Meals for 7 Month Old

Hi V.,
We have 2 girls, now ages 5 and 8. When they were able to eat finger foods, we usually gave them all the things you've mentioned...soft fruits, veggies, and cereal. We also gave them what we were eating, as long as it was not a typical allergen or anything spicy. Pasta, chicken, lean meatballs or meatloaf, scrambled eggs can all be chopped or ground into something yummy for babies. And this way you will only prepare one meal. Hope this helps...good luck and blessings!

I know how you feel! By about 7 months my first child was done with baby food in jars, and my second was done by 8 or 9 months.
I always felt like their meal selections were pretty boring.

Pretty much, you can serve him whatever you're eating, just cut it in small pieces. Only thing we were told to avoid is meat until at least 9 months. I think we waited until close to one year before introducing meat. Then it was only very soft meats, like shredded pieces of chicken, and cut up lunch meats (either Applegate Farms brand from the deli, or the "all natural" packaged kind from Hormel -- no salt or nitrates in them).

Pasta was always a favorite -- Mac and Cheese (of course) but also plain thin spaghetti (or angel hair). As a "first foods" ritual I got out the camera before piling spaghetti noodles on the high chair tray, then snapped away as the little darlings explored their way through it. It was always great, edible fun.

The possibilities are endless with steamed and canned veggies. Broccoli (steamed), carrots (steamed or canned), black beans (canned), rice (make it so it's sticky), asparagus, squash/zuccini (steamed).

You can expand your fruit options as well. Both of mine love mango (only when it's in season) and kiwi. Canned mandarin oranges are good too.

Hope this helps!

This is going to sound like I am some crazy mom, but my son at that age through 15 months loved tofu cut into small pieces. I tried it because I figured he couldn't choke on it and he loved it. He could pick it up himself and it has a smooth texture and bland taste. It was easy because it doesn't require any cooking.

i did peas, carrots, chicken actually any kind of meats... we chew it for him first... then give him small pieces... sounds gross i know! but it works! he loves it!

Hi V., you can try the vienna sausage, corn, carrots, chicken, squash, ham, everything you can mashed or cut in small pieces and he can eat them. You can also made a chicken broth with vegetables and give it to him.

I never bought commercial baby food. We had one of those baby food grinders and ground up the food we cooked and put it in "plops" in the freezer and pulled it out as needed - several different plop flavors at a time. We followed the general guidelines about introducing one food at a time. I also cooked our foods without salt and seasonings for a short time during the intro periods. We would season our food at the table.

Give the little person a spoon early on and baby might develop motor skills early. My husband or I would spoon stuff into baby's mouth while baby was paying attention to the spoon and learning to get a grip on eating. Very effective. Our daughter sometimes abandoned the silverware because she liked to "live" with her food! Fingers with peas!

A.
Antique mom, SAHM, 1 in college, 1 in HS