By 9 months, babies are expert in eating semi solid foods, so introducing them to mashed food and finger food is the right time to start now. If your baby snatches a spoon or grabs some food from the plate, then he/she is ready to eat on their own. It's a good time to encourage your baby to eat finger foods.
It should be noted that breastfeeding or formula milk is still necessary for the nine months babies along with a small portion of solid food. Breastfeeding is necessary until one year to provide all the essential nutrition as well as the hydration to them.
Finger Food
Small pieces of food that can easily be picked up and eaten by the baby themselves are known as finger food. Finger foods can be introduced to a baby's diet from 8-9 months onwards.
Finger foods are mostly to encourage a baby to learn self -feeding and to chew or bite a food. Some babies even without teeth are able to bite with their gums which is good for the development of their speech muscles.
You can give your baby boiled carrot, apple, potato, sweet potato, ripe banana, payapa, or boiled eggs and paneer. Make sure you are there to supervise your baby while he/she is eating on his own in order to avoid any risk of choking.
Here are some food lists and Indian baby food recipes for 9 months babies.
Fruits- Apple, Banana, Papaya, Watermelon, Peaches, Chikku, Pear, Mango, Cherry, Grapes, Dates, Pomegranate, Mangoes, Cherry, Kiwi, Fig, Coconut
Vegetables- Carrot, Sweet Potato, Raw Banana, Bottle Gourd/Lauki, French Beans/ Green Beans, Peas, Cauliflower, Raw papaya, Okra(Bhindi), Spinach, Ridge Gourd(Turai), Pointed gourd(Parwal)
Grains- Rice, Sabudana/ Sago, Phool Makhana, Semolina/Rava/Suji, Rajgira, Puffed Wheat/ Rice, Beaten Rice- Poha, Daliya, Wheat(Ata), Oats, Barley
Pulses- Moong Dal (Yellow and Green Lentils), Masoor Dal (Red Lentils), Urad dal, Chickpea
Dairy Products- Ghee, Butter, Paneer, Cheese
Non Veg- Egg
INDIAN BABY FOOD RECIPES FOR 9 MONTHS BABYOats
Oats is a nice food option for babies as they are rich in fibre, minerals and antioxidants. It gets easily digested in a baby's little stomach. You can use any brand of plain oats, do not buy any flavored or masala oats for baby food. If you want, you can grind oats into fine powder and store it in an airtight container for one month. Powdered oats are easy to manage while making baby food, as we do not have to blend into smooth paste once it gets cooked.
Oats Vegetable Upma/ Khichdi
Put some oil/ghee in a pan and fry the plain oats, till it becomes a little crispy. Do not over fry the oats, no need to browned it. Take out the oats in a pan and keep it aside.
Now in the same pan, put some oil, heat it and add mustard seeds(Rai) and cumin seeds (jeera seeds) to crackle. Add chopped onions, curry patta(optional and remove while feeding the baby), stir all the ingredients well. To this add some of the veggies like chopped carrots, beans, peas and little turmeric. Add half cup of water and cook the veggies for 8 to 10 minutes.
Once the veggies get cooked, add the crispy oats and stir it well to mix with veggies. If it's dry, add a little more water to make the consistency thin so your baby doesn't have difficulty in swallowing them.
Oats Moong Dal Khichdi
Add some oil in the pressure cooker, once the pan gets heated put cumin and mustard seeds with a pinch of hing as well. To this add all the healthy green veggies of your choice and saute it for two minutes.
Now add half a cup of soaked moong dal and 2 tablespoon of plain oats. Cook the khichdi till 3 to 4 whistles. Mash a little (if required) and serve it to your baby.
Oats Roti
Take half cup of wheat flour and half a cup of oats powder. To this add little oil, chopped onion, cumin seeds and make a smooth dough with mixing water. Make chapati with the dough and apply some ghee to make it more healthy. You can serve this to your baby with dal or curd. Avoid curd in dinner, you can give yogurt at lunch time. Before serving it to your baby you can break the oats roti into small pieces and soak them in dal or curd so that baby can eat without getting trouble chewing and swallowing.
Beetroot Kichadi
Wash the beetroot well and grate them with the help of a grater. Put some oil in the pressure cooker and heat it. Add chopped garlic, cumin seeds and hing powder. Now add beetroot and toss it for a minute. Then add washed rice and moong dal into it. Add a cup of water and turmeric, cook it till 3 to 4 whistles. Mash the khichdi before serving it to the baby.
