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The first time for anything is often exciting, exhilarating and even scary. Now that your baby’s first birthday is coming up, how are you feeling? We’re sure that time has flown and in just less than a year you already have a lifetime’s worth of happy memories. A big congratulations on doing a great job this past one year!
Just in case if you missed: Here’s ’10 Months Baby Food Chart for Indian Infant.’
Parents, let’s re-evaluate the kind of foods you are giving them and the purpose these foods serve. At 11 months, babies will soon be ready to start small servings of home food. In addition, their curiosity and inquisitiveness will be at an all-time high; they are becoming increasingly aware of their surroundings and want to explore.
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7 Ways To Include Brain-Boosting Foods In Your Child’s Diet
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This is the right time to start thinking about healthy foods for brain development. While a balanced diet is the first box you should aim to tick, your next objective should be to look at the macronutrient benefits of different foods and the effect this has on brain development. For example, did you know that healthy fats are important for good brain development? Not all fats are bad!
Focussing on healthy foods for brain development ensures that your baby has all the nutrients their brain needs to grow and develop.
The brain is a muscle like others in the body but it is quite unique; to set a strong foundation for an intelligent, inquisitive and healthy child it’s best to have an early start to give the brain what it needs.
All this is less complicated than it sounds! Just have a look at our 11-month baby food chart that can help you get started giving your child healthy foods for brain development.
11 Month Baby Food Chart:
Week 1
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First day Breakfast: Ragi dosa Mid-Morning Snack: Coconut water Lunch: Curd rice Evening Snack: Orange segments Dinner: Apple oats porridge Second day Breakfast: Ragi sheera Mid-Morning Snack: Baked potato wedges Lunch: Moong dal and chapati Evening Snack: Banana fritters Dinner: Thick spinach soup Third day Breakfast: Banana pancake Mid-Morning Snack: Coconut water Lunch: Vegetable poha with curd Evening Snack: Beetroot halwa Dinner: Barley porridge
Fourth day Breakfast: Pureed carrot suji idli Mid Morning Snack: Fruit yoghurt Lunch: Bottle gourd khichri with pumpkin raita Evening Snack: Ragi laddu Dinner: Steamed dosa |
Fifth day Breakfast: Ragi porridge Mid-Morning Snack: Stewed apple Lunch: Sambhar rice Evening Snack: Mashed fruits custard Dinner: Yellow moong dal with chapati
Sixth day Breakfast: Rava upma Mid-Morning Snack: Coconut water Lunch: Vegetable khichri Evening Snack: Mango yoghurt Dinner: Potato balls
Seventh day Breakfast: Steamed dosa with paneer Mid-Morning Snack: Roasted apple sticks Lunch: Curd rice Evening Snack: Ragi halwa Dinner: Barley porridge |
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Week 2
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First day Breakfast: Sago kheer Mid-Morning Snack: Watermelon segments Lunch: Vegetable khichri with pumpkin raita Evening Snack: Arbi fingers Dinner: Banana paratha Second day Breakfast: Mixed grain cheela with tomato chutney Mid-Morning Snack: Fruit smoothie Lunch: Curd rice Evening Snack: Hara bhara kabab with green chutney Dinner: Suji kheer
Third day Breakfast: Vegetable poha Mid-Morning Snack: Thick lentil soup Lunch: Oats idli with coconut chutney Evening Snack: Pomegranate juice Dinner: Oats almond porridge
Fourth day Breakfast: Rava upma Mid-Morning Snack: Roasted apple chips Lunch: Beans rice with grated cucumber raita Evening Snack: Potato fritters Dinner: Wheat and vegetable khichri |
