Homemade food for 7 months baby india
7 Easy Home-made Food Recipes for Your 7-Month-Old Baby
Most kids are ready to start off with solid food when they are around 6 months old. You can tell from the unusually long breastfeeding sessions, frequent hunger tantrums or hunger right after breastfeeding. Once you’ve made these observations, slowly introduce solid foods in your baby’s diet while still breastfeeding. Breast milk will still remain the highest source of nutrition at this point.
Start off with simple purees and mash-ups and move on to different combinations of fruits and vegetables mashed together. Here are a few baby food recipes I have tried and stand by:
7 baby food recipes for a 7-month-old babyYou can get a variety of baby foods in the market which promises high nutrition value. I did give my older kid Cerelac when he was a baby but I prefer making home-made baby foods – kids love them and you can introduce variety in their diet from time to time.
I’ve penned down a few of these recipes. Hope this helps!
Try new recipes and activate your little one’s tiny taste buds!1. Pea puree
This is usually one of the first few solid foods I gave both my kids and advised a few friends and new mothers too. All you have to do is boil some water, add 3 cups of frozen peas and steam it for about 15-20 minutes. Then blend the steamed peas with about half a cup of breast milk in a food processor. Use a strainer to remove any lumps in the mixture. You can pour the excess mixture into ice trays and heat them as and when necessary.
2. Oats porridge
Oats are highly nutritious food items with high protein and fibre content. To make oats porridge for your 7-month-old baby, add oats to boiling water and allow them to cook. Once they are well cooked, switch off the stove and transfer it to a bowl.
3. Mango puree
You should make it a point to introduce seasonal fruits in your baby’s diet gradually as it forms an integral part of the nutrition plan of babies.
Making a mango puree is very simple. You need to just peel the fruit, separate the seed and blend the fruit content.
If you notice that your baby gets bored of food too easily and prefers playing with food, chances are he or she is bored of the taste – which gives you the opportunity to go ahead and concoct your own recipes using a combination of fruits and vegetables you have already given your baby separately.
Do you like my new hat, Mama?It is usually advised to steer clear of sugar and salt until the child turns a year old. So keep that in mind.
Here are a few more recipes I have fed my kids when they were around 7 months old:
4. Carrot oats porridge
As your baby gets used to solids and yearns for different tastes, you can make simple baby food dishes such as this one. It’s basically like the oats porridge procedure mentioned above where you cook oats in water. When the oats are nearly cooked, you will need to add some carrot puree. Also, add a pinch of jeera powder, pepper powder, and turmeric powder.
As your baby gets older, you can start adding grated carrots too.
5. Beetroot potato puree
Potato puree makes a yummy baby dish but can affect the baby’s digestive system due to its gaseous tendency. The beetroot in this recipe will balance out its effect as it has high fibre content along with many minerals.
To make the beetroot potato puree, peel half a potato and half a beetroot. Cook chopped pieces of the potato and beetroot in a cooker. Once it cools, either mash them using a spoon or blend them, depending on the consistency. You can also add jeera powder to the mixture.
6. Apple pear cinnamon puree
Similar to the beetroot, potato puree, you will have to peel the apple and pear. Remove the seeds, chop them and cook them. You can then blend it or mash them using a spoon. Add a pinch of cinnamon to introduce a new taste to your baby.
7. Apple khichdi
To prepare the baby version of khichdi with a tinge of apple flavour, you will first have to soak dal and rice for about 15 minutes.
Then, rinse the rice and dal, add some water and cook it in a pressure cooker. Next, make an apple puree by cooking chopped pieces of an apple in a steamer or cooker. Mix the puree with the rice and dal, and add some cinnamon powder.
You have to be careful when you introduce solid foods to your baby. Here are a few rules you should bear in mind so that your baby does not have any difficulty in eating or digesting food.
You know your baby loves the food when he opens his mouth wide open!Take time before you introduce a new dish
Wait for 3-7 days from the day you give your baby a new vegetable or fruit until you give the next one.