Paneer crumbled
Take a pan, put some oil and heat it. Add cumin seeds, once it gets crackle put chopped onions, tomatoes, chopped garlic and some veggies like peas, beans and carrot. To this add grated paneer and add turmeric powder. Saute it for 5 minute and serve it to your baby.
Egg crumbled
Beat an egg in a bowl, add a pinch of pepper powder, roasted cumin (jeera) powder and finely chopped coriander leaves. Heat half a teaspoon of butter in the pan, heat it to melt. Pour the beaten egg into the pan and stir to cook for 5 minutes. Cook the egg completely and serve the scrambled egg to your baby with some grated cheese.
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HEALTHY SOUPS FOR 9 MONTHS BABYDal Soup- Add some desi ghee in a pressure cooker, once it gets hot put jeera to crackle and sprinkle some hing powder. Put moong, grated carrot, turmeric and pressure cook it for 4 to 5 whistles. Strain the dal and serve it to your baby.
Mix Dal Soup- Cook moong dal, along with veggies like spinach, carrot, beans, peas, and raw papaya in a pressure cooker. Put some turmeric and oil to prevent the dal from spilling out of the pressure cooker. Once it gets cooked, mash and strain the dal mixture to serve.
FRUITS JUICES FOR 9 MONTHS BABYCoconut water
Pomegranate Juice- In a blender, put the pomegranate seeds, add a little water and blend it. Strain the juice to serve.
Apple Juice- Wash and cut the apple, remove the seeds and put it in the blender. Put some water and blend it. Strain it to serve the baby. You can skip the straining part as well for apple juice.
Grape Juice- Wash the grapes and add it in the blender. Put a little water and blend it. Strain to serve the baby.
Pear Banana juice- Wash and cut the pear, remove the seeds and put it in the blender along with the peeled banana. Blend it to smooth paste and serve it to your baby.
Watermelon Juice- Cut the watermelon into small pieces, remove the seeds properly and add it into the blender. Blend it for a minute and strain to serve the juice.
Banana Cherry Juice- Wash the cherry, remove the upper stem and put it in the blender along with the banana. Blend it for a minute and then serve it to your baby.
FOOD QUANTITY FOR NINE MONTHS BABYVegetable and Fruit Puree- Can be given ½ to 1 cup depending upon your baby's interest. Gradually you can increase the quantity.
Cereal- Can be given ½ to 1 cup depending upon your baby's interest. Gradually you can increase the quantity.
Soup Water- Can start with 6 tbsp to 8 tbsp.
Fruit Juices- Can start with 4 tbsp to 5 tbsp. Later increase the quantity after two three weeks.
9 MONTHS BABY INDIAN FOOD CHART For a nine month baby you can give solids food more than two times as per the baby interest. You can offer two meals and a snack or breakfast to your baby.
Always choose light food for dinner, do not opt for dal rice khichdi, daliya khichdi for 9 months baby for dinner. Do not repeat the same food in lunch and dinner. If you have given moong dal khichdi in morning to your baby then at night do not cook moong dal halwa for him. Give different food so it will help your baby to get the variety of nutrients and vitamins from his food.
Early Morning- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk
Breakfast- Oats apple/Oats banana/ Oats carrot/Barley banana/Barley apple/ Suji apple/ Suji banana/Scrambled egg
Mid- Morning- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk/ Dal Water/ Fruit Puree/ Vegetable Puree/ Soup/ juices
Lunch- Cereals- Daliya khichdi/ Moong dal rice khichdi/ veggie dal and rice/ Oats veggie khichdi/ Oats roti - Dal/ Curd rice/ Dal rice/ beetroot kichadi
Evening- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk
Dinner- Chapati Dal/ Wheat Halwa/ Moong Dal Halwa/ Crumbled Paneer/Brown bread omlet
Late Night- Breastmilk/ Formula Milk
FEEDING TIPS:Always use sterilise utensils 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 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 prepare fresh food for your baby. Never use the morning leftover food at night even if you have kept it in the fridge.
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 silicon heat indicator spoon for feeding. You can also try a silicon bottle feeder to ease your baby feeding process.
7. Ensure your baby is not getting allergic to any food. If any allergic symptoms appear, stop feeding that particular food to the baby.
8. Always ask your pediatrician before introducing any meal plan to your little love.
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