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6 months baby food chart along with baby food recipes

By swasthi , on March 7, 2018, 241 Comments, Share

6 months baby food chart along 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.
6 months baby food chart
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.

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. 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.

2. Always follow the 3 day test rule for every food you introduce. Wait for the results until the 4th day.

3. Introduce new foods to your baby during breakfast or lunch. Avoid trying new foods during the later time of the day.

4. A 6 month old baby can eat only a tsp of mashed food initially, slowly increase the quantity to a tbsp and then more.

5. 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.

6. Always feed the baby in a calm, quite environment and in a steady place like on the lap or in a high chair or on the floor.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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

6 months baby food chart

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

6 months baby food recipes

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  1. maddy says

    April 19, 2018 at 8:38 am

    nice information

    Reply
  2. sunitha says

    November 18, 2017 at 2:09 am

    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

    Reply
  3. Ashwini M. Shetty says

    October 26, 2017 at 4:31 am

    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?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 29, 2017 at 1:50 am

      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.

      Reply
  4. Kofo says

    October 22, 2017 at 2:26 pm

    It so relaxing after reading all,you really make my day,thanks to u ma’am

    Reply
  5. mom b says

    October 18, 2017 at 3:56 am

    tomorrow my baby will start her first meal..ur my saviour

    Reply
  6. Summi says

    October 16, 2017 at 2:06 am

    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

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 18, 2017 at 4:04 am

      Hi Summi
      Thanks.
      Yes its absolutely fine, you can give breakfast at 10 am.

      Reply
  7. Adesanmi says

    October 4, 2017 at 5:29 am

    You are too much, you really make me a good mom

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 7, 2017 at 3:24 pm

      Thanks
      🙂

      Reply
  8. Ashwini says

    September 11, 2017 at 3:08 pm

    Hi
    Mam ,
    Ur information help me a lot
    Thanks

    Reply
  9. pksahoo says

    August 26, 2017 at 4:12 am

    very very helpful.

    Reply
    • Maya saikia says

      September 6, 2017 at 1:51 pm

      Hello mam,i have a baby and she has just complete 5monts.now i want to know extra food is necessary at this time

      Reply
      • swasthi says

        September 7, 2017 at 2:45 am

        Hi Maya
        You can start with fruit puree, then vegetable puree

        Reply
  10. Teja says

    August 21, 2017 at 10:48 am

    Mi blog chala bagundi. It is very helpful for new moms..

    Reply
  11. Asiya says

    August 13, 2017 at 1:44 am

    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

    Reply
  12. Vibhavari says

    July 21, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    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

    Reply
  13. Zuha says

    July 16, 2017 at 9:35 pm

    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

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 20, 2017 at 2:44 pm

      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.

      Reply
  14. Kavitha says

    July 7, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    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

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 11, 2017 at 3:06 am

      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.

      Reply
  15. Monisha says

    June 18, 2017 at 10:01 am

    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.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 21, 2017 at 2:54 am

      Hi Monisha, you are welcome
      You haven’t mentioned the age of your baby

      Reply
      • saranyadeepikajoe says

        October 25, 2017 at 4:37 am

        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

        Reply
        • swasthi says

          October 25, 2017 at 6:27 am

          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.

          Reply
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