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What can babies eat at 6 months? Has your child completed his/her first 6 months & you want to feed him the right nutrition? Know some healthy solids that help your child to gain nutrition for his/her optimum mental and physical development. Read expert's advice on "what & how much should you feed babies at 6 months old baby?" What should be food recipes, solid food charts for 6-month-old babies & ideal feeding schedule?
LIVE CHAT with our award-winning nutritionist Puja Vasisht, and know "Healthy Solids For Your Baby Post 6 Months"
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please suggest as food that contain all vitamins and protin
please suggest as food that contain all vitamins and protin
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Radhika, since you have not specified the age of your child,you may give the following high protein, vitamin rich food in a form suitable for your child's consumption
Puja Sharma Vasisht
You can include, dals, legumes, curd, cheese, paneer, sprouts, eggs, flesh foods, plenty of seasonal fruits and vegetables.
balanced diet chart for 6 month boy baby? in what intervals the solid food and formula milk to be gi....
balanced diet chart for 6 month boy baby? in what intervals the solid food and formula milk to be given?
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Selvi, for a six months old baby, you can give different porridge of sago, ragi, rice flakes etc.You can also give mashed potatoes/sweet potatoes with vegetables like carrots, beets, spinach. Mashed dal, vegetable soup, fruit in juice or stewed form are other options. You can also start with homeset curd, mashed banana
Puja Sharma Vasisht
You can give three solid feeds at an interval of about 3-4 hours and can give milk feeds in between.
my baby S 9 month I want a food chart for him
my baby S 9 month I want a food chart for him
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Preethu, to a nine months old baby you can give porridge of suji, sago, dalia, rice flakes, ragi, oats etc.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Other options are Kheer of apple, rice etc., halwa of suji, atta, pumpkin, gajar, sweet potato etc.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
You can start with overcooked, mashed rice with dal, idli, vegetable khichri, upma, thin dal, soft scrambled egg yolk, soups, mashed veggies with potato, mashed banana, stewed fruit and juice etc.
my daughter is 3Year old pl send me food chart. her weight is 12 kg
my daughter is 3Year old pl send me food chart. her weight is 12 kg
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Binita, you should include dalia, bajra, whole wheat, rice, ragi, different pulses, vegetables fruits, egg/fish/poultry, nuts and dried fruits, milk products etc. in the diet.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
These can be given as porridge, kheer, upma, khichri, chapatti/rice with pulses/gravies, scrambled eggs, custards, vegetable poha, idli, pulao, dosa, pasta, cheela, cutlets, pancakes etc.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Since the weight of your daughter is little on the lower side, use whole milk or full fat milk for her. You can also give eggs, and other flesh foods if you have non vegetarian food habits.
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Give more of fruits like mango, banana, cheeku,litchi, grapes, dates. These may be added to their milkshakes as well.
Give more of potato, sweet potato, colocassia, yam besides other vegetables. You may add these to their roti/sandwich.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Calorie rich snacks ideas are Pasta with cheese, egg/potato/cheese parantha made with a little ghee, cheese balls, cheese & paneer sandwich.
Fruit smoothie especially made of banana, honey and nuts, fruit yogurt made of full-fat milk, full-fat milk based puddings like rice kheer/fruit custard/vermicelli
can you please share what all can be given for 6 months old baby?
can you please share what all can be given for 6 months old baby?
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Chimirala, at 6 months you can give ragi porridge, rice kheer, sago kheer or phirni etc. You can gradually start with mashed banana, boiled potatoes, mashed yellow mung dal also.
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Give vegetables (spinach, carrot, beets, pumpkin, gourds) in soup form or add them to potatoes/sweet potatoes.
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Fruits like stewed apple/pear, mashed banana, fruit juice of apple, pomegranate. grapes can also be given.
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Gradually start with home set curd, semi boiled egg yolk too.
my baby is completing 8th months. his weight is 8kg. is it ok? which food to give to increase his we....
my baby is completing 8th months. his weight is 8kg. is it ok? which food to give to increase his weight? we have started ragi malt and rice. he is eating banana and carat puree too.any other suggestions?
Puja Sharma Vasisht
The weight is fine for the age, so do not worry. Focus on giving the right types of foods.You can give ragi malt, rice, banana and carrot puree.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
You can also give porridge of suji, sago, dalia, rice flakes, oats etc. Kheer of apple, rice etc. halwa of suji, atta, pumpkin, gajar, sweet potato etc. Khichri, upma, thin dal, soft scrambled egg yolk, soups, mashed veggies with potato, mashed banana, stewed fruit and juice etc.
