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Indian Food Diet Chart for 6 Months Baby in 2020

February 27, 2018 By nehagoyal 76 Comments

Indian Food Diet Chart for 6 Months Baby in 2020

Last Updated: 17th March 2020

Completing the 6 months is one of the biggest milestones in baby’s first year because its time to start semi-solid/ solid foods for the baby after 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding (in some cases, formula feeding). Also, water is introduced to the babies only after the completion of 6 months.

As your baby has completed his six months, it’s a time to introduce weaning foods along with breast milk or formula based milk.

Don’t stop breastfeeding your baby even after starting complete solid food. Breast milk or formula based milk should be the major part of a 6 months baby diet.

Your baby will start showing the signs that he is ready for solid foods. Weaning foods mean first food for baby. Your baby’s first food must be home cooked, soft, pureed or mashed and easy to digest.




Click Below to Jump Directly to the Topic

  • How to know your baby is ready for solid foods
  • Precautions while you are introducing first solid food to baby
  • 3-Days-Rule for Weaning Food
  • Foods Which You Can Introduce to Your 6 Months Old Baby
  • Weekly Sample Indian Food Diet Chart for 6 Months Baby in 2020
    • #1 Week 1
    • #2 Week 2
    • #3 Week 3
    • #4 Week 4
  • Food Allergies
    • Common symptoms of food allergies are
  • Conclusion

How to know your baby is ready for solid foods

  • Your baby is able to sit on a chair with back support.
  • Baby’s head & neck are stable.
  • Baby can open and close the mouth around a spoon.
  • Baby is ready to chew.
  • He is curious and tries to grab & put food in his mouth.
  • Baby is still hungry after breastfeeding/formula feeding & shows interest in food.

Precautions while you are introducing first solid food to baby

  1. Start with fruit pureed, as it’s easy to digest.
  2. Always follow 3 days-wait-rule.
  3. That means you must keep a gap of 3 days between two new foods.
  4. This is the best way to check food allergies in babies.
  5. Stop feeding that particular food in case of food allergy.
  6. Always feed solid food to your baby when he is sitting on a chair or in your lap. Don’t feed solids when your baby is lying on his back.
  7. Don’t add breastmilk or formula milk during cooking, it should not be heated directly on the flame. Add breast milk or formula milk once the food is ready to eat for your baby.
  8. Baby food must be soft, properly cooked and easy to chew.
  9. Start with a very small quantity and slowly increase the portion.
  10. Weaning food must be a single grain food.
  11. Always feed freshly cooked food to your baby.
  12. Do not add salt, sugar, honey to your baby’s food.
  13. Introduce new food when a baby is at home only.
  14. Introducing solid foods can cause constipation in a few babies.
  15. You should be careful about certain foods while giving to your baby before one year.
  16. Don’t feed your baby forcefully. His solid intakes will increase gradually.

Food chart for 6 months baby

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3-Days-Rule for Weaning Food

Weaning Food - 3 day rule

Recommended is to introduce the new food in breakfast or Lunch. Avoid giving it in a dinner or bedtime. It will help you to check food allergy or discomfort your baby has after having a particular food.

Foods Which You Can Introduce to Your 6 Months Old Baby

  • Breast milk or formula milk
  • Mashed banana
  • Stewed apple
  • Well steamed and pureed vegetables like carrots, sweet potato, pumpkin, french beans
  • Pulse soup (moong dal ka pani)
  • Rice Water (Chawal ka pani)
  • Homemade single-grain cereals like rice, barley, oats mixed with breastmilk or formula milk
  • Steamed and pureed fruits like pear, avocado, peach, chikoo.
  • You can try the homemade vegetable soup for your baby.

baby first foods chart

Weekly Sample Indian Food Diet Chart for 6 Months Baby in 2020

#1 Week 1

You need to follow three days rule strictly in the first week. As you are just introducing new foods along with breast milk or formula milk. So start with a very small quantity. Initially, it’s a complimentary food so feed your baby enough amount of breastmilk or formula milk.





Baby Food Chart - Week 1

#2 Week 2

You have already tested two semi-solid foods for your baby. In the second week, you are going to introduce two new foods to your infant. Let’s explore two new foods for this week.

Baby Food Chart - Week 2

By the end of 2nd week, your infant has been introduced four new baby foods.

Mom Pro Tip: Try to fix baby activity time, sleep time and meal time. Once your baby adopted the schedule, your job will be easy to do.

