By seven month of age babies started to learn the taste of solid food. Some babies started to chew the food even with no teeth. However, every baby is not the same so it's advisable to give semi solid foods only to seven month old babies.
Here are some food lists and Indian baby food recipes for the 7 month babies.
It should be noted that breastfeeding or formula milk is still necessary for the seven months babies along with the small portion of solid food. Breastfeeding is necessary until one year of baby to provide all the essential nutrition as well as the hydration to them.
FOODS FOR 7 MONTHS BABY
Fruits- Apple, Banana, Papaya, Watermelon, Peaches, Chikku, Pear Vegetables- Carrot, Sweet Potato, Raw Banana, Bottle Gourd/Lauki, French Beans/ Green Beans Grains- Rice, Sabudana/ Sago, Phool Makhana, Semolina/Rava/Suji, Rajgira, Puffed Wheat/ Rice, Beaten Rice- Poha Pulses- Moong Dal (Yellow Lentils), Masoor Dal (Red Lentils) Dairy Products- Ghee, Butter Non Veg- No
Indian Baby Food Recipes For 7 Months BabyMoong Dal and Rice Khichdi To prepare moong dal khichdi, put 3tbsp of dal and 2tspn of rice in water. Add little turmeric, hing and methi dana and boil it till 3 whistles. Mash the khichdi in a masher or grind it, if required. Add some roasted jeera powder to it and serve lukewarm khichdi. You can also add vegetables to it to make it more healthy.
Moong Dal Khichdi: To prepare only moong dal khichdi, take 3tabsp yellow lentils (pilli moong dal) 1 tbsp green lentils (sabut/hari moong dal). Pressure cook the lentils along with some turmeric powder, hing(asafoetida) and methi (fenugreek seeds). Mash the dal khichadi and add some roasted jeera powder to it to enhance the flavour. Moong dal is ready to serve for your baby.
Suji Porridge Roast the suji/rava in a pan. Once it is roasted, add 1tbsn of ghee and water to it. Continuously stir the mixture to avoid forming of lumps. Cook it in medium flame until the rava cooks completely. Serve the lukewarm halwa to your baby. Note that once the suji porridge cools down it gets thick so to make it proper consistency you can add little warm water to it and blend with a fork/ hand blender. You can also add apples to your suji porridge to make it more healthier. Either you can add steamed apple to cooked suji porridge or cook the grated apple along with the suji. You just need to grate the apple and add just it after adding the ghee and water. Cook the porridge for 8 to 10 minutes until the apple and suji are cooked completely.
Sabudana/ Sago: Sabudana porridge can start giving to babies from 6 months. Please check the 6 Months Baby Food and Recipe article for the sabudana porridge recipe.
Homemade Cerelac For Seven Months BabyInstant Moong Dal Khichdi Powder Recipe: To make homemade instant baby food, we need one cup of rice and one cup of moong dal, 2 to 3 almonds, 3 spoon masoor dal and 1 tbs jeera. Wash all ingredients properly and air dry under fan or sunlight for 4 to 5 hrs. Roast them to dry the moisture and grind to smooth powder. You can store this mixture in an airtight container till one month. How to serve: Take 2 tbsp of instant moong dal rice khichdi mixture and little water to it and cook for 5 minutes. Cool it and blend properly to smooth paste. It is to be noted that the khichdi will become thick once it cools down, so to adjust it’s consistency add a little warm water and blend it.
Moong Dal Rice Porridge The same iInstant moong dal khichdi powder you can use for the moong dal rice porridge. How to serve: Take 2 tbsp of instant moong dal rice powder and little water to it and cook for 5 minutes. Cool it and blend properly to smooth paste. Moong dal rice porridge is ready to serve. You can also add formula milk to it. Make sure added formula milk is in milk form not in powdered form.
Rice Porridge Take one cup of rice and wash it thoroughly. Dry the wet rice under the fan or sunlight for 4 to 5 hours. Roast the rice and once it cools down grind to powder. How to serve: Take 2 tbsp of instant rice powder and little water to it and cook for 5 minutes. Cool it and blend properly to smooth paste. It is to be noted that the rice porridge will become thick once it cools down, so to adjust it’s consistency add a little warm water and blend it. To make it yummy you can mix little powder jaggery or date syrup.