Hello mam My question is not about any nutrition because my baby girl is just 3 and a half months ol....
Hello mam My question is not about any nutrition because my baby girl is just 3 and a half months old. I just wanted to know that what can be given to her as she has this gas problem very often and she cries a lot because of that.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Vatsala, you can post your query in wellness corner for its remedy.
Good morning Mam please suggest me food chart for my 7 months baby boy..
Good morning Mam please suggest me food chart for my 7 months baby boy..
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Lakshmi, you can give porridge of suji, sago, dalia, rice flakes, ragi etc
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Kheer of apple, bottle gourd, pumpkin, rice etc.
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Upma, soft scrambled egg yolk,curd, thin dal.
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Soups, mashed veggies, boiled mashed potato, sweet potato, mashed banana, stewed fruits etc.
hello goodmorning my baby boy going to complete 10 months on oct 2 please suggest the healthy foods....
hello goodmorning my baby boy going to complete 10 months on oct 2 please suggest the healthy foods to be given to him
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Gayathri, you can give porridge of suji, sago, dalia, rice flakes, ragi; kheer of apple, rice; halwa of suji, atta, pumpkin, gajar, sweet potato etc.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Mashed rice/chapatti with dal/vegggies; vegetable khichri/upma,idli, thin dal, soft scrambled egg yolk.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Vegetable soups, mashed veggies with potato, mashed banana, stewed fruit and juice etc.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Gradually you may start with mutton/chicken soup or stew.
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Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Devraj, you can concentrate on sprouted and fermented food, sea foods, nuts like walnuts, flax/chia seeds etc, fruit and vegetables
when we making sojji kheer for child it is necessary to add sweetness to it if yes than what we add....
when we making sojji kheer for child it is necessary to add sweetness to it if yes than what we add in it
Puja Sharma Vasisht
You may not add any sweetener. However, if you wish to use one then avoid white, refined sugar. You may use little jaggery or dates.
mam my son complete 6 month on 27 th sep. he is drinking formula milk from his birth onward because....
mam my son complete 6 month on 27 th sep. he is drinking formula milk from his birth onward because i m unable to feed him.wat all solid food i can give plz suggest.his weight is 6.75
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Prakriti, You can start with strained vegetable soup including green leafy vegetables , fresh fruit juice of apple/pomegranate which is not sour.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
You can then give ragi porridge, rice kheer, suji kheer or phirni etc. You can gradually start with mashed banana, boiled potatoes, thin dal.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Then you can introduce curd, mashed vegetables, suji, dalia, semi boiled egg yolk only.
hii...mam....my baby is 11month. 7kg....plz suggest solid foods which increase baby's waight , immun....
hii...mam....my baby is 11month. 7kg....plz suggest solid foods which increase baby's waight , immunity and easy to digest.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Nibedita, You can give porridge of suji, sago, dalia, rice flakes, ragi etc.
Fruit smoothie especially made of banana/mango and malai, milk/curd
Boiled & mashed potato , boiled sweet potato with a little butter,
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Scrambled egg yolk with added milk, egg nog or egg added to soup
Dal-roti/rice mashed, dalia dal khichdi. Add extra spoon of ghee/butter/oil to their dishes.
Fruit yogurt made of full-fat milk,
Full-fat milk based puddings like rice kheer/dates& raisins(cooked & mashed) custard/vermicelli kheer/gajar kheer
Puja Sharma Vasisht
To help in immunity- Do give some vegetables from these daily amla, green leafy vegetables, spinach, broccoli in soup or mashed form.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Do give some fruits cooked apple/pear, mashed papaya. For citrus fruits like orange, mausami, lemon, check with your paediatrician before starting for any allergy.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Meat,& poultry( in soup and khichri or with rice/chapatti)
if baby s poop resembles what they eat,,, what does that indicate??? Is he allergic to that food and....
if baby s poop resembles what they eat,,, what does that indicate??? Is he allergic to that food and on introducing new food how many times can they poop so that it's normal???
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Sravanthi, since the digestive system of bbaies is still developing, they may pass, undigested food, fiber and colour giving pigments of that food.
