FOOD PLAN FOR SIX MONTHS OLD BABY

By six months, your baby will be completely ready for solids and showing signs for readiness. 

This post will help you to decide on what are the foods you can introduce at six months with a sample food chart.
Also remember that solids food can’t replace the nutrients breastmilk or formula provides during the first year. 

So consider including solids in your baby’s diet as a complementary feeding.

What foods can be included in SIX months baby’s diet? 

This stage is little tricky as Six months is a starting of solids. 

Safe, less allergic, easily digestible, healthy and nutritious foods are recommended when you start solids for the first time.
Here are the list of safe options you can include in six months old baby’s diet.

Fruits: 
 Apple


 Avocado


 Banana


 Pears


 Muskmelon


 Peaches


 Plums


 Prune


Vegetables:

Carrot


Pumpkin


Sweet Potato


Cereals & Grains: 
Rice


Ragi


Barley


Semolina/Suji/Rava


Sabudhana


Pulses:

Yellow Moong Dal


Dairy: Ghee / Butter (in moderation)

Ghee


Butter 


NOTES :

• Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.
• Never introduce more than 1 food at a time when introducing solids to your baby.
• Salt and sugar is not recommended in baby’s food until 1 years of age.
• Check for allergy symptoms when you introducing a new food to your baby and stop feeding your  if you find any symptoms.
• Feed your baby with breastmilk or formula milk on demand other than the timings mentioned in the chart.
• Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
• Steaming is a healthy option for baby food than pressure cooking. So I prefer steaming using a Idli pot or steamer.