In the 5th month and 6th month, solid feeding was restricted to only twice per day. By the time your baby completes the 7th month, she would have already sampled most of the foods and can take solid feeds thrice a day.
This is the time where you should introduce a lot of varieties in her diet, as she will become easily bored with the food and play becomes more evident.
Introduce her to an array of food in a playful way so that she enjoys her food. With the same ingredients flavor the food items artfully so that meal time becomes a pleasure time.
If you possess all the below items handy, making food for your little one will be over in a jiffy.
Must Haves for Feeding Solids
1. Pressure Cooker
A small Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker is ideal. It is advisable to use stainless steel rather than aluminium. You can make khichdi, steam vegetables and fruits, and even sterilise baby spoons and smaller items.
2. Food Processor
A baby food processor contains all the requisites for making baby food like sieve, masher, cups, spoons, juicer, grater etc. You can also use utensils you are already using but take care to sterilise all the utensils properly before feeding the baby.
Check out the Food Processor collection Here.
3. Sterilizer
Sterilizing the utensils used for making and feeding baby food is of paramount importance. You can either use a Sterilizer 
4. Blender or Mixie grinder
This is a must have product in your kitchen for making baby food. Please use a separate mixie jar for making baby food as in Indian households we use the mixie to blend all types of masalas.
5. Potato Masher
Many of my friends suggested Potato Masher
6. Baby High Chair
Baby high chair is also another important requisite, as it helps your baby support her back. Also if the baby is seated in a high chair, the mom can easily feed the baby with minimal mess to clean.
Check out our detailed guide on High Chair vs Booster Seat. We also share the list and features of baby feeding chairs popular with Indian mothers.
7. Feeding Bowls and Spoons
Either you can use Feeding Bowls available in the market or your traditional silver cups, but make sure that the baby feeding spoons are soft tipped.
7 Months Baby Food Chart
Basic Rules for Feeding your 7 Month Old Baby
1. From the 7th month onward you can start feeding thrice a day as proper breakfast, lunch and early dinner. Now also breastfeeding is the major source of nourishment for the baby, so please do not quit breastfeeding. The feeding times can be around 9 am, 1 pm and 5 pm
2. The quantity of each feed in this month will be roughly the size of your baby’s fist and in terms of liter around 90 to 100 ml.
3. The consistency can be little thick and should stay in the spoon without spilling off.
4. While feeding juice varieties, limit consumption to 4 – 6 ounces.
5. Always feed a baby seated and not in sleeping position.
6. Sterilize all the utensils that are being used for cooking and feeding.
7. Please follow the 3 Day Rule before introducing any new food.
I have structured the charts in such way that the baby is gradually introduced to heavier diets, so I would advise you to follow the same order.
Week 1
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Early Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Rice Cereal (HM) | Plain Khichdi | Apple Puree |
| Tuesday | Oats Porridge | Plain Pongal | Vegetable Soup |
| Wednesday | Sooji Kheer | Carrot Khichdi | Pear Puree |
| Thursday | Barley porridge | Plain Ghee Rice | Banana Puree |
| Friday | Oats Kheer | Flavoured Pongal | Grape juice |
| Saturday | Brown Rice Upma | Ragi Porridge | Carrot Beet Soup |
| Sunday | Potato Puree | Tomato Khichdi | Chickoo Puree |
Week 2
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Early Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Apple Oats Porridge | Pumpkin Khichdi | Grape juice |
| Tuesday | Brown Rice Kheer | Sweet Pongal | Beet Potato Puree |
| Wednesday | Apple Cereal Porridge | Pepper Ghee Rice | Carrot Puree |
| Thursday | Homemade Cerelac | Spinach Khichdi | Apple Pear Puree |
| Friday | Wheat Dalia Porridge | Masala Pongal | Snake Gourd Puree |
| Saturday | Idlis | Potato Khichdi | Apple sauce |
| Sunday | Oats Upma | Vegetable Rice | Orange Juice |
Week 3
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Early Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Ragi Sheera | Plain Khichdi | Louki Puree |
| Tuesday | Oats Banana Porridge | Palak Khichdi | Chickoo Puree |
| Wednesday | Rice Cereal (HM) | Pongal | Sweet Potato Puree |
| Thursday | Home made Cerelac | Ghee Rice | Carrot Potato Puree |
| Friday | Steamed Dosa | Mixed Veg Khichdi | Grape Juice |
| Saturday | Ragi Porridge | Flavoured Pongal | Vegetable Soup |
| Sunday | Rice Kheer | Louki Khichdi | Apple Sauce |
Week 4
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Early Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Wheat Almond Porridge | Tomato Khichdi | Apple Pear Puree |
| Tuesday | Oats Kheer | Masala Pongal | Carrot Juice |
| Wednesday | Wheat Cereal | Pumpkin Khichdi | Pear Puree |
| Thursday | Ragi Kheer | Pepper Ghee Rice | Beet Puree |
| Friday | Steamed Dosa | Ash gourd Khichdi | Chickoo Puree |
| Saturday | Sooji Porridge | Sweet Pongal | Potato Puree |
| Sunday | Brown Rice cereal | Vegetable Khichdi | Grape Juice |
Hi Dr..
