Baby Food chart for Indian Kids from 1 to 12 Months Old

The most common question of parents about food is what to offer, when to offer and how much to offer. Every child is different and every parent is unique.

Some people introduce semi-solid food to their baby after 6 months, some other start semi-solid food diet after completion of 4 months and a few people prefer to start it after 7-8 months. It is always advisable to discuss with your baby’s pediatric regarding food plan, before introducing any new food item to your baby.

Before knowing what to offer, watch this video to understand which food items are dangerous for your baby.

Now, I am sharing these food charts with you, based on my experience of being a mom for four years.

Age group is divided into 6 sections for your convenience.

#1. Food chart for Newborn

#2. Food chart for 1-3 month

#3. Food chart for 6 month

#4. Food chart for 6-8 month

#5. Food chart for 8-9 month

#6. Food chart for 10-12 month

Baby food chart month by month

Food for newborn babies

What to feed

Only food for infants is breast milk or infant formula to meet all their nutritional needs.

Recommended milk is breast milk only. You should start giving formula or any other substitute in case breast milk supply is not sufficient for the baby or she feels hungry even after having mother’s feed. 

Feeding Tips

You should increase baby’s diet as baby’s digestion system is developing. Stomach size is the size of baby’s fist.

Baby Food Chart for Breastfeeding Kids

Age(Months)	Time (Hours)	Feeding(ml)
Birth to 1 month	Every 2 hours	60–120 ml
1 to 4 months	Every 2 to 3 hours	120-210 ml

Food for 1-3 months old baby

Starting solids for a 3 month old baby is very risky as babies who are introduced to solids this early are more prone to get food allergies in future than babies who are exclusively breastfed until six months of age. Breast milk is the only nutritious and safe food option for a 3 month old baby.

If you are concerned by your low milk supply you can feed formula milk as a substitute for breast milk. But one should never switch to formula milk that easy as it won’t solve either of the purpose. The best way to increase your milk supply is to continue feeding breast milk to your baby and having an adequate diet. In case you still choose to feed your baby with formula milk, given below is the chart for formula fed baby from birth to 3 months of age.

Food chart for formula fed baby

Age(Months)	Time (Hours)	Feeding(ml)
Birth to 1 month	Every 2 hours	60-120 ml
1 to 3 months	Every 2  to 3 hours	120-150 ml
3 to 4 months	Every 2.5 to 3.5 hours	150-210 ml

Baby food chart for 6-9 month old

Baby Food Chart For 6-9 Months Old

Introductory food for 6 months baby

At this stage, your infant’s milk or formula intake will increase (up to one litre in a day). You will also notice that your baby will start showing the signs “momma, I am ready to eat solid foods” 

You should watch for signs

• Baby’s neck is stable 
• Can sit with back support on chair
• Showing interest in food (staring at your food)
• Seems hungry after sufficient breast feed (crying, uneasiness, thumb sucking)
• Put a spoon in her mouth and see if she can open and close mouth around the spoon.

What to feed

• Breast milk or formula milk
• Mashed banana and apple
• Well cooked, pureed and strained carrot and sweet potato
• Pulse soup after boiling pulse in sufficient water (water of moong dal)

Feeding Tips

The first food must be a single grain food. You should keep a gap of at least three days between two new foods. Test with small quantities. 

Watch out for any type of allergies.   

If you see any allergies then discontinue that particular food and talk to pediatric regarding possible remedies of allergy. If your baby refuses to eat whatever you are offering then don’t force, just try it next day.

Semi-solid food for 6, 7 and 8 months baby

By this time your baby’s first teeth will emerge. At this stage, your baby starts crawling.

Her digestive system is developing. You should introduce new foods while your baby is busy in exploring the world. She is doing more physical activities, so she needs more solid foods along with milk. 

What to feed to baby

• Breast milk or formula
• Iron-fortified cereal like rice, oats mixed with milk
• Fruit Pureed like banana, peaches, pears, plum, mango. Mix two fruits together to taste it better.
• Vegetable pureed (completely cooked) like sweet potato, carrots, squash, beans and potato.
• Pulse soup after boiling pulse in sufficient water.
• Rice water after boiling rice in clean and filtered water. Give your baby just strained water. 
• Unsweetened yogurt from low-fat milk (very small quantity)
• Small portion of Tofu or cheese

Feeding Tips

Introducing solid foods into your baby’s diet doesn’t mean to stop breast milk or formula; these are the most important source of nutrients for your baby.

