I try to give cereal to my boy when he is 4.5 months but he only took several spoon everytime. SO I refuse to use cereal to substitute one milk. When he is 5.5 months, I try to feed him with congee. At the beginning, I add meat into the congee ( but not feed him the meat) . AFter 1 week , I add vegetable inside the congee . Start from last week , he can eat the meat inside the congee and he like it very much. But I'm very busy during Sat and Sun as I need to prepare congee for him also I'll use carrot and corn to prepare water ( for him to drink and use to prepare congee).
Both baby food (apple or banana) or fresh food, I don't dilute . When my baby having the 6 month injection , the doctor said no need to dilute . However, if baby don't like to drink water we can dilute the juice for them instead of giving them water.