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However, if the baby has loose motions, then avoid giving that food.
my son is into his 11month .His birthweight was 3.7 kg nd his weight has been around 9.4 kg since th....
my son is into his 11month .His birthweight was 3.7 kg nd his weight has been around 9.4 kg since the last month. Is it fine?
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Diptesh, the weight gain of the baby seems fine. There is no absolute weight for the babies below one year of age which is considered healthy. There is a range of weight and generally birth weight of the baby is considered. The baby should be consistently gaining weight. If the baby doubles her birth weight by 5 months and triples by one year, it means the weight gain is good.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
So in another month, you baby would gain another 500-600 grams,and would tripe his birth weight.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Give cereals like rice with dal/khichdi form, porridges, small bites of chapatti, pasta, upma, idli etc.
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Dals /legumes well cooked
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All seasonal vegetables and fruits excluding peas, corns, pomegranate, which can cause choking.
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Egg, fish, poultry, nutsand dried foods in mashed/powdered form
Hello, good morning my baby completed her 8 months on 28th September, y'day. can you suggest food ch....
Hello, good morning my baby completed her 8 months on 28th September, y'day. can you suggest food chart for her as i go to office. She is becoming weak and thin month on month... and doesn't play much all d time crying.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Anita, you can give porridge of suji, sago, dalia, rice flakes, ragi etc.
Fruit smoothie especially made of banana/mango and malai, milk/curd
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Boiled & mashed potato , boiled sweet potato with a little butter,
Scrambled egg yolk with added milk, egg nog or egg added to soup
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Dal-roti/rice mashed, dalia dal khichdi. Add extra spoon of ghee/butter/oil to their dishes.
Fruit yogurt made of full-fat milk,
Full-fat milk based puddings like rice kheer/dates& raisins(cooked & mashed) custard/vermicelli kheer/gajar kheer
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Introduce these foods one by one and continue with these depending on her acceptance.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
The baby might be teething or having gastric trouble, do take advice of your paediatrician on this.
Mam please advise for weight increase for my 11 months old baby girl
Mam please advise for weight increase for my 11 months old baby girl
Puja Sharma Vasisht
You can give porridge of suji, sago, dalia, rice flakes, ragi etc.
Fruit smoothie especially made of banana/mango and malai, milk/curd
Boiled & mashed potato , boiled sweet potato with a little butter,
Scrambled egg yolk with added milk, egg nog or egg added to soup
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Dal-roti/rice mashed, dalia dal khichdi. Add extra spoon of ghee/butter/oil to their dishes.
Fruit yogurt made of full-fat milk,
Full-fat milk based puddings like rice kheer/dates& raisins(cooked & mashed) custard/vermicelli kheer/gajar kheer
please suggest diet chat for baby 6-12 month.
please suggest diet chat for baby 6-12 month.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Hi Puja, you may start with strained vegetable soup including green leafy vegetables , fresh fruit juice of apple/pomegranate initally. At 6 months you can give ragi porridge, rice kheer, suji kheer or phirni etc. You can gradually start with mashed banana, boiled potatoes, dal water also.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Then you can start with mashed dal, stewed and mashed fruits, boiled and mashed vegetables, dalia, khichri etc.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
For step by step introduction of foods till one year, please read these blogs on our website
http://www.parentune.com/parent-blog/baby-weaning-food-guide-4-to-7-months/567
http://www.parentune.com/parent-blog/baby-weaning-food-guide-7-to-12-months/568
can i give my 11 months old sambhar(least amout of spices) with rice/idli?
can i give my 11 months old sambhar(least amout of spices) with rice/idli?
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Yes, you can start with sambhar, taking care it is not very spicy or sour. The vegetables should also be well cooked/chewable for the baby.
Hair fall - both baby £me what should do. Wht kind of food should eat
Hair fall - both baby £me what should do. Wht kind of food should eat
Puja Sharma Vasisht
You should both eat a balanced diet of cereals- porridge of suji, sago, dalia, rice flakes, ragi etc. Kheer of apple, rice etc. halwa of suji, atta, pumpkin, gajar, sweet potato etc. Khichri, upma, soft scrambled egg yolk, soups, mashed veggies, chapatti, rice,idli, dosa, uttapam,fruits etc.
Puja Sharma Vasisht
If the baby is over one then you may give walnuts, almonds and chia/flaxseeds too
Puja Sharma Vasisht
Do consult a doctor for suitable supplemnts
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