Instant Baby Food/ Travel Baby Food Recipes Puffed Wheat Powder Grind the puffed wheat to smooth powder and store it an airtight container. How to serve: Take 2tbsp of puffed wheat powder in a clean bowl. Add little warm water and date syrup. Mix properly and your instant baby food is ready.
Puffed Rice Powder Grind the puffed rice to smooth powder and store it an airtight container. How to serve: Take 2tbsp of puffed wheat powder in a clean bowl. Add little warm water and date syrup. Mix properly and your instant baby food is ready.
Beaten Rice/ Poha- Roast the poha in a pan. Cool it down and grind the poha to smooth powder and store it an airtight container. How to serve: Take 2tbsp of poha powder in a clean bowl. Add little warm water and date syrup. Mix properly and your instant baby food is ready.
Soup Recipe for BabyCarrot Apple Soup Wash and peel the carrot and apple. Cut them into small pieces and discard the apple seeds. Boil or steam the carrot and apple pieces. Once it will cook blend them in a mixture adding little water to it. You can also add fried onions while blending to enhance the taste for your baby. Strain the mixture with a tea strainer to get a clear soup. Make the soup a little warmer and add roasted jeera powder to serve.
Carrot Lauki Soup Similarly you can also prepare the carrot lauki soup. Wash, peel and cut the carrot and lauki to small pieces. Boil or steam the vegetables to cook it completely. Add fried onions, steamed carrot, lauki and water to blend it to smooth paste. Strain the mixture to clear soup. Reheat or warm the soup, add jeera powder and serve the healthiest soup to your little one.
Food Quantity For Seven Month BabyVegetable and Fruit Puree- Can be given 4 tbsp to 6 tbsp in starting. Gradually you can increase the quantity depending upon your baby's interest.
Cereal- Can be given half cup or 3/4 depending upon the hunger and taste interest of your baby. Gradually increase the quantity.
Soup- Can start with 3 tbsp to 5 tbsp. Later increase the quantity after two three weeks.
Seven Month Baby Eating Routine/ Food Chart Morning- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk
Mid Morning- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk/ Dal Water/ Fruit Puree/ Vegetable Puree/ Soup/ Beaten Rice/ Puffed rice/wheat
Lunch- Cereal
Mid Evening- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk
Evening- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk
Dinner- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk
Late Night- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk
Tips for Smooth Baby Feeding:Always sterilize the utensil used for feeding your baby.
Always wash the fruits or vegetables well before cooking. Soak the fruits/vegetables in warm water, mix 1tbs baking soda and 1 tbsp salt to it. Keep the soaked fruits/vegetables for half an hour and then use it. We all know the world is suffering from pandemic coronavirus, so we must take necessary guidelines to avoid infections in our family as well as in society.
Introduce one food one at a time. Always go slow, week by week, for introducing any new food.
Make sure no sugar and salt in baby food until one year. Palm candy powder can be used in place of sugar which must be minimal in amount.
Always use roasted jeera powder (cumin) instead of jeera seeds as babies are not able to digest the sabut jeera till one year of age.
Always check the baby food is not so hot while feeding. Sometimes, the spoon is hotter than the food, therefore check the temperature before feeding. We recommend a silicone heat indicator spoon for feeding. This spoon is heat sensitive, if the food taken in the spoon is hot, the color of the spoon turns white immediately. In this way, we can save the baby from giving too hot food.
You can also try a silicone bottle feeder to ease your baby feeding process. This spoon feeder is too easy to use. You need to fill the baby food in the silicon bottle and feed the baby. Make sure the food is in semi solid consistency. The hole of this bottle feeder is small, which makes easy squeezing of food.
Ensure your baby is not getting allergic to any food. If any allergic symptoms appear, stop feeding that particular food to the baby.
Always ask your pediatrician before introducing any meal plan to your little love.
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