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#3 Week 3

Baby Food Chart - Week 3

By the end of 3rd week, your baby has been introduced 6 new foods. It is possible that your baby doesn’t like certain puree or soup. Don’t feed your baby forcefully. Be patient.

#4 Week 4

Continue giving mashed/pureed foods to your baby in the 4th week also.

Baby Food Chart - Week 4By the end of 4th week, your baby has been introduced to at least 8 new foods. You can feed food at any time of the day, based on your baby’s schedule.

If your baby likes to have solid in dinner time, then you can feed solid food in the dinner as well.

Food Allergies

If your baby has food allergy after having any particular food then stop feeding that food immediately. Consult pediatric and follow instructions.

Common symptoms of food allergies are

  • Running nose
  • Rashes
  • Stomach pain
  • Baby discomfort
  • Cranky baby
  • Diarrhea
  • Vomiting




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Conclusion

This is the just sample food chart based on my personal experience. You can alter the food chart according to your baby’s preferences. Like my daughter loves apple stew more than khichdi or rice, so if your baby like mashed apple than mashed pear then feed him a mashed apple. The purpose of this food chart is to guide you about food schedule and quantity.

Also, Read the Food Chart for 7 to 9 Months Baby

Leave a comment if you have any query or doubt related to food chart.

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  1. sayama shaikh says

    September 10, 2016 at 6:33 AM

    Very help ful

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      September 10, 2016 at 7:38 AM

      Thank you Sayama… How old your baby is? Let me know if you have any other query.

      Reply
      • rukhsar sayyed says

        April 20, 2017 at 8:37 PM

        Nice

        Reply
      • Adya says

        December 19, 2018 at 10:18 PM

        Hi my baby is 6 months old n I will started giving solid foods but he is having constipation what to do. Pls suggest

        Reply
      • Rose says

        April 18, 2019 at 9:45 AM

        Hi can you please also post some recipes for baby food like suji kheer etc…

        Reply
  2. Jaya says

    September 21, 2016 at 10:02 PM

    Thank you! The charts are amazing, I just got some inspiration.
    My little one is a little over 6 months and he already dried banana and carrot puree. So far, he liked both of it. Also, we slowly introduced HiPP’s follow-on milk, because I have to get back to work in a few weeks. It was an easy transition, but the last breastfeeding session comes closer and I get a little bit sentimental. He will be fine on the follow-on milk it’s fortified with vitamins and iron. If you’re interested you can find everything around nutrition and organic infant products on myorganicformula.com.
    Do you have some tips on what to introduce next to my little one?
    All the best,
    Jaya

    Reply
  3. rukhsar sayyed says

    April 20, 2017 at 8:36 PM

    Very nice such a helpful

    Reply
  4. Khushboo says

    May 25, 2017 at 11:12 PM

    When do we introduce khichri( rice and dal mixed) to the babies and cerelac

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      May 26, 2017 at 10:09 AM

      Hello Khushboo,

      How old your baby is?

      Usually after six months onwards, you can start giving it to your baby. but start with a very small portion. When your baby completed his first 6 months, you can start with fruit puree or steam and mashed vegetables first.. After that, start with khichdi and cereals.

      Reply
  5. Nagamani says

    July 19, 2017 at 1:58 AM

    Thank you, good… It was helpful mgs

    For 1st new born baby mom’s

    Reply
  6. Pratiksha says

    July 21, 2017 at 5:08 PM

    Very useful and easy to understand… Thank u so much…

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      July 22, 2017 at 7:51 AM

      Thank you Pratiksha, I am glad that you found content useful.

      Reply
  7. Sayad Abdul Wahid says

    August 6, 2017 at 12:05 PM

    Thanks!
    it’s very useful information which can play an important role in babies growth.

    Reply
  8. Ching says

    August 25, 2017 at 11:17 PM

    I started feeding my baby cerelac (by doctor advise )when he was 5 months old because my breast milk was not sufficient for him at first he was easy to feed.
    3 times a day we feed him but later on he doesn’t take it properly and whenever we feed him he had nausea tendency and sometimes he vomit so do I need to stop him feed or what shall I do he doesnt like feeding bottle /formula milk at all he will be 6 months on 27 august plis I need your help

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      August 28, 2017 at 10:43 AM

      Hello,

      As your baby is 6 months old now, you can start offering fruits puree, moong dal soup, different types of cereal, stewed apple, ragi. Sometimes it happen that you may be feeding much quantity more then in that case, vomit and nausea can happen. Don’t force feed/ overfeed a baby. Do tummy time with him. Gently massage his body with oil. Let baby does leg cycling exercise daily.

