thank you very much for all detailed instructions and recipe, this helps so much the folks like us who live out of the country alone, without having pure indian guidance, 🙂
swasthi says
welcome. So glad to know it helps.
Thank you
🙂
Jayadhar says
This is very useful tips for health y growing baby nd I had a male bàby aged AB 6 month old and I decided to try this ,,,thanks
swasthi says
Welcome Jayadhar
Nithya K says
Hi, can you suggest me a baby oats brand?? I don’t have an idea
swasthi says
Hi Nitya
Don’t know where you live. But there are lot of brands selling them in the baby food stores. You can check online. I am sure you will find.
Pallavi Gaikwad says
It’s very useful info for me.
Thanks for sharing about the baby food.
swasthi says
welcome Pallavi
glad it is useful
Thank you
kevin arot says
Nice….
swasthi says
Thank you
Patel mittal says
Very nice recepie
swasthi says
Thank you
keshavavani says
this tips is satisfied ofr me thanks
swasthi says
Welcome. Thanks for the feedback
humairah says
Your recipes are really nice and easy swasthi.I liked your recipes.
swasthi says
Thanks Humairah
Happy to know you liked them
Chander bansal advocate. says
Very nice suggestions. Thanx for giving ideas
swasthi says
Welcome and thank you
Sush says
Hi swasthi,
I appreciate your effort into providing so much useful info for first time mothers such as myself. It would be really helpful if you can provide us with some homemade snacks or something for teething toddlers. I have a 14 month old and she is teething. She likes to eat things like kharapoosa (sev), janthukulu(murukulu) and all. I make all these at home but are there other healthy snacks that i can give her? She prefers indian food and flavors to western.
Thanks,
Sush
swasthi says
Hi Sush,
You are Welcome. Thanks for the appreciation. I have these paneer crackers and ragi biscuits. You can also refer this post on healthy snacks for kids. It may help.
Nilima says
For 16 to 24 months baby recipes
Richa Dixit says
Hi swasthi, i am working in private industry as manager and having hectic schedule. i have to leave for the office at 8:00 o’clock in the morning. and reaching time is 7:00 o’clock in the evening.
can you please suggest me some quick and easy to store for at least 2-3 hours recipes for my 7 month old child. thanks.
swasthi says
Hi Richa,
Preferably cooked food must be fed within 2 hours for optimal nutrition. After 2 hours, the taste and the quality begins to diminish and begins to decompose.It is good to finish it as early as possible otherwise it may lead to colic or stomach upsets. Here are the recipe links you can try
Dal khichdi (first method)
methi khichdi
You can also try the apple rice, moong dal soup, oats apple (links in the current post)
For more recipes you can check this food chart post with recipe links
Hope this helps
Mayura davane says
Hi swasthi , came across your blog and think you have lot of valuable information on an important phase and topic .Just feel you seem to do this in hurry as the information could have been uploaded more simplified .I have 5 month old baby,i did not find receipes for this age group ( like khichadi or soup ). Have i missed it ?
Many thanks
swasthi says
Welcome Mayura,
Hope you read the introduction of this post, i do not suggest solids earlier to 6 months. I know there are a lot of women who have been in a hurry to introduce solids at 3 to 4 months. This may lead to long term digestive problems or metabolic disorders. I suggest following the same order mentioned in this post for introducing solids. But for the entire list of baby recipes on this blog this post on baby food chart and recipes may help you. For making khichdi, you can follow this recipe to make your own khichdi mix with rice and dal. More details available on that post. Hope this helps.
merry joy says
i haven’t any words o express how much to say thank you by the name of God about all those special food for growing of children so long life for u
swasthi says
Hi Merry,
Very happy to know the food recipes are useful.
Thanks a ton for the precious wishes.
🙂
Reena bhatt says
Thank you so much..feeling helpful, love you for been so supportive
swasthi says
Welcome Reena
🙂
Uma says
Hello,
A small question: Why should there be a gap of 1.2 hrs to 2 hrs between milk and any solid feed, i wanted to know the reason. Since my little one hardly intakes water withe solid foods and has quantity bit less with any solid food. She is our first 6 months old and wants to fill her stomach with milk and solid food.
