Introduce one new food every 2–3 days, offer iron-rich foods daily, and keep breastfeeding or formula as the main drink until 12 months. Sit with your baby at every meal. Based on WHO, IAP, NHS and AAP guidance.
| Age | Foods to introduce |
|---|---|
| 6 months | Single-vegetable purées (carrot, sweet potato, broccoli), baby rice or oatmeal, banana, avocado, apple |
| 7 months | Mashed lentils, egg, plain full-fat yogurt, smooth peanut butter (thinned), soft fruit |
| 8 months | Mashed meat or fish, pasta, cheese, toast fingers, mixed vegetables |
| 9–11 months | Finger foods, chopped family meals, soft pieces of meat, fish and fruit |
| 12 months + | Family food (low salt), whole cow's milk as a drink |
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Solid foods start at about 6 months. Choose your baby's age and food style to see which foods to offer now, the right texture, how many meals, and when to add allergens like egg and peanut.
Indian plans start with dal water and moong dal khichdi, ragi and fruit purées and build to soft idli, paneer and chapati dipped in dal; Western plans use vegetable purées, baby oatmeal, yogurt and finger foods.
| Age | 7 months |
| Food style | Indian vegetarian |
| Foods to offer now | Suji/dalia porridge, mashed vegetables with a little ghee, curd, mashed papaya, chikoo, peanut butter thinned (for early allergen exposure) |
| Texture | Thicker mash with soft lumps |
| Meals | 2–3 meals a day |
| Allergens | Introduce egg and peanut (as smooth paste or powder) early — from about 6 months — and keep giving them; this lowers allergy risk (talk to your doctor first if your baby has severe eczema) |
| Avoid before 12 months | Honey, added salt and sugar, cow's milk as the main drink, tea, juice; whole nuts and whole grapes until 5 years (choking) |
Suji/dalia porridge, mashed vegetables with a little ghee, curd, mashed papaya, chikoo, peanut butter thinned (for early allergen exposure).
Try this example →| Age | 9 months |
| Food style | Western |
| Foods to offer now | Finger foods, chopped family meals, soft pieces of meat, fish and fruit |
| Texture | Chopped and finger foods |
| Meals | 3 meals + 1–2 snacks |
| Allergens | Introduce egg and peanut (as smooth paste or powder) early — from about 6 months — and keep giving them; this lowers allergy risk (talk to your doctor first if your baby has severe eczema) |
| Avoid before 12 months | Honey, added salt and sugar, cow's milk as the main drink, tea, juice; whole nuts and whole grapes until 5 years (choking) |
Finger foods, chopped family meals, soft pieces of meat, fish and fruit.
Try this example →Common first foods are dal water, mashed rice-moong dal khichdi, ragi porridge and mashed banana or apple purée.
From about 6 months, well cooked; early introduction may lower the risk of egg allergy.
No added salt or sugar before 12 months, and no honey before 1 year.