Thank you for this wonderful meal plan.
I would like to know is it okay to include salt, sugar, ghee and spices in 7 months old baby meal? As I could see pongal, ghee rice in the list.
Hi Saranya,
You are most welcome. Please avoid salt and sugar while preparing for babies below 1 year. Ghee and little of the given spices can be added as per the guidelines dear.
Thank you 🙂
You are most welcome Devika 🙂
Hi mam 🙂
My baby is 191 days old … Means 6 months completed . Should I follow the 7 months chart or 6 months chart ?
Hi Devika,
6 months food chart has to be followed dear.
Super duper
Thank you 🙂
Recipe are good
Hi Parul,
Thank you dear 🙂
Hi mam. I am also a new mommy. I have started feeding solids for my 6 month old baby. All your recipes are very gud.
I have a doubt.
Why we should not add water for Apple or carrot puree and should add breast milk or formula milk.
We give water also few spoons after boiling and cooling.
Hi Divya,
Thank you dear. Water can also be added to the puree but adding breast milk or Formula milk can make the recipe more convincing as it adds the taste of familiarity to your child.
Hij mam… al ur recipes are good and easy..can i u guide me for 6 months old?
Hi Aysha,
Thank you 🙂 Here is the 6 months food chart. Happy Feeding 🙂 Link – https://goo.gl/gGn2fj
Hi mam
My baby completed 6 months. I give her blended cooked brown rice. Saw your home made rice cereals recipe. Should I switch to rice cereal for better nutrition. Nd to start with wheat nd almond Kheer should I try giving her almond nd wheat separately nd check for allergy
Hi Lilly,
Brown rice is a healthy option dear. You can carry it forward. Every new food has to be introduced individually and 3 day rule has to be followed. Please avoid cow’s milk till baby turns 1 year of age.
Please send me the 8 month baby food chart my mail ID kokilaa14@gmail.com
Hi Kokila,
The given link contains the 8 month food chart for babies – https://goo.gl/SGhchN
I like ur meal plan however cud u Lao help me with recipes
Hi Pallavi,
Welcome 🙂 It has recipes too. Kindly click on the recipe name to get the recipe link opened.
Please send me 8 months food chart. My email I’d is archanamansahu@gmail.com
Hi Archana,
Mail has been sent 🙂 Happy feeding 🙂
Hi,
My baby Wil be completing 7 months. Vann i give her dosa or idly??? she has no teeth won’t it be difficulty for her to chew
Hi Poornima,
Both can be given for your baby 🙂 Baby’s gums are strong enough to munch basic foods.
So nice of you
Happy to help Aamir,
Hema
Hi, my baby is completing 7 month pls suggest me indian food chart. Currently m giving her 2 times ceralac – mid day & in night. Shall i give her 3 times also suggest me food chart.
Thanks.
Hello Anjali,
The below given link has the Indian food chart for a 7 month old baby.
Link – https://goo.gl/MhSE7H
Cheers,
Hema
Hi Maam,
For idli n dosa what side dish we can give. Currently am giving with moong daal with carrots . what else i can try. My baby is 7 months old.
Hi Aishwarya,
For idly and dosa you can use Dal ka pani, ghee, mashed idly or dosa.
Apart from these there are other recipes that you can feed your lo. And it is mentioned in the below given link.