Never force your baby to eat a little more. Solid intake will increase gradually, it depends when you started giving her solid food. 

Solid food for 8 & 9 months baby

Your baby already started crawling and sitting without support. She is more active and engaged in her plays.

She might refuse to eat her foods because she has more important activities to do like pulling pillows

down, tearing newspaper and opening drawers or kitchen racks. This is the time when parents need to be more alert and active. You can’t leave your baby alone even for a second.

What to feed

• Breastmilk or formula
• Introduce new grains and millets in your baby’s diet. Try with rajgira(amaranth), jau(barley), ragi(finger millet), til (sesame), pasta along with rice & oats.
• You might like to introduce wheat, kuttu(buckwheat) at this stage. (If your baby has any kind of food allergies then talk to your doctor)
• Fruits: Apples, banana, dates, grapes, mango, kiwi, plums, peaches, pears, litchi.  
• You can mash any soft fruit (banana or apple).  You can cut grapes into small pieces and give it to your baby. Don’t ever give her whole grapes. It may choke in her throat.
• Vegetables: completely cooked/steamed: Carrots, beans, broccoli, onion, peas, sweet potatoes and cauliflower and onions.
• Try foods like tofu, cottage cheese, fish, egg yolk.
• Fish and eggs can be allergic. So whenever you introduce it into your baby, monitor your child for any signs of allergic reactions. In the case of any allergies, talk to her pediatric immediately.

Feeding Tip

At this stage, your baby may start to refuse food. Don’t force. Just try it again after some time.

Complete food for 10 to 12 months baby

Now your baby’s taste buds are developing. She will love to try new food and flavors.  

Preparing your baby’s food will be easier as no more pureeing and mashing. At this time, you will better understand your baby’s tastes. You will know what she likes and dislikes. But don’t give only her favorite food. Babies love different shapes, colors, textures. Try same food in different forms. It is also the time to introduce spices that we Indians love. 

What to feed

Fruits: banana, pear, apple, peach, papaya, melon, grapes, kiwi fruit, mango, plum, litchi

Vegetables: potato, sweet potato, carrots, squash, peas, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, tomato, spinach, capsicum

Cereal and grains: Jowar(sorghum), bajra(Pearl millet), oats, rice (white/brown), ragi(finger millet), jau(barley), wheat, kuttu(buckwheat), rajgira(amaranth) and pasta

Pulses: Rajma(kidney beans), White Channa(chickpea), green peas and lentils

Dairy: Low fat yogurt and cheese

Non-veg: Fully cooked egg yolk, egg white, fish and meat

Little bit of spices

You can make khichdi by mixing rice & pulses together

Feeding Tip

Your baby will be able to digest anything after one year of age. You can start offering the same food to your baby that you have prepared for your meal.

Between You & Me

Baby food and health are two prime concerns of any parent. Feed good food and cure cold, cough & loose motion with help of home remedies. It’s not yet over, there is a lot to share with my readers and awesome moms. Let me know in comments if you have any thoughts to share with me.

This Proud Mum's Beautiful Photoshoot With Quintuplets is Going Viral

The quintuplets were born to Kimberley and Vaughn Tucci on January 28.

"50 fingers 50 toes, 6 hearts beating at once" - that's how mum Kimberley Tucci, 26, described the birth of her 'surprise' quintuplets on Facebook. The babies, born in January, have recently been introduced to the world through a gorgeous photoshoot which is going viral for the right (and may we add adorable) reasons.

Born to Kimberley and Vaughn Tucci on January 28, Tiffany, Penelope, Beatrix, Allie, and Keith have managed to hold the Internet's attention for a while now, right from the time they were conceived - the Tuccis have been documenting Kim's pregnancy and birth of the quintuplets on their Facebook page 'Surprised by Five'.
 

Tiffany, Penelope, Beatrix, Allie, and Keith photographed together.

The couple were already parents to two daughters when they decided to have another child. When Kim did get pregnant, the parents-to-be were happily surprised to find out they were expecting not one but five children, four girls and a boy. Since then, the couple have been sharing their experience - pregnancy tests, sonograms, feelings, fears and all - with the world.

