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6 to 12+ months

Solid Starts with Manali

Starting solids for first-time Indian moms, month by month. What to feed, how much, which texture, and the mistakes nobody warns you about. No meat, no fish, all from my own kitchen.

  1. 1

    Starting solids: the basics no one explains

    Readiness signs, first foods and the rules that matter before the first spoon.

  2. 2

    6 months done? What changes every month

    The monthly shifts in meals, milk and textures from 6 to 12 months.

  3. 3

    7 to 9 months

    Rules and the allergen test, meals per day by month, top 3 foods and 8 meals.

  4. 4

    10 to 12 months

    Millet forward: ragi, bajra, jowar, amaranth, foxtail, sama and kodo.

  5. 5

    The 7 day meal plan

    A full week of meals from 6 to 12 months, with batch premixes.