24 Healthy Soup Recipes for Babies, Toddlers and Kids

Healthy Soup Recipe collection - Soups are healthy, delicious, easily digestible comforting nutritional food for babies, toddlers & kids during the rainy/winter season and when they have a common cold. Soups are even the best to opt when the child is fussy about food or eating vegetables.

Here are some healthy, easy to make soup recipes for babies, toddlers, and kids. Also, check out our collection of the entire homemade baby food recipes for 6-12 months if interested.

Points to note while preparing Soups for your baby: 

• Before making the soups, wash the vegetables and fruits thoroughly.
• Always serve the soups fresh and warm. Better to consume the soups within 1 hour from the preparation.
• Start with 4-5 teaspoon and gradually feed more quantity based on the baby's interest and tolerance.
• Watery soups can be added to baby porridges or cooked rice.
• Spices can be added to soups after eight months, add one spice at a time when you are introducing, which helps to prevent allergic reactions and upset tummies.
• If the recipe calls for formula milk, make sure not to boil/cook it. Prepare the soup with water and once the soup is warm, add prepared formula milk.
• Don't add salt to the soups until your baby turns one year.
• If your baby is allergenic to any ingredient used in the soup recipe, please remove it while preparing.
• Soups should be preferred occasionally during illness or monsoon/winter seasons To get the baby to adapt to different textures and tastes. Make sure to include a variety of foods in their monthly diet other than soups.

Healthy Soup Recipe Collection for babies, toddlers, and Kids:

1. Rice Soup/ Rice Gruel (6 Months+) :

Rice gruel/rice soup is an easily digestible food for babies, and it is an excellent source of carbohydrates and vitamins. You could also add mashed dal or vegetable stock to this soup for added nutrients. Plain Rice soup is often given when the child is sick or suffering from loose motions as it provides instant energy.

Check out rice gruel/ rice soup recipe here

2. Moong Dal Soup ( 6 months +):

Moong dal soup is a staple in many Indian houses holds and suitable for small babies as it's easily digestible. It's also a good source of protein, vitamins, and Iron. But some studies suggest that watery moong dal soup (or any very runny liquid) shouldn't be given to small babies as the baby should get used to different textures of food. Hence make this moong dal soup thicker and feed your baby wholesome!

Check out moong dal soup recipe here.

3. Barley Soup/ Barley Water (6 Months+):

Barley is loaded with iron, calcium, protein. It is best to consume during fever or summer season as it believed to cool the body. Be sure to feed your baby with barely in moderation if your family has no history of allergy to gluten.

Check out Barley Soup recipe here.

4. Apple and Carrot Soup (6 Months+):

This Vitamin C & Vitamin A soup is the ideal combination of soup with apples and carrots, which has rich nutrients. The sweetness of the apple in this soup makes it super tasty and perfectly healthy food for the fussy child.

Check out Apple carrot soup recipe here.

5. Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup (6 Months+):

Check out carrot sweet potato soup recipe ( with almonds) here.

Check out South Indian style tomato soup recipe here

Mutton soup is another healthy, comforting soup for kids when they are down with cold/flu. It helps in clearing stuffy nose and throat infection. Also, this nourishing soup is ideal when you introduce mutton to your baby for the first time.

Check out mutton soup recipe here.

10. Mixed Vegetables Soup (8 Months+):

Mixed vegetable soup is a healthy wholesome soup made with assorted vegetables, onions, and tomatoes. This tasty soup is the best way to include more vegetables in the fussy eaters' diet. Prefer this as a clear soup (after straining) when kids are down with an illness.

Check out mixed vegetables soup recipe here

11. Vegetable Lentils Soup (8 Months+):

Vegetables lentil soup is a super healthy, thick and creamy soup, made with a healthy combination of vegetables and lentils/dhals. It can be even served as a main meal for kids as it's very filling and wholesome. Any seasonal vegetables of your choice can be added to this soup.

Check out vegetables lentil soup recipe here

 12. Cream of Mushroom Soup (1 year +):

Check out the Cream of Mushroom soup recipe here

13. Broccoli Soup  (1 year+):

Broccoli soup is prepared with broccoli, potatoes, milk, and fresh cream/cheese as the main ingredients. This broccoli is soup super creamy, tasty and healthy too. It's one of the best ways to include broccoli in kids diet. This broccoli soup can also be prepared with breast milk or formula milk (instead of cows milk) for babies below one year.

Check out broccoli soup recipe here

14. Spinach Soup (10 Months+):

Tasty, healthy, and non-dairy soup made with fresh spinach leaves and mild spices. This spinach soup is an ideal choice when you introduce spinach to your baby for the first time. It's effortless to make but tastes so good. Spinach soup is also recommended for pregnant women and lactating moms.

Check out spinach soup recipe here.

15. Carrot Soup (8 Months+):

Carrot soup is a mildly sweet and spiced, rich, creamy soup without the addition of milk/cream. The soup is so easy to make but delicious. The bright orange color of this carrot soup is undoubtedly appealing to kids!

Check out carrot soup recipe here

16. Cream of Tomato Soup (10 Months+):

A mildly spiced, tangy, silky smooth and creamy tomato soup is a perfect choice for kids during rainy seasons and winters. The addition of fresh cream to this soup makes it tastier. This Creamy tomato soup is a sure winner among kids!

Check out the Cream of Tomato Soup recipe here

17. Carrot Tomato Soup (8 Months+):

Easy, quick, and healthy soup with the goodness of carrots and tomatoes. It's a delicious soup flavored with a mild sweetness from the carrots and a slight sourness from the tomatoes. This soup also helps in fighting common cold and cough.

Check out Carrot Tomato Soup recipe here

18. Sweet corn Soup (11 Months+):

Creamy, tasty soup with sweet corn. One of the most favorite soup among kids is suitable for rainy and winter season! Check out Sweet Corn Soup recipe here

19. Avocado Soup (10 Months+):

Smooth, creamy, and healthy soup with avocados. It is a must-try soup for kids who don't like avocado.

Check out Avocado Soup recipe here

20. Cauliflower Soup : (8 Months+)

Healthy, creamy, cauliflower soup with nuts, pepper powder and onions for babies, toddlers and kids. Cauliflower tastes best when combined with nuts and loved by kids because of its creamy texture.

21. Fenugreek Leaves Soup : (10 Months+)

Healthy, tasty soup with fenugreek leaves, garlic, pepper powder, and moong dal for babies, toddlers, and kids. Fenugreek leaves are loaded with fiber, iron, and vitamins. It is suitable for kids with less appetite and breastfeeding moms.