Try ingredients separately before you mix them up
If you’re making, say a carrot oats porridge, first, feed your baby plain oats porridge and then carrots puree – after which you can combine the two and make the carrot oats porridge. This way you will know if you’re baby is allergic to any of the ingredients.
Don’t force-feed
Ease in the new dishes to your baby’s diet. Don’t force-feed because you think it’s time to move on to solid foods. Start with feeding only 1 tablespoon a day and gradually increase the quantity. If he or she does not swallow, try another dish. If your baby is not willing to have solid food, don’t panic. Some babies take time to move on to solid foods.
Make your baby sit upright while eating
If your baby is 7 months old, it means he or she can most probably sit upright. So, make the baby sit upright so that he or she does not choke on the food.
Always remember to sterilize all utensils you use while making the baby food.
If you have any new home-made baby food recipes for 7-month-old babies, share them below for the new moms here!
Baby food chart with recipes for 7 months to 1 year Indian baby & toddlers
By Swasthi on August 6, 2022, Comments,
Indian baby food chart along with a list of tried & tested 60 Indian baby food recipes.
Thanks to the readers who led me to this post on Indian baby food chart. Before I take you to the details of the food chart and the food recipes, please be informed that this post is based on my experience. I have honestly expressed my views and opinions on easy baby weaning so that it could be helpful to new mothers.
Please read the comments below before posting your queries since similar queries may have been answered.
Well, some of my tips might look like old wives tales since they are based on Ayurveda, but I do trust them in growing healthy and happy babies. However I suggest consulting your elders or pediatrician before you follow any new foods or tip that have been mentioned here.
For the past several years, I have been consistently sharing & updating baby recipes especially for a good weight gain. You can find all the latest recipes or ideas on the baby toddler recipes section.
Readers who have been asking for suggestions on foods to gain weight, please check this detailed post on best foods for weight gain in babies & toddlers.
Is this baby food chart suitable to my Baby?
This Indian baby food chart is a generalized one suitable for most babies. However i suggest you to use your judgement whether to include or not, certain ingredients in your babies diet based on your babies allergies, intolerance, appetite, likes and dislikes.
I have tried to link most Indian baby food recipes that I have posted earlier on this blog. Many were written almost 5 years ago and are updated regularly with new tips based on the readers reviews.
This Indian baby food chart was developed by me based on what i fed my 2 kids, whose birth weight was 3.3 kgs and 3.4 kgs. The ideas were basically drawn from the health and baby weaning booklets that were given to us during our visits to the singapore clinics, hospitals and few from clinics in Bangalore.
This chart is also suitable to babies who were preterm born or were underweight. However I suggest mums with such babies to consult a pediatrician if you are skeptical about these foods.
This post will be updated, to include tips and other information. You can leave a comment here if you want to know anything specific which will be answered. Please feel free to share or discuss your experiences, views, problems that you encounter while weaning your babies in the comment section. It could be helpful to other readers, it’s through sharing we can learn.
When to introduce food to baby – 6 months to 1 year
Here is a brief guide on the right time to introduce foods. But how to introduce them can be found in the recipe posts. Example: Oats or oatmeal – I have mentioned clearly how to choose them and the kind you can use and how to prepare it for a baby.
You can find a a detailed baby food chart for 6 months old baby here along with recipes.
This Indian baby food chart and the baby food recipes have been developed for a good weight gain in babies.
