6 Months Baby Food Chart - with Detailed Delicious Indian Recipes (2024)

Start your little one’s journey into solid foods the right way with our 6 months Baby Food Chart! Includes healthy and nutritious Indian recipes too!

So your baby is 6 months old – congratulations, she’s ready to start solid foods! Many Moms eagerly wait for that moment when their little ones start eating new foods. It’s so much fun to watch the expressions on those little faces change as they taste new flavors!

Things to Remember before Weaning your Baby

Be sure that your baby isready for starting solids by checking her physical developmental milestones. Please remember that at this age, breast milk is still a major part of your baby’s diet. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding till 6 months of age, and breast milk to complement solids for the next year or more.

Make sure you are well prepared with all the essentials for weaning your baby.

Your baby’s immune system is still weak and she is vulnerable to all kinds of germ attacks. So, ensure that all your baby’sfeeding utensils are absolutely clean and sterilized. If you’re confused about how to do it, then this video onhow to sterilize feeding utensils for babies should help.

Initially, it can be difficult to know exactly how much solid food for a 6-month-old. You don’t really need a lot of solid food for your baby at this age. About 90 ml per feed twice a day should be enough to begin with.Before starting out, you may want to check our postonhow to introduce solids to Baby for some useful tips and tricks.

Here is a look at the foods you can introduce this month:

Basic Tips for Feeding your 6 Month Old Baby:

• You can make any of the purees or porridge runny by adding breast milk or formula milk
• Thicker purees will help add calories
• Follow a routine to feed baby, like tying on the bib, putting him in his chair, etc.
• Continue to breastfeed on demand

Here is the 6 months baby food chart for indian babies.

Week 1 – 6 Months Baby Food Chart

Day 1 – The best choice for a baby’s first food is fruit.Start with 1 tablespoon ofApple pureeonce a day.

Day 2 – Increase to 2 tablespoons of Apple Puree twice a day.

Day 3 – Increase to 3 tablespoons of Apple Puree twice a day.

Day 4 – You can now introduce a new solid, a vegetable. You can start with carrots, by giving 1 tablespoon Carrot Puree once a day.

Day 5 – Increase to 2 tablespoons of carrot puree twice a day.

Day 6 – Increase to 3 tablespoons of carrot puree twice a day.

Day 7 – Go with apple puree in the morning and carrot puree in the evening.

Week 2 -6 Months Baby Food Chart

Now that your baby has gotten used to a texture other than that of milk, you can continue with two solid meals a day.The recommended feeding schedule for 6 month old babies is somewhere during mid morning and early afternoon ,around 3:00 PM, but you can adjust it to your baby’s liking. You can find the recipes mentioned in the chart by clicking on the links below.

Week 3- 6 Months Baby Food Chart

Continue with the same timings as earlier, with two solid meals per day. You can introduce some new grains, fruit and vegetables this week. Get the recipes of the dishes in the chart by clicking on the links below.

Week 4- 6 Months Baby Food Chart

This week, you can continue with baby’s familiar foods, and introduce some new ones. If anyone in the family has celiac disease, gluten intolerance or any kind of wheat allergy, talk to your doctor before introducing wheat. Get the recipes by clicking the links below.

Please note that these meal plans aren’t written in stone! This is just a guide that gives you an idea about what to feed your baby, when to feed and how much to feed. You can customize these meal plans to your baby’s convenience and routine. If she doesn’t like a food, wait a few weeks before introducing it again.Be patient, don’t expect your baby to polish off the plate at every meal! It’ll take another two months for her to completely finish the portions, so don’t try to force-feed the remaining food on the plate.

However, do consider the risk of food allergies. You can’t be sure if your baby is allergic to any food, so always followthe 3-Day Rulebefore introducing any new food to your baby. This will also help you rule out any foods that are causing indigestion in your baby.

How do you know that your baby has an allergy to a particular food?

If a food doesn’t suit your baby, your baby may present with the following symptoms:

• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Vomiting
• Rashes
• Incessant Crying (due to stomach pain)

What to do if your baby is allergic to a particular food?

If your baby is allergic to a particular food, stop it immediately and restart it after 2 months. At every point, be sure to follow the3-day rule– whether introducing a new food or reintroducing an old one.You can start a “Baby Food Diary” to keep track of your little one’s favorite recipes and specific food allergies.

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Use these food charts and plan your baby’s meals using a Printable Meal Planner. You can also keep a “Baby Food Diary” to track your little one’s favorite recipes and food allergies if any.

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Check out 6 to 12 months baby food chart pdf here:

• 7 Months Baby Food Chart
• 8 Months Baby Food Chart
• 9 Months Baby Food Chart
• 10 Months Baby Food Chart
• 11 Months Baby Food Chart
• 1 Year Baby Food Chart

Many moms ask about food for a 6-month baby to gain weight, we have covered that also in this article, let us know if you find it useful.

Post Updated on:

• 20th March 2022
• 19th May 2021
• 11th June 2019

Post first published on: 7 May 2014

Make life easier with our eBook, ‘50 First Foods for Babies‘ that has recipes and meal suggestions for every stage of weaning. You can download it for free here.

The information presented here is meant to be a guide and does not replace professional medical advice. You should always discuss your baby’s dietary requirements with your doctor.