Baby Weaning Guide
7-Month Baby Weaning Guide: Adapting Family Meals — Practical, Nutritious & Enjoyable Together
Sharing meals with your baby at around 7 months helps build healthy eating habits, supports exposure to new flavors, and simplifies cooking for the whole family.
Many family favorite meals can be safely adapted for a weaning baby simply by adjusting seasoning (no added salt or sugar) and modifying the texture.
This approach allows your baby to explore natural flavors while still receiving the balanced nutrition needed for brain development, immunity, and healthy growth.
TIPS FROM MUMMASPHERE
Important Adjustments When Serving a Family Meal for Babies
1. Without Salt & Sugar
- Family portions may be seasoned after serving.
- Baby portions remain natural in terms of food taste.
2. Safe Texture
- 7 month old babies need food that is easy to crush with their fingers.
- Food is cut into finger-size or bite-size pieces according to the method (BLW/puree).
- Avoid small round foods (cherry tomatoes, grapes, meatballs) unless they are cut.
3. Batch Cooking
- Soups, casseroles, muffins, and pasta sauces are easy to freeze.
- Very helpful when parents are busy.
4. Single Allergen
- When introducing family foods, continue to introduce allergens one at a time (eggs, fish, nuts, milk, wheat).
FAQs
The safest are soft foods: soups, soft pasta, omelets, soft rice with gravy, steamed vegetables.
Yes - aromatic spices such as onions, ginger, turmeric, basil, oregano are safe as long as they are not excessive or hot & spicy.
Minced chicken, minced beef, low-mercury fish (snapper, dory, salmon), soft tofu, and ground nuts. Make sure no family members are allergic to these ingredients.
Cook the basic version without the chili and other peppery seasonings, then add on more seasonings for the family portion in a different batch or when it's at the dinner table.
Yes! As long as you follow the principles of no salt, safe textures, and gradual introduction of single allergens.
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