      Its okay if baby doesnt like formula milk, now breastfeed in between. Offer more variety of foods.

      Reply
  9. Deepa Varadhan says

    September 11, 2017 at 11:42 AM

    Hi neha, can you plz tell me how to make the apple stew and fruits/ veggie steamed purée

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      September 11, 2017 at 12:07 PM

      Here is the link to know the procedure of stewed apple (point 1 ) and fruit/vegetable puree ( point 6) in this article
      https://www.beinghappymom.com/first-solid-food-baby/

      Please have a look and let me know if you have any doubt.

      Reply
  10. Viji says

    September 26, 2017 at 5:13 AM

    Thanks very useful chart

    Reply
  11. Alia says

    October 18, 2017 at 10:45 PM

    Hi Neha, thank you for the wonderful article, I have a question , my baby just entered her 7th month, can I feed cooked and mashed rice with little water sips in between?

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      October 23, 2017 at 11:49 AM

      ThankYes, you can feed the rice to your baby. You can consider the food chart of https://www.beinghappymom.com/baby-food-chart-indian-months-plan/

      Reply
  12. Sumi says

    November 7, 2017 at 1:23 PM

    V helpful..thank you for this chart..i am about to follow it!

    Reply
  13. Shwetal says

    November 8, 2017 at 5:47 PM

    Hi Neha.. thanks for above guidelines.
    But I have one query I’m having low milk supply so I’m giving BM wid FM combination. So when can I follow this chart. After completing 6 months or from 6th month?? Would it be ok if I breastfeed 2-3 in 6th month along wid other food???

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      November 9, 2017 at 10:57 AM

      Hello Shwetal,

      You can start following 6 months food chart after the completion of 6 months. Don’t stop breastfeeding your baby even after starting complete solid food. Breast milk or formula based milk should be the major part of a 6 months baby diet.

      Reply
      • Shaily Agrawal says

        November 18, 2017 at 9:24 AM

        Hi neha mam,
        Your food chart is really helpful to me.
        My daughter will be of 6 months on 20 nov., so along with food, how many times n quantity i can give her water?

        Reply
        • nehagoyal says

          November 21, 2017 at 12:29 PM

          Hello Shaily,

          Many congratulations on the completion of 6 months of your baby. Initially, just offer 2-3 spoons of water in one go, offer her after every meal and snack. If you think, she needs more water then offer it after 1-2 hours. Like in India, its winters so don’t need much water. As she will grow then you can give her water in sipper to play and drink by herself.

          Reply
  14. Chitra says

    November 23, 2017 at 8:56 AM

    Hello mam… My daughter is 6 month one week old.. my mother in law forcely introduce her chhena.. nd rice .. whole night Shee pooped .. how I cured my daughter.. pls help

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      November 23, 2017 at 10:30 AM

      Hello Chitra,
      I can understand your concern well. Poop thing happened because cheena is too heavy for the little one. when we wean our babies from exclusive milk to solid food then we start with easy to digest, light foods like fruits puree, vegetable puree, dal pani, cereals etc.

      You can give her banana, curd with rice, curd, pomegranate juice, ORS solution… you can read more about home remedies here.. https://www.beinghappymom.com/loose-motion-home-remedies-babies/

      Reply
  15. sartaj singh says

    December 13, 2017 at 8:21 PM

    Hi neha

    Reply
  16. sartaj singh says

    December 13, 2017 at 8:29 PM

    On 12 Dec my baby completed six month ,now what we start,and we give him Naan.10 days back we start with cereals. Help us what can we give other things to baby.

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      December 20, 2017 at 9:43 AM

      I have described all the points in this article. Please read it thoroughly.

      Reply
  17. Rano says

    December 24, 2017 at 7:44 PM

    It’s so helpful but I have a problem mam pls tell me ..dophr me I follow that chart but night me bhi mera baby every 1 hr. Jagta h phr use thoda milk deti hu or bht time lg jati h sulane me kya Kru bar bar jagta h vo har 1 hr me or phr sone me b 1 hr le leta h is trh na uski nind puri Hoti h na meri pls muje btaue m kya Kru pls reply me pls.

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      January 12, 2018 at 11:41 AM

      how old your bbay is?

      Reply
  18. Shabana says

    December 25, 2017 at 5:45 AM

    Thank you neha, my son is now 5. it is very good chart to start food and very useful to me.

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      January 12, 2018 at 11:37 AM

      I am glad that you found it helpful

      Reply
  19. Gaurika says

    December 27, 2017 at 4:30 PM

    Hi, my baby doesnt like fruit purees or juice. What shall i do? Am giving her cerelac/ragi alternate month for breakfast and khichdi with vegetable for lunch. And 4 times FM.

