Baby's nutrition at 7 months

The diet of a 7-month-old baby no longer consists only of mother’s milk and some adapted formula, but it is important to remember that many foods are not yet suitable for the little one. When feeding, you should consider what the baby can eat and in what quantity, and what he cannot. The products that are included in the baby’s daily menu should saturate his body with all the necessary vitamins and minerals, but at the same time his still weak digestive system should not be overloaded.

What can a 7 month old baby eat?

It is important that your 7-month-old baby eats at the same time every day. As soon as the baby wakes up, he usually eats mother's milk or formula if he is bottle-fed. After 4-5 hours, you need to give the child porridge, while it is preferable to feed the baby with dairy-free porridge, but if you prepare it yourself, then it is best to do it with water.

From 7 months, a child can be slowly introduced to cereals, but not all of them at once - you need to start with porridges made from gluten-free rice, buckwheat or oatmeal. Immediately after the porridge, you can give your child a small amount of fruit puree. However, it is important to know that at this age green apples, pears, and bananas are very useful for children. But you need to wait with citrus fruits, as they can cause an allergic reaction. When it comes to vegetables, a child at 7 months should already be able to eat almost everything, with the exception of regular cabbage. Don't forget about meat - a seven-month-old baby should eat at least 30 g of this product every day.

Many pediatricians recommend starting to give children egg yolk at seven months, but it is advisable to give preference to quail eggs, and you need to start with half a yolk a day. It is impossible to give yolk every day, since a small child may develop an allergy to it, 3 times a week is the most optimal amount of yolk consumed for a baby of seven months. At 7 months, the child should receive a sufficient amount of fluid per day; therefore, in addition to mother’s milk, it is recommended that the baby be given warm boiled water and fruit juices.

Menu for a 7 month old baby

Menu for a 7 month old baby:

1. Meat. Meat is a nutritional element that must be included in the daily diet of a 7-month-old baby, as this product is rich in all necessary vitamins and minerals. It is advisable to give meat at such an early age in the form of ready-made canned food, which undergoes a very large number of tests and meets all quality standards, or prepare it yourself. For small children, only dietary varieties of meat are used, namely: veal, rabbit, beef, turkey and chicken. Fish is still prohibited for a seven-month-old baby.
2. Porridge. Your baby should eat porridge every day. You should not give him porridge from the same product every day; it is advisable to alternate them. For variety, you can add pumpkin to the porridge, which will not only saturate it with vitamins, but also give it a rich taste and color.
3. Eggs. Despite the fact that eggs can cause allergies in children, they should be included in the menu of a 7-month-old baby, due to the fact that this product is rich in vitamins and polyunsaturated acids.
4. Fruits. A baby aged seven months can be given apple, banana and pear puree.
5. Fermented milk products. Cottage cheese and kefir are the most necessary fermented milk products that the baby should consume daily. Cottage cheese is a source of calcium, which children need for proper physical development, and kefir is responsible for normalizing the baby’s digestion.
6. Drinks You can diversify your baby’s drinking diet with dried fruit compote, and in the summer you can cook it from apples. As the child gets used to it, you can gradually add prunes, pears and plums to the compote. When cooking compotes for small children, sugar cannot be added to them, but if this is necessary, then sugar should be added in small quantities.

How much should a baby eat at 7 months?

At 6 o'clock in the morning the child should drink 500 ml of breast milk or formula. After four hours, the baby should be given 170 g of porridge, adding a small piece of butter, and 70-80 g of fruit puree.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the child should eat 170 g of vegetable puree with 30 g of meat and half an yolk and drink fruit juice. At 18:00 - 40 g of cottage cheese and the same amount of fruit juice, two pieces of baby biscuits and breast milk. At 22:00 it is recommended to feed the baby only breast milk.