At seven months old, your baby is ready for some important developmental milestones  like sitting up, teething, etc.During this time, though you have already introduced solid foods, breast milk/formula milk are also still essential for your baby’s growth. It is necessary to provide the right kind of nourishment in this critical growth period.Since you have already introduced a few solid foods to your baby at six months, you can slowly add more options and variety in their food by the next month.  Here is a food chart of healthy food for a 7-month baby:

Food chart for 7 months old baby

Food Items :   Time:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Early Morning	Breast milk Or Formula milk	Breast milk Or Formula milk	Breast milk Or Formula milk	Breast milk Or Formula milk	Breast milk Or Formula milk	Breast milk Or Formula milk
Breakfast Time	Papaya puree	Pumpkin kheer	Suji kheer	Ragi porridge	Oats cereal	Sweet potato mash
Mid-Morning	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk
Lunch	Rice porridge with moong dal	Rava/Suji porridge	Ragi apple halwa	Dalia/lapsi with veggies	Suji/Rava upma with veggies	Rice porridge with moong dal
Evening Snack	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk
Dinner	Carrot and spinach soup	Khichdi	Wheat cereal	Khichdi	Stewed apple	Wheat cereal
Bedtime Snack	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk	Breast milk or Formula milk

Tips:

1.To make fruit or vegetable puree , just steam the fruit or vegetable whole and mash it rather than cutting into small pieces and steaming. This will help to retain the nutrients in the fruit or veggie.

2. Every baby is different and so is the eating habit and quantity of food. Never force feed your baby.

3.Offer small (one to two spoons) soft  feeds baby is still not used to having different variety of food. New food in big amounts result in constipation in most babies.Don’t panic. However offer enough fluids and introduce only one new food in three days to check whether it is suiting your baby.Go slow. Your baby will gain weight gradually.

Download PDF: Food chart for 7 months old baby

Read: Food chart for 6 months old baby

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