Good pm docs, nurses and mum in the house. Happy new month to all of us. Pls I am ftm and just completed EBF with my 6months old baby. I want to know
Dr. Dara Abiodun

Medical Doctor

Options for healthy food for six month old baby include:

(1) Fruits puree: Fruits can be steamed and mashed or pureed to be given as their first solid food. The popular fruits that are given as baby foods are apple, banana, pear, avocado, chikoo and peach.

(2)Vegetable puree: Vegetables such a sweet potato, potato, carrot, sweet pumpkin, french beans etc. can be steamed and given either as finger food or as a puree.

(3)Rice porridge: Rice is a good source of carbohydrates and vitamins for babies. Broken rice can be given as porridge, made in breast milk or formula milk.

(4)Cereal porridge: Porridge can also be made from a variety of single grain cereals like wheat, millets, barley, oats, etc. in breast milk or formula milk. These cereals can be dried and powdered together or separately, to make a mix for the gruel.

(5)Vegetable soup: A variety of vegetables can be boiled in water, and the stock can be used for making soup.