Fifth day Breakfast: Apple oats porridge Mid-Morning Snack: Ragi halwa Lunch: Moong dal and tomato khichri Evening Snack: Orange sandesh Dinner: Soft aloo paratha Sixth day Breakfast: Steamed ragi dosa with paneer Mid-Morning Snack: Mix fruits smoothie Lunch: Sweet carrot rice Evening Snack: Pumpkin suji halwa Dinner: Chapati and green moong dal with ghee
Seventh day Breakfast: Wheat pancakes Mid-Morning Snack: Papaya segments Lunch: Tomato onion khichri Evening Snack: Baked sweet potato Dinner: Masoor dal and rice |
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Week 3
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First day Breakfast: Green pea poha Mid-Morning Snack: Beetroot sticks Lunch: Lentils and rice Evening Snack: Potato wedges Dinner: Spinach pongal Second day Breakfast: Moong dal cheela with green chutney Mid-Morning Snack: Banana fritters Lunch: Beetroot rice Evening Snack: Mango banana smoothie Dinner: Cheese paratha Third day Breakfast: Banana pancake Mid-Morning Snack: Vegetable soup with homemade cream Lunch: Tomato onion khichri with pumpkin raita Evening Snack: Chikoo milkshake Dinner: Brown rice cereal Fourth day Breakfast: Suji dates kheer Mid-Morning Snack: Flavoured yoghurt Lunch: Vegetable khichri with curd Evening Snack: Sweet potato fingers Dinner: Vegetable upma |
Fifth day Breakfast: Vegetable idli with coconut chutney Mid-Morning Snack: Roasted apple/pear Lunch: Carrot onion khichri with bottle gourd raita Evening Snack: Ragi halwa Dinner: Wheat almond porridge
Sixth day Breakfast: Ragi porridge Mid-Morning Snack: Coconut water Lunch: Moong dal and rice Evening Snack: Mixed fruit yoghurt Dinner: Mashed ghee chapati with green gram dal Seventh day Breakfast: Rava upma Mid-Morning Snack: Mix fruit smoothie Lunch: Masala vegetable pongal Evening Snack: Phool makhana kheer Dinner: Mashed ghee chapati |
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Week 4
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First day Breakfast: Vegetable ragi dosa Mid-Morning Snack: Vegetable soup with cream Lunch: Tomato and spinach pongal Evening Snack: Banana fritters Dinner: Apple oats porridge Second day Breakfast: Banana pancake Mid-Morning Snack: Scrambled egg/scrambled paneer Lunch: Sweet rice Evening Snack: Coconut water Dinner: Ragi porridge Third day Breakfast: Potato Pea Paratha Mid-Morning Snack: Baked fruits Lunch: Kadhi and rice Evening Snack: Corn and pea patties Dinner: Steamed dosa with paneer Fourth day Breakfast: Ragi sheera Mid-Morning Snack: Beetroot rings Lunch: Sago khichri with curd Evening Snack: Vegetable Manchurian Dinner: Mashed ghee chapati with ½ Tsp ghee and dal/vegetable |
Fifth day Breakfast: Rava upma Mid-Morning Snack: Coconut water Lunch: Curd rice Evening Snack: Stewed apple Dinner: Bajra porridge Sixth day Breakfast: Vegetable poha Mid-Morning Snack: Fruit custard Lunch: Masoor dal khichri with curd Evening Snack: Beetroot sticks Dinner: Mix vegetable cutlets Seventh day Breakfast: Paneer paratha Mid-Morning Snack: Fried apple rings Lunch: Vegetable pongal Evening Snack: Banana smoothie Dinner: Wheat sheera |
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Disclaimer: 1. Make sure to follow the 3-day rule. Note down the new ingredients introduced in the baby’s diet to look out for any allergic reactions 2. It is common for babies to reject unfamiliar foods, as they wean. Be patient and keep offering a variety of foods. Do not worry, this is perfectly normal 3. Please remember that some foods can irritate your baby’s digestive system. Avoid highly spicy or greasy foods. Also, avoid foods that could easily cause choking 4. If your baby as several episodes of vomiting after trying new food, has diarrhea, develops a rash, or swelling of the lips or eyes, he or she may be having an allergic reaction. Stop the feeding and call your pediatrician |