Want to correct myself if i am doing things as needed. Baby is doing okay so far and see no changes.
Thanking in advance.
swasthi says
Hi Uma,
I highly suggest following the food combining rules, by avoiding incompatible combinations – especially for babies and kids to grow healthy and gain good weight. When milk is consumed with other foods together or without much gap, milk curdles and the food begins to ferment in the stomach leading to more colic, build up of toxins etc. During the initial days, one may not find any problems but eventually there may not be enough weight gain even after eating well. When incompatible foods are eaten, most of it begins to get rot in the tummy instead of getting digested. When the foods don’t digest well, the nutrients are not absorbed by the body hence no weight gain.
I suggest you to try feeding just a tsp of luke warm water every now and then after a solid feed. Just 1 to 2 tsps a day would be great. In the long run, your baby will learn to accept water. Hope this helps.
Anonymous says
Thanks so much for clarifying things. Your blog is so informative, healthy with best care taking values for newbies. Really appreciate your efforts.
swasthi says
Welcome and glad to know you liked the blog.
Thank you
s.monisha says
Hi mam, your apple rice flavour very help full so thank u very much ,and another request how to introduce in fruits 10 month old baby.
swasthi says
Hi Monisha,
Just mash the fruits with a fork until smooth and feed. From 1 year you can try chunky fruit mash. You can also combine 2 kinds of fruits and feed. Like
banana, orange
Avocado and orange
NITIN PAPNAI L says
I LIKE UR POST
swasthi says
Thank you
Umesalma says
I want to konw how to prevent baby from dehydration
swasthi says
Hi Umesalma
What is the age of your baby? dried dates juice, barley water, raisin water are some of the drinks to prevent dehydration in babies. If u let me know the age i can suggest you exactly
Shilpi says
Hi
My baby is 6 months old. I want to know how should i serve him fruits if not with milk as you have posted. If i give him mashed fruit he just spits it out and is unable to swallow.
swasthi says
Hi shilpi
You can just puree it with plain water.
kajal says
Hi..
I really like all ur recipes.
My babby is 7th month what should I give her for dinner.
Keep updating more n more recipes.thank you.
swasthi says
hi kajal,
It is not good to give dinner for babies at least till they complete 8 months, if possible until completion of 9 months. They usually end up with colic and turn sleepless if fed solids for dinner. if you are very keen you can try with rice vegetable porridge. Avoid aloo, dal for dinner. hope this helps
Midhuna says
Hi mam, my baby is moving on to her 6th month, and we the keralites have a small function called choroonu. For my baby its held on coming week. I havent give her any other fud none other than breastmilk. I m confused. How should i start her foody habbits and with what all fuds?
swasthi says
Hi Midhuna,If i am not wrong, the baby will be fed with payasam for the function. After that you can give her rice based cereal which i mentioned above, you can just give her a little , less than a spoon per day. After one to 2 weeks start with fruit mash. Hope this helps
snehal labhane says
my baby is 6 months now n v started with dal pani, apple n pomegranate juice but she has gas problem does potty after 5-6 days. should i start with solids or fruit mash now.
swasthi says
Hi Snehal,
Try only fruit mash first. Use well riped sweet fruits. Avoid sour fruits that will increase the gas. If you can find chickoo (sapota), papaya and avacado. Feed them. Also banana is ok but if it is cold season just be careful not to give too much. 2 to 3 servings of banana in a week should be fine. Hope this helps
vadivu says
Hi mam. Now my son is 5 months completed and 6th month started. Can u suggest me food chart for him
swasthi says
Hi Vadivu,
I have updated the post, you can find the recipe links and the food chart above. Hope this helps
vadivu says
Thanks mam.
vadivu says
Thank u mam. Ur baby is so helpful for me
vadivu says
Sorry. Ur baby food chart is so helpful mam
swasthi says
Hi Vadivu
🙂
Glad to know the food chart is helpful
s.monisha says
Thanks for your help
swasthi says
Monisha,
by 6 months a baby cannot eat much, only 1 to 2 tsps . I suggest making the baby cereal first, if the baby is fine without gas, then slowly move to this khichdi. But soak the rice and dal well and serve before 1 in the afternoon.
