https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:43:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2524300 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:33:20 +0000 QBbride 2524300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 9m old has no teeth and has always eaten table foods, she has basically had no purées. Her fave things:<br /> -steamed/roasted carrots, yams, broccoli, pan fried zucchini<br /> -strawberries cut into big chunks (halves), squished blueberries, orange smiles with the skin still on, raspberries<br /> -kamut puffs, toast cut into strips with PB/hummus<br /> -pasta with butter<br /> -grated cheddar cheese </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2523863 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:22:59 +0000 Dahlia 2523863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good ideas, thanks everyone! I'm so nervous about her choking, but she seems to do okay. I will try to incorporate some of these ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2523735 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:08:57 +0000 LindsayLou 2523735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is not quite 8 months, and we've been venturing into the world of table food. My kiddo loves food, has a decent pincer grip, and is all about feeding herself, so we're just going with it. </p> <p>We do a lot of avocado, broccoli, carrots, sweet potatoes, tortellini, rotini, and spaghetti, black beans, grated cheddar and mozzarella, strawberries, watermelon, pineapple, baked cod, and shredded chicken. She does best with small, bite sized, extra soft pieces. I try to give her what we're eating within reason, but some meals are better for this. I try to always have some steamed veggies, grated cheese, and tortellini ready to go to supplement whatever we're eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2523713 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:56:40 +0000 erinbaderin 2523713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to make a cheese omelette, let it cool down, and cut it into pieces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2523711 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:55:11 +0000 gingerbebe 2523711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son loved blueberries, raspberries, steamed stalks of asparagus, corn wheels (corn on the cob cut into 1-inch sections), watermelon, figs, little pinches of sticky rice, steamed stalks of broccoli, and bites of banana. By 11 months, we gave him boxed mac n' cheese, bites of meatballs or chicken apple sausage (casings removed), grape halves, black olive slices soaked overnight in water to remove the salt content, bites of scrambled egg, and french fries or sweet potato fries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2523688 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:42:43 +0000 mfa_lady 2523688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD loves sweet potato at that age--either cubed and really soft, or even just mashed in a bowl. She'd dig in and just take it to the face! :P</p> <p>Also, the noodles from chicken noodle soup are super duper soft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2523677 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:38:34 +0000 raspberries 2523677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Watermelon is awesome too! DS is 8.5 mo, and he also likes shoveling cottage cheese into his mouth (messy though), strawberries, and salmon/tilapia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2523638 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:27:00 +0000 KT326 2523638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician told us that if we can smash it between our thumb and forefinger, then baby can eat it. Their gums are pretty hard because the teeth are so close to the surface. </p> <p>At that age his favorite was steamed beets! I would just cut them into bite size pieces. Also beets, string cheese (cut up), toast with hummus (he didn't like the flatbread). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/finger-foods-for-a-9-month-old#post-2523596 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:05:28 +0000 Dahlia 2523596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any recommendations of table foods for a 9 month old? I've looked at some of the awesome BLW lists people have posted, but I'm having a hard time figuring out which food hit the sweet spot of a) her being able to feed herself and b) soft enough to be gummed down.</p> <p>She has 7 teeth and a pretty good pincer grasp, and will feed herself well-steamed broccoli and puffs. She will also hold big chunks of plum, banana, or avocado and gnaw at them. We tried ground chicken and she loved putting it in her mouth but wouldn't/couldn't swallow it. </p> <p>Any other suggestions? Did bigger or littler pieces work best for your LO at this age? </p>