FOOD AND NUTRITION FOR 7 MONTHS OLD BABIES

7 MONTHS OLD BABY FOOD CHART (210-240 DAYS)

DAY	MORNING (BREAKFAST)	AFTERNOON (LUNCH)
1	Idly	Rice +Thuvaram paruppu/ Toor dhal +Ghee
2	Apple+Rava+Peanuts powder	Carrot rice
3	Mix veg Samba godhumai / broken wheat kichdi	Jeera peas rice (Hand mashed peas )
4	Carrot Rava upma	Tomato rasam rice with boiled egg (white )
5	Sathumaavu kanji/ health mix porridge or dosa	Moong dhal +carrot + rice and Boiled egg (yellow )
6	Oats kanji +Fruits +badam powder	Pudina rice and potato fry
7	Pongal +Cashew nut powder	Curd rice
8	Ragi kanji or dosa with grated beetroot or beetroot juice	Moong dal+Keerai Rice (Mulai keerai /Greens)
9	Grated potato + wheat dosa/kanji	Bisbellah bath (mix veg +thoor dal+moong dal)
10	Beetroot Idly or carrot idly	Cauliflower + peas rice
11	Aapam +coconut milk	Pumpkin+murungaikaai/drumstick sambar with rice
12	Banana +wheat pancake /kanji +pista powder	Rasam Rice + Sweet potato fry
13	Wheat +soya powder dosa or kanji	Chickpea /konda kadalai rice (onion +tomato )
14	Egg dosa/plain dosa with chutney/sambar	Beetroot rice (onion+tomato+moon dal)
15	Paneer paratha or wheat kanji +paneer sticks	Pudalangai /snake guard or chow chow dhal/ paruppu kootu with rice
16	Aval kanji with coconut milk

1. Gradually transition to solids with thicker consistency or hand mashed solids

2. If the baby is still learning to chew and swallow, alternatively give kanji/porridge or semi-solids once in a while

3. Ragi, rice, banana, apple, Sathumaavu/ health mix powder are stool binders so they constipate, give fruits like Plums, Prune(dry plums), Dry grapes or raisins, Papaya, Pineapple to loosen motion during difficult times.
Even rava and whole wheat soften stool. (Give ragi, rice and cereals during loose motion to tighten and avoid fruits )

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