Link – https://goo.gl/MhSE7H
Cheers,
Hema
Hi doc
My baby has completed 6 months giving him fruit for breakfast ,dalia for lunch and khichadi with veg for dinner and in between formula milk. 3 feeds
Is that OK or too much semi solI’d food being given,do I need to stop khichadi right now.
Please advise.
Hi Rakhee,
Not at all, the food that you are feeding your lo is healthy and nutritious.
And continue giving khichdi to your lo, as your lo grows up along with khichdi you can add finger foods when he/she attains 8+ months.
Cheers,
Hema
My baby is 7 month old.I give fruit/veg puree at 11:00 am and cerelac rice at 7:00 pm.but she wakes a lot at night for bf a lot at least 5 timesu gave cerelac wheat at night but she is not digesting it.can u suggest what can I do
You may want to alter the diner food if you feel that the little one is not digesting that well. Check our complete food chart and other recipes on khichdis that are good option for dinner for 7 months baby.
Thanks for your reply mam.shall I proceed with ur 7 month old baby chary
Yes if your little one is 7 months, you can. Start with small portion only.
Thanks for your reply.shall I start feeding slide thrice a day
Yes you can start that dear.
Hi mam, actually my biggest doubt is, can we feed the baby in the lying position, I mean while giving milk whether mother and baby can lie in the sleeping position!!! And my another doubt is whether we can give semi solids to the baby in the tummy time position, lik baby stomach lying in the floor and face facing straight…. Whether it ll affect the baby
Feeding in sleeping position is not one of the best ways of feeding and you should not give semi solid or solid while baby is lying on the floor. Best is that baby is sitting upright for eating food. And while breast feeding, preferably you should be in sitting position.
Good
Hello, I have been giving cerelac to my baby who’s almost 7 months and now he doesn’t like cerelac. What are the other food options other than banana and apple. Can i give chickpea to him now?? i once tried it and he loves it.
Did you try some of the food options from this food chart. Yes you can give in small portion.
Hi Hema, I have heard that salt cannot be given to babies untill one year.Is it true?? I m adding salt to my baby’s diet.
Yes dear, best not to add salt. It is ok, you can avoid now.
Thank you so much doctor for this wonderful post. I am so much concerned about my baby’s weight. This is lifesaver for me. Already started to follow this chart and your recipes.
Thanks again 🙂
Superb to hear this Akshata. Feels awesome. Happy Parenting.
My baby is 7 months old, she is ebf
Wanted to ask that can I prepare porridge and sooji Kheer in cow milk?
Also when I prepare khichdi what all vegetables can I add.
Hi Konica,
It is better to use breast milk itself rather than cow’s milk, you cna add lauki, carrot, beetroot, potato, snake gourd, pumpkin, beans etc to khichdi
Hi doc,
My boy is 7 months old. IHe was on exclusive bf for 7 months. I have started with dal water, cerelac and banana powder. Now that I have started solids, can I directly follow this chart (for 7 month olds) or should I follow the one for a six month old?
Hi, I have the same question as above.. Can you please reply for the same…
Thanks,
Noor
Hi Shruthi, better to start with 6th month chart as you have started solids after 7th month. You will have to get him used to purees and porridges initially.
Hi Dr. Hemapriya, thank you for the detailed meal chart. My boy is seven month and a week today. Your diet plan is very useful in bringing in variety to his meals.
I have a doubt regarding the iron intake. It was told to me that after six months iron rich food should be included in baby’s diet every. Which food should I be giving everyday to meet this nutritional requirement.
Thanks in advance.
Dear Madam,. My son is 10 months old now.I feed him rice and hone made cerelac as well as veggies,but everything needs to be ground and make thin and feed..if a little particle he swallows by mistake also he starts to vomit.I am really worried as till how long I should grind everything and feed him. Please suggest me as why he cannot eat mashed food.
Hi,
Thanks for the charts, will be helpful. I give cereal with fruit puree mixed to it in the night. Is it better giving just fruit purees?
Hi Hema, ur website is useful for new moms. I came across ur site by the end of 7 months. So far I have introduced apple, pear, papaya, carrot, ragi, banana, chikoo, rice to my baby. Can I follow ur 7 month diet chart. If 3 day rule needs to be applied how can I I incorporate the diet u suggested. Pls reply. Thank u for ur wonderful posts.