Now that the babies have been born, they are making everyone 'ooh' and 'aah' over their first ever photoshoot.
 

Another picture of the quintuplets from the photoshoot.

Kim's grandmother has also set up a Go Fund page to help the parents of seven buy a minivan to travel in with their babies.

Working Mom

I don’t know how you finish your day job and then rush home to start your other, harder, more demanding job.

Dear Working Mom,

I don’t know how you do it.

We’ve all been tickled recently by the hilarious BBC interview that went so very wrong when a toddler and baby came running into the room while their dad was on Skype being interviewed about democracy in South Korea. It was my favourite YouTube moment of the year ― until a few days later, when a friend reposted this on Facebook, a spoof of what it would have been like if it had happened to a woman. A working mom. And the reason I laughed so hard is that it so absolutely could have been true.

But actually, it’s kind of not funny.

Because working mom, I don’t know how you do it.

I don’t know how you get up in the mornings and get not only your small people looking presentable, but yourself as well. Hair, make-up, clothes-that-do-not-fall-into-the-Activewear-category, grown-up shoes… but you do.

I don’t know how you make breakfasts and packed lunches, and get small people to sit down and eat said breakfasts, while simultaneously preparing yourself mentally for whatever tasks are waiting for you when you get to your desk… but you do.

I don’t know how you manage to do the school run, administering that all-important “one last kiss,” and then haul yourself across town (or sometimes even further) to wherever work is, and arrive on time… but you do.

I don’t know how you field meetings and pediatrician appointments (both of which could be moved at any given time), sick kids and conference calls, and the eye-rolls of those who don’t know better when you absolutely have to leave at 5 pm (I hear the voices only half-joking: “Oh, half day today?”)… but you do.

I don’t know how you keep straight in your head the permission slips that need to be returned and the birthday gifts that need to be purchased and wrapped while simultaneously putting together a PowerPoint presentation on That Important Thing for a room full of people… but you do.

I don’t know how you finish your day job and then rush home to start your other, harder, more demanding job. You cook dinner, you get them to tell you about their day, smiling while you try not to feel sad about the moments you missed. You coo over their artwork, oversee homework, referee skirmishes, kiss better booboos, do bath time, read bedtime stories, and then when the lights are finally out, there is the matter of running your household to attend to. Making sure uniforms and sports kit are clean and in the right place, opening the post, checking the diary, finding time with your spouse…

I don’t know how you do it, but you do.

Most of what you do goes unacknowledged, because you make it look easy. You never let your kids think for one moment that there’s anything more important to you than they are, and, by some Houdini-esque, magical slight of hand, you simultaneously keep climbing the corporate ladder, ensuring there are places open for the rest of us, ensuring we don’t get left too far behind.

I’ve heard it said that there can be tendency towards judgement between different “camps” of women – the stay-at-home moms judging those who choose to value their careers too much to abandon them; the moms who go back to work judging the more Stepford-orientated among us for staying home… I have to say that I’ve never experienced any judgement of this kind.

It’s been my experience that, whatever we do after we have children, it’s always accompanied by an element of regret and guilt. Those of us who stay home feel guilty for letting our careers stall, our educations go to “waste,” our skills get rusty. Those who return to work feel torn.

Judgement has no place here.

I’ve also heard it said that it takes a village, and that working moms have a team to help them. But in the middle of the night, you’re still mommy. When your kids are sick, you’re still mommy. You have to know who is where, when, and you’re the one who makes sure things don’t fall apart. You deserve every bit of credit for doing an impossible job, no matter how much help you have.

I can’t speak for women the world over, but from my little corner of reality I just want to say this: Thank you, working mom. Thank you for doing the hardest job in the world and making it look easy. Thank you for taking judgement from those who don’t know better and brushing it off because, really, you’re far too busy for all that. Thank you for walking out of that meeting early and ignoring the sighs from the people who didn’t need to so that you could get back to your kids. Every day you are making strides towards normalizing work-life balance for parents – even if it is sometimes at the cost of your own pride.

Thank you for holding our metaphorical seats open for us in the office, so that when those of us who stayed away longer do go back you’re there, just ahead of us, making sure the path is clear and we don’t trip over.

Thank you for showing us that who we were before, although never the same again after children, is important to preserve.

I don’t know how you do it but, just, thank you. You’re my hero.