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      January 12, 2018 at 11:36 AM

      How old your baby is?

      Its okay if he doesnt like purees. You can give stewed apple or mashed banana.

      Reply
  20. Nidhi says

    January 22, 2018 at 7:47 PM

    Hi Neha.. my baby is 5and half month. I wish to start with solid food. Gave her kheer 5 to 6 spoons. Can you help me how many times to give cerelac and how to start with solid food. Specially before bed time i want to give her something so that she sleep for long hours as she gets up wvery 2 hours for feed. Thank you
    Nidhi.

    Reply
  21. Divya says

    February 8, 2018 at 3:10 PM

    Hi..my daughter is 5 yrs old n is underweight since a baby..she is a picky eater..
    Can u please help me with a food chart for her?

    Reply
  22. Bhavna says

    March 1, 2018 at 2:44 PM

    I’m giving food to my 6+month baby but I want to know the quantity after two weeks pl can I add salt to dal water?

    Reply
  23. Nithiya says

    March 11, 2018 at 12:56 PM

    So helpful thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      March 14, 2018 at 3:10 PM

      thanks

      Reply
  24. Neha says

    April 15, 2018 at 7:27 PM

    Very useful. Will love to try it as my baby will be if 6 months in few weeks.

    Reply
  25. Asha says

    April 19, 2018 at 11:27 PM

    Very helpful… quantity is mentioned only for 1 week… how much sud we give in rest weeks. As mentioned no sugar n salt so wat is the reason behind it and wen sud we start giving sugar n salt.

    Reply
  26. Glinis Braganza says

    April 24, 2018 at 12:19 AM

    Is it ok to feed a 10 month old baby watermelon or muskmelon?

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      April 26, 2018 at 11:18 PM

      Yes, you can start giving it but in limited quantity.

      Reply
  27. gaurav9936 says

    May 28, 2018 at 12:11 PM

    I wife born new baby boy and we are not aware about the baby chart. While reading your post I got some important tips which are useful for my child.

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      June 9, 2018 at 11:24 AM

      Glad you found it useful

      Reply
  28. Lakshmana ra Karri says

    May 31, 2018 at 7:55 PM

    My baby 6 months old how to food using

    Reply
  29. Lakshman Reddy says

    May 31, 2018 at 7:56 PM

    How to food using my 6 months old baby boy

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      June 9, 2018 at 11:23 AM

      Lakshman, what do you want to ask? just let your baby sit in your lap in elevated position then feed through bowl and spoon.

      Reply
  30. Sudeepta Swain says

    June 20, 2018 at 9:07 PM

    My baby completing 6 months today, still now she is not sitting without back support .What food is bettbetfof her. Cerelac, nanporo Others. Please advice.

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      July 23, 2018 at 6:14 PM

      Its okay, each child is unique so are their milestones too.

      Let your child reach each milestones by its own, without any push.

      Reply
  31. Dipti says

    July 7, 2018 at 8:39 PM

    How to make sujhi kheer if sugar is not allowed to baby below than 1 year?

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      July 10, 2018 at 12:15 PM

      Just dry roast suji, once it’s completely roasted, add water. Once consistency is thick, switch off the flame. You can add formula milk or breastmilk to make it in semi-consistency.

      Reply
      • Dipti says

        July 10, 2018 at 3:01 PM

        Ohh Ohh t nice.. great…. Thank you so much… I was wondering how to make suji kheer without sugar

        Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      July 23, 2018 at 6:13 PM

      Baby doesn’t need the taste of sweet or salt ingredients. They equally enjoyed blend foods tooo. If you are adding breakmilk or formula milk then the sweetness comes from milk.

      Recipe of Suji Kheer

      Ingredients

      1 tsp Suji (Rava)

      1/4 cup Water

      1/4 cup Formula/breastmilk

      Recipe

      Take 1 tsp suji in a saucepan and dry roast it for 5 minutes on low gas flame.
      Now add water and let it cook till it becomes thick in consistency.
      Switch off the gas stove and mix milk into it.
      Serve warm to your baby.

      Reply
  32. Odedra jashu says

    July 16, 2018 at 7:02 PM

    hello neha,
    i like all recipes..my daughter complete 6 month tomorrow..i can start solid food and all recipes are easy to make😊thanks for recipes

    Reply
  33. Odedra jashu says

    July 16, 2018 at 7:04 PM

    this diet chart is very helpful..thank you mam

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      July 23, 2018 at 5:39 PM

      Glad, you liked it.