My son is 7month old if fruit purees are fed he gets cough and sputum formation what other foods tobe given instead.
My girl baby is 7 months old. Her weight is 6 kg only. Doctor said her weight is poor for this month. I don’t know what kind of diet should be given to her. I feeded her till 5 months only. No sufficient milk. Pls help me on her diet. It will be very helpful. Thank you
Hi,
Thanks for putting nice blog
Can we give orange juice to 7month old
Which oil do u suggest for tempering??
Hi,
You can use either ghee or the oil that is being used for cooking
It’s really a lovely blog for the new moms. Thank you for your time Hema.
One quick question is, what should the baby be fed with during the other timings apart from your diet plan ones. Will it just be mother’s milk or formula milk alone ?
By 5pm dinner is done, what should the baby be fed from them on if she feels hungry ?
Dear Vinnu,
Inbetween meals, you can feed breastfeed on demand, you can move dinner to 7pm too
Thanks a ton Hema…
Can you just help me know if we can feed the baby with a fruit puree at 5 pm and any of your simple recipes at arnd 7-8 pm? I am afraid abt the digestion
I am a working mom of 7 month old baby.
My lo has the following diet chart:
7 am – Breast milk
9 am – Ragi porridge
1 pm – Rice and dal porridge
5 pm cerelac
8 pm breast milk ( I reach at home by this time)
9 pm – Rice and dal porridge
The problem I am facing is I have just started working and baby misses breast feed at afternoon.
She ignores bottle.
Please advice, if diet chart needs improvement and does it meets babies requirement?
Hi hema..my baby has just completed 7 months and I have started giving him suji, rice flour, boiled potato and carrots. .just wanted to ask can I give him lil bit of egg yolk along with vegetable soup.. he is not gaining weight at all I am really worried. .Please help..what should be the quantity of formula milk and how many times I should offer him..waiting for your reply. .
My lil boy is 7 monts old . He is hypoglycemic child .his growth is one moth delay because of low sugar. Doctor suggested to give him high carbo food & also add some sugar in his feed , but he doesn’t digest sugar directly. Il gave him rice-dal cereal 3 times daily with mashed banana ,apple puree, & potato (doct said give him 4 times) .I gave him total 8-9 feed daily.rest of time I gave formula , he is not on any special diet. only thing is keep his glucose level high. Mam your chart is life sever for me.but I am so confused that how can I follow the recipes from the chart. please help me. Only not start with vegetables.
hello mam,
my lil boy is 7month &2 week old . he is hypoglycemic child. he is not on special diet. doct only suggest to give him high carbo food & even add sugar in his feed but he is not digest sugar so I am not adding it. I am so confused about his diet ,I gave him Rice Dal cereal 3 times daily at 9am ,4pm, 9pm with some time added with mashed apple, banana & potato. how can I follow your chart ? generally he dygest all food most of the food I gave him . rest of the time I fed with formula milk . I gave him total 8-9 feed daily. please help me.
Hi Hema..my baby has just completed 7 month and I have started him giving lil amount of egg yolk mix with lil amount of veg soup to soften the yolk..is it ok? Can I prepare rice flour with veg soup..plz help
Hi doc !
Hats off to you ! Really well done … I have been following your food charts for my little one n I can’t thank you enough … Great effort keep up the good work … All the best ?
Dear Mookambika,
Thank you soo much for your appreciation , it means a lot to me 🙂
Cheers
Hema
Hi, lovely blog..m following since the first time I visited this site. I have question though.
When you say 7th month food chart, does that mean 7 month completed or when baby enters in 7th month. because in 8th month chart, u mentioned when baby completes 8th month and here u mentioned when baby enters 7th month.
Dear Sonal,
Sorry for the confusion, 7 months chart is for babies who have completed 7 months, I will remove the sentence, thanks for pointing it out 🙂
Help ful question..always confusing by that sentence
For making home made cerelac can I use bulgur instead of wheat dalia?
Yes you can use bulgur wheat
hi hema u came as a life saver for me and my baby 🙂 thank god i found this blog…my baby is 7 month old and i m following the chart its very Convenient…some food he doesn’t like such as suji, rice alone so i m trying to mix fruits and veg puree…my query was that if i buy Sathu Maavu powder or home made cerelac online is it as effective as the home made one…i don’t have much time so can’t prepare it at home.