Indian baby food chart for babies above 7 months or from 8 months
| Milk – (skip milk if baby wakes up after 8 am, make a milk based breakfast from breakfast section) |
 30 to 8 am |
| One of the following: APPLE RICE CEREAL Quick fix breakfast (for 8 to 18 months): |
 15 am |
| One of the following: Steamed apple (raw apple for babies older than 12 months) |
| Try using whole grains like RAGI OR FINGER MILLET Try one of the following DALIA KHICHDI (vegetable broken wheat food) For a lighter meal, if the baby has colic mashed rice with dal ka paani with a pinch of ajwain(strained dal soup) |
 30 to 3 pm |
| Fruits or steam cooked mashed veggies |
| One of the following: Large serving of Milk |
| Please Note: Feeding late can cause indigestion and the infant may not sleep due to colic. Avoid feeding heavy foods. Dinner should always be light, nutritious, mostly vegetable based. For babies from 10 to 12 months prefer light foods from breakfast section. Avoid egg & nuts. Babies above 12 months : Any foods mentioned in the breakfast and lunch can also be served for dinner. Other options mashed rice with dal ka paani (strained dal soup) |
| Large serving of Milk. Make sure there is a gap of at least 1 hour 30 mins in between the completion of dinner and milk. For babies above 12 months: If the baby is still hungry after the milk, can feed some light crackers. |
Related post: how to make ragi flour for babies or toddlers’ porridge
Tips to increase the appetite in babies
1. Try to serve fruits 1 ½ to 2 hours before a meal. They tend to make the infant feel hungry naturally. Do not serve fruit with a meal.
2. Do not mix fruits with dairy especially milk.
It leads to indigestion.
3. Babies need exercise, let them play and crawl or run around. Don’t confine them to a small area. For toddlers / babies who can walk, a small walk in the neighborhood before a meal can make them hungry.
General Tips:
1. If you have a very fussy baby, avoid milk in the early morning and serve milk based breakfast mentioned in the table.
2. Serving bread or any other baked stuff to babies, leads to colic or bloating due to the ingredients like baking soda, powder, yeast etc.
3. Limit crackers or biscuits to only once a day, avoiding is however better.
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Diet for a child aged 7 months
When compiling a diet for a seven-month-old baby, distribute the products so that you get a certain prototype of the menu of an already grown-up child with breakfast and lunch.
At this age, the yolk of a boiled chicken egg, a valuable source of fat, vitamin B12, A, phosphorus and selenium, is introduced into the child's diet. Chopped yolk can be added to porridge or vegetable puree.
At the age of 7 months, you can already give your baby a cracker (in the form of dried bread) and baby biscuits. nine0003
The volume of fruit puree and juice is increased to 70 g.
It is still better to give preference to commercially produced complementary foods, given their high degree of safety and variety. If the baby does not perceive a new product the first time, it can be mixed with an already familiar product.
Approximate diet for a child aged 7 months.
| I feeding 6 hours | Breast milk or VHI* | 200 ml |
| II feeding 10 hours | Dairy-free or milk porridge ** Butter Boiled egg yolk Supplementation with breast milk or VHI | 150 g |
| III feeding 14 hours | Vegetable puree Vegetable oil Meat puree Fruit juice | 170 g approx.  1 tsp. 30 g 70 ml |
| IV feeding 18 hours | Fruit puree Baby biscuits Breast milk supplement or VHI | 70 g |
| V feeding 22 hours | Breast milk or VHI | 200 ml |
* - infant formula
** - dairy-free porridge should be diluted with breast milk or infant formula that the child receives. Milk porridge is diluted with water. nine0003
Approximate diet of a 7-month-old child with cow's milk protein allergy:
| I feeding 6 hours | Breast milk or formula for infants with intolerance to cow's milk proteins | 200 ml |
| II feeding 10 hours | Dairy-free porridge* Vegetable oil Fruit puree (apple, pear) | 130 g approx.  1 tsp. 70 g |
| III feeding 14 hours | Vegetable puree Vegetable oil Meat puree (rabbit, turkey) | 170 g approx. 1 tsp. 30 g |
| IV feeding 18 hours | Vegetables or dairy-free porridge** Vegetable oil Meat puree | 180 g approx. 1 tsp. 20 g |
| V feeding 22 hours | Breast milk or medicated formula for infants with cow's milk protein intolerance | 200 ml |
* - dairy-free porridge should be diluted with breast milk or formula for children with intolerance to cow's milk proteins.
** - you can either alternate porridge or vegetables, or offer a mixed dish - porridge with vegetables.
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