s.monisha says
Thank u so much, swathi 6 month complete and 10 days,so give to eat rice
s.monisha says
Thanks for suggestions
neha says
thanks ,for your help
swasthi says
welcome Neha
s.monisha says
Hi….I have 6 month old and starting solids wanted to understand how can I prepare rice with veggie?
swasthi says
Hi Monisha,
There are so many ways you can try:
1. You can soak rice and dal for 1 to 2 hours and pressure cook with veggies until soft. you can find the recipe here
2. You can also make a rice cereal at home and add mashed cooked veggies and fruits. to make the rice cereal please read this post
Once your baby completes 7 months, you can follow this food chart
Hope this helps.
s.monisha says
Please mam i am hindi
s.monisha says
Hi mam , my child 6 month complete old,how to home made healthy food give there,& which type of his foods in give in child
Rubina says
Hi ma’am thnks for d wonderful suggestions ..ur baby food chart is helpful for me..my baby s 6 months old plz tell m wat amount of ghee should b give to her
swasthi says
Welcome Rubina
Please check this post for the quantity of ghee to use. Hope this helps
rathika says
Hello maam all ur recipies r vry much hlpful to me…thank u so much…cn u plzz sugest sum tips to mk a baby slp through t nyt..my daughter was a vry good slpr till hr 10 mnths…nw shez 1.5 nt at all slping,bt she has a day slp fr 3to 4 hrs…tat too i hav to keep on rocking hr….this mks me so tired..
swasthi says
Hi Rathika,
melt 3/4 tsp ghee and mix sugar in it. Give this just before sleeping. You can give this for a week. This will keep the kid full thru out the night and will not wake up.
Also follow the wake up, sleep and food timings mentioned in the baby food chart post. If you feed the kid late in the night after 8, stomach will be full of gas and so will not be able to sleep.
rathika says
Heartfelt thanks maam…
swasthi says
Welcome
rathika says
Thank u maam ill surely do it
rathika says
Sorry to dosturb u again maam….i prepar homemade ghee i ll add to the food ,she ll hav bt the taste of mere ghee shes nt liking i think..shes havin a vomiting sensation..wat to do maam…confused…
swasthi says
Don’t feel sorry Rathika. No problem. Try to melt 1/4 cup ghee in a pot, add 10 to 12 curry leaves (karuvepillai). When the leaves turn crisp, switch off the stove and store it in a bowl together with curry leaves. Give her only a few drops every day in the food. Slowly increase the quantity if she likes. Since she is 1.5 yrs, you can give up to 1.5 tsps per day divided among 2 meals and a breakfast. But clean the curry leaves, wash them and wipe off with a cloth to remove water, other wise the ghee will splash while heating. Hope this helps.
Sravs says
Hi swathi..please suggest the diet for my son as he is not gaining weight
9-cereal with milk but he will take just 20%
11-formula just hardly 2ounce
1- any vegetable squah /peas (readymade) earthbest -this is the only one he likes in complete day
3-i vl breastfeeding
6-again cereal…
As he is not at all taking enough milk am much worried …please suggest
swasthi says
Hi Sravs,
You didn’t mention your baby’s age.
Sravs says
My son is 6months old
swasthi says
some babies do not like to drink milk – most times it is due to teething discomforts or colic. Have you not started fruits yet ?
If not i suggest you start bannana,apple, papaya and chikoo since they help to increase the appetite. Try to make most of the foods with milk. You can check the complete baby food recipes here, you can find lot of ideas. Try to reduce using ready cereals or baby foods as they are not a good choice always. Once a day is fine. Most ready baby cereals are precooked and dehydrated and then synthetic nutrients are added which may not be very good if using consistently. You can also check this rice cereal recipe. You can also add fruit puree or vegetable puree to it. Hope this helps
s kokila says
Hi … My baby is 6 months old.shall I give egg,oats. If yes how prepare and give my baby
swasthi says
Hi Kokila,
please read this post on how to prepare eggs for babies
Pooja says
Firstly thanks for the informative blog. I have a six month old and starting solids. Wanted to understand how can i prepare rice with veggie?
swasthi says
Welcome Pooja,
You can try to make khichdi using this recipe if the baby has at least completed 6 months. Do not use any spice powders mentioned on the recipe there. You can add ghee following this post on weight gain foods for babies. Hope this helps.