Hi maya,
Sorry for the delayed reply
You can buy from Sathumaavu our store, it is homemade and 100% natural and made in my own kitchen 🙂
Hi I want to buy sathumaavu for my 7th month boy baby I want to know where is your shop
Dear Saranya,
You can buy online in our store – shop.mylittlemoppet.com
Hello Hema,
I’ve been following your diet charts for my baby. They are of great help. My baby has completed 7 months.
Since the start of semi solids my baby has been suffering from bowel movements. She really has to push herself a lot to poop.
My doc suggested to increase intake of water for baby as well to give fruit purees with skin of the fruit as they contain fiber.
What do you suggest and how do I make apple/chickoo/pear purees with skin so that they get mashed easily.
Hi Kunal,
You can steam the whole fruit well and chop the into fine pieces and blend in a mixie.
Hope it helps
Hema
Hello Dr,
Can u pls share plain pongal recipe.
Rgds
Hi Shylaja,
Click this link for recipe
Hello!
Great information, thanks for all food charts and recipes!!
Just a quick question, in 7th month food chart why have you suggested early dinner time, i.e. 5 pm? My girl will turn 7 months tomorrow, she is exclusively breast fed baby, apart from that I give her 3 times, 11 am kichadi, 5 pm fruit and 8:30-9pm rice. Is it OK to give last meal this laste?
Thanks!!
Hi Sneha,
Yes you can give dinner at 8.30 too, since in ebf babies, the dinner is most likely to be breastmilk so I have stated thus, you can feed your baby according to her hunger cues
tyvm doc… jus lovd d food chart… was confused erlr.. n so much variations tht our babies ll nt b bored at all… and overall healthy recipes.. wonderful!!!
Happy You found it useful Rima 🙂
Hi Hema,
Thanks a ton for this very useful website. My boy just turned 7 months and I stopped breast feeding when he was 4 months old. I’m very much worried about his health and I’ll be grateful if you would suggest me a diet plan for him.
As of now he’s on formula milk, Nestum rice, mashed white rice once a day and sweet lime juice. I’m skeptical about his digestion power as he doesn’t take mother feed. Please help!
Hi Vishnu,
He definitely needs as change in his diet plan, You don’t have to worry on the digestion problems, as there are babies who have been on formula since birth. So things that can be included
1. With the mashed rice, add dal and vegetables and give as a khichdi
2. Stop sweet lime juice as juices have less nutritional value.
3. Replace the juice with a fruit puree
4. try to get him eat a porridge once a day, in the morning or night.
This can be slowly introduced and you can follow the above chart later
Hope it was useful
Cheers
Hema
Is fruit puree at night a good idea? Why have you suggested Apple/Banana/Papaya/Grape puree/juice for dinner instead of breakfast or lunch?
Hi Nidhi, You can see that I have mentioned the time for dinner is early, it is around 5 pm and not in the night
Hi plz help me for recipe of flavoured pongal how it suppose to be cooked
Hi Amrita, it is same as the normal pongal, You just tadka with spice items like cinnamon, clove , elachi and can remove them while feeding the baby. You can add Kesar too
Thanks for finally talking about >Diet Chart for 7 month Babies – My Little Moppet
<Loved it!
Hi Hema… Very useful information. I have a query is it ok to give ghee at 7 months ? When to start salt . I hv been giving khichadi , veg soups, fruit purées to my lil boy. He turns 7 months 2mrw. When can we start adding a little turmeric or hing or jaggery. Tia
Except salt you can give ghee, jaggery, hing and turmeric, but always use them in moderation, if you want to add salt, you can add a minute pinch
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Can we add sugar to the ragi/suji kheer?
Hai parul, you can add powdered mishri sugar instead of normal sugar to raji and suji kheer
Hey..this is very informative…Thank you for blogging this one…However would appreciate if you could share the recipes.<br />Thanks once again.
Thanks for dropping by Moushmi, will be updating all the recipes throughout this month….
by when you will do it…please put the planner ASAP
Thanks for dropping in Shraddha, my next post is the downloadable planner only….
Thank you Sangeetha….
Heyy such a great post .. Loved it 🙂