      Reply
  34. nimisha says

    July 23, 2018 at 3:09 PM

    Thank you so much for this.
    Q) How much quantity to give after 3 days?
    Q2) Do you have a recipe for suji kheer?
    Thanks

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      July 23, 2018 at 5:35 PM

      You can increase the quantity gradually.

      Recipe of Suji Kheer

      Ingredients
      1 tsp Suji (Rava)
      1/4 cup Water
      1/4 cup Formula/breastmilk

      Recipe
      Take 1 tsp suji in a saucepan and dry roast it for 5 minutes on low gas flame.
      Now add water and let it cook till it becomes thick in consistency.
      Switch off the gas stove and mix milk into it.
      Serve warm to your baby.

      You can check more recipes here. https://www.beinghappymom.com/baby-food-recipes-indian/

      Reply
  35. Eunice says

    August 15, 2018 at 7:25 AM

    Thank you for sharing this very well-made food chart for 6 months old babies. I’ve been using hipp organic formula and supplemented with fruits mainly (apple, banana, peach). Will definitely try your recipes and food chart. I just wish my baby could sleep from 8:15 PM to 8:00 AM 🙂

    Reply
  36. kids says

    October 27, 2018 at 3:12 AM

    thank you. good article.

    Reply
  37. Jini says

    November 4, 2018 at 5:52 PM

    How to stew the apple?How to make carrot purée?

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      November 5, 2018 at 10:22 PM

      Procedure to make stewed apple

      Wash & peel an apple.
      Cut it into small pieces.
      Add cubed apple pieces & water into a saucepan and let it get cooked on low flame for 10 minutes.
      When the apple becomes soft in texture, turn off the heat and leave it to cool down.
      You can mash it with spoon or fork & feed to your baby.

      You can refer this article : https://www.beinghappymom.com/first-solid-food-baby/

      Reply
  38. upasana says

    December 20, 2018 at 2:09 PM

    Hey neha…thanks for diet chart for the beginners. ..neha my lil one was on exclusive breast feed for 6 months..and now she refuse to take bottle.i have tried expressed milk in bottle ..formula milk…every possible thing…plz suggest as I am working and shortly will have to report back.

    Reply
  39. niraj says

    December 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM

    This is exactly the type of post I was looking for my baby. Your post will surely help many of us who’re not aware of 6 months baby food chart.

    Reply
  40. havee says

    December 27, 2018 at 5:09 PM

    Nestle Nan Pro 1 is it good for 4 months baby girl opr can we prefer another?

    Reply
  41. Fai says

    January 29, 2019 at 2:51 AM

    Hi Neha,

    Nice and helpful. thanks.. 🙂
    kindly guide me about the gap in time of bedtime and next feed in morning you mentioned..isn’t that too long..or I misunderstood it. I need to kn?ow that as I was wondering how long can be the gap between the two feeds at night for a 6month old.

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      January 29, 2019 at 8:05 PM

      Hello Fai,
      This food chart was about introducing solid foods to your baby diet. Along with it, you will still continue with breastmilk or formula milk as you were giving earlier. I have a younger daughter of 7 months, I feed her milk twice in the night. So, you can do it as per baby’s demand.

      Reply
  42. Sakshi says

    February 2, 2019 at 6:57 AM

    Hello, my baby is of six months now…so can i feed her grapes juice ??

    Reply
    • nehagoyal says

      February 4, 2019 at 11:43 AM

      Hello Sakshi,
      I would suggest waiting for two more months, start citric fruits and grapes once your baby complete 8 months.

      Reply
  43. Leena says

    March 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM

    How to make suji kheer and dal ka pani?

    Reply
  44. manika garg says

    May 21, 2019 at 5:12 PM

    Hi Neha, firstly very helpful blog. Especially for new moms like me .
    Are you still actively replying to the queries here.

    If yes then , can you name some seasonal puree like its mid summers and carrot and spinach are out of season so what all other option do we have here..?
    Thankyou

    Reply
  45. Seema says

    July 21, 2019 at 12:14 AM

    Really helpful and appreciated post
    The timetable makes it easier especially for working moms like me

    Reply
  46. Aayushi says

    September 20, 2019 at 8:13 PM

    Hello neha.

    My daughter is 6 months old. I found your chart very helpful but was wondering the quantity i need to feed my baby. She is not happy with any food till now and its a chore to feed her.
    I wonder what is a healthy quantity for her as i fear i may be force-feeding her.

    Reply

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