Age appropriate diet for children 6 to 8 months.

An age-appropriate diet is one that provides adequate nutrition, is appropriate for a child's state of development, and can help prevent childhood obesity or malnutrition.
6 - 8 MONTHS
Continue to offer breast milk or formula 3 - 5 times per day. Cow's milk is not recommended for children under 1 year old.
The baby will begin drinking less formula or breast milk once solid foods become a source of nutrition.
After a baby has tried a variety of different baby cereals, try strained fruits and vegetables.
• For strained fruits and vegetables, introduce one at a time, waiting 2 - 3 days in between to check for any allergic reaction.
• Start with plain vegetables such as green peas, potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, beans, beets; and plain fruits such as bananas, applesauce, apricots, pears, peaches, and melon.
• Some dietitians recommend introducing a few vegetables before fruits, as the fruit's sweetness may make a less-sweet food such as vegetables less appealing.
• Give fruits and vegetables in 2 - 3 tablespoon servings and offer about 4 servings per day.
Amounts of fruits and vegetables eaten per day will vary between 2 tablespoons and 2 cups depending on the size of your child and how well the child eats fruits and vegetables. The consistency of foods offered may be gradually increased as your child tolerates.
Finger foods may be offered in small amounts, but avoid foods such as apple chunks or slices, grapes, hot dogs, sausages, peanut butter, popcorn, nuts, seeds, round candies, and hard chunks of uncooked vegetables that may cause choking.
Soft cooked vegetables, washed and peeled fruits, crackers, toast, noodles are good finger foods. Salty or sugary foods are not recommended. Teething foods, such as toast strips, unsalted crackers, and teething biscuits may also be introduced at this time.