Vidya says
Hi…. My baby is 14months now her weight is just 7.4kg and her birth weight is 3… she is so active like she can walk and climb stairs independently … she woke up morning 6:30….. morning 7am she have narmall size 2 idlies 11 single idli noon 1:30 and evening 5 she day rice kichdi and 7pm she have ragi boll small size but yet weight not increasing please suggest me
swasthi says
Hi Vidya,
You didn’t mention how much milk she drinks. I don’t think the quantity you mentioned is enough for a active toddler. For the idli, the proportion of urad dal: rice (or rava) should be 1:2 only. If using more rice, reduce it.
Follow this food chart mentioned in this blog along with the recipe links. That will help her to gain weight by 6 weeks.
Sreeja says
My baby is 6 mnts old.i m feeding my milk n nestum at morning.pls suggest me fruits n timings.
Thank u
swasthi says
After 2 hours of morning feed you can serve fruits. After a fruit feed wait at least for 1 hour 30 minutes (if possible 2 hours) for the next feed. You can also serve in the mid noon.
gurneet kaur says
Hi swathi
U have a very informative blog . just what I was looking for.
One question though. U have written to introduce single grain with milk ( formula or breast milk).
I only breast feed my baby how should I take out milk….can i use buffalo milk?
swasthi says
Thanks Gurneet.
How old is your baby? You can express the breast milk and use or use formula milk. Buffalo milk was used by many in the earlier days after 8 months, now i don’t know what doctors are suggesting. I think you should take a doctor’s suggestion if your baby is below 1 year. Hope this helps.
gurneet kaur says
Thanks for your reply swathi. My baby will be 6 months in a week. I will definitely consult my doctor regarding milk.
gurneet kaur says
One question more. Should I give water to my baby? If yes then when can i start?
swasthi says
Hi Gurneet,
Water can be given after 5 months. But only a few tsp per day, if really needed. Any intake of water is usually a reduction in the amount of milk. So it is not advised to give a lot. After every solid feed, 1 to 2 tsps of warm water, followed by 2 to 3 tsps 30 mins later should be ok. Per day 30 ml should be fine. During hot days it can slightly be increased
Hyndhavi says
Hi
My son 6th month old now. We will do annaprasana on 21st of this month. After that i want to introduce solids regularly. Shall i go with the above food chart from 22nd onwards or from 7th month. Upto now he feeds on my milk only and he hesitates bottle feeding from first month itself.
swasthi says
Hi Hyndhavi,
After the annaprasana, you can start solids, but go slow. only one feed a day for 1 to 2 weeks. Later you can start twice, make sure you feed fruit at least once a day. Later I suggest you try ragi as well. Hope this helps
Hyndhavi says
Thank u swasthi
Hyndhavi says
Shall i give him fruit feed for breakfast and also at evening time between3pm and 4pm
swasthi says
Hi Hyndhavi,
Yes you can give twice a day fruit feed, but do not serve the same fruit twice. Do not serve sour fruits, it leads to colic. Try to include a variety of fruits.
Sangeetha says
I have 3months baby.I have low quantity of breastmilk so my baby feeds some bottle milk&breast milk. when iam introducing other food please tell me
swasthi says
Hi Sangeetha,
If your baby’s weight gain if fine, then continue with formula milk (bottle milk) till the baby completes 5 months. If you want to introduce solids now, consult your pediatrician. Also check this post for tips to increase breast milk. Hope this helps
Himabindu says
Here in food chart only breakfast and lunch mentioned they did not mentioned evening …..I need evng and nyt….
swasthi says
Hi Himabindu,
for a 6 months old , I do not suggest any solids during evening or night.
It can lead to colic and digestive upset. Baby should be fed only milk..
Anonymous says
plz provide 7months baby food chart time table
swasthi says
Yes i will do it soon