I need some help with ideas of what to feed my newly 8 month old. Right now he is BF and has 3 meals of cereal/purées a day. In the last couple days he has started to pick up and eat puffs.
What are some ideas of finger foods to feed him?
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Avocado, pasta, steamed sweet potatoes, bananas.... All of the things that you puree (if you are making your own) you can just stop at the steaming stage and cup them up really small.
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Possibly cheerios? Small cut of pieces of banana?
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This website really helped me with the transition to table foods! I have a huge choking phobia (I choked as a child), so solids was very scary. Finding this website was perfect!
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mushy fruits that are easy to pick up (avocado, banana, microwave an apple with some water for three minutes to make it mushy, etc).
My LO didn't really take to finger foods, except cheerios, until he was almost a year, we just kept offering until he was ready... He only recently started to eat meats (with a passion) when he got his molars in...
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@agold: pasta, good idea. We eat a lot of steamed veggies, I will have to start cutting up some for him.
@cake2017: I didn’t know if Cheerios would be too crunchy, but I could try. A lot cheaper than puffs.
@jennlin821: Thank you for sharing, I will definitely look through this.
@periwinklebee: I never thought about microwaving apples, that is a great idea. He still has no teeth but is really showing an interest in food, so I figure we should feed him more than purées.
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@ALV91711: they don't need teeth to eat! My pediatrician told me if I can smash it between my thumb and forefinger they can eat it. Their gums are super strong (since their baby teeth are right below the gum line). Cheerios get mushy when wet, my youngest son started eating them around 7 months. It helped tremendously with his pincer grasp. And so much cheaper than the puffs we used to feed my oldest!
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Shredded cheese, smushed blueberries and raspberries, scrambled eggs (cautious with it being an allergen), lightly toasted bread with lots of butter, avocado, steamed broccoli in little pieces as well as peas, well cooked rice and pasta.
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@KT326: I knew he could eat without teeth, I guess Inwas just thinking of Cheerios as crunchy. Will definitely give them a try.
@muffinsmuffins: those are good ideas. How do you cut up the toast for him to eat? He was trying to steal mine from me earlier today!
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@ALV91711: I just tear little bits or cut in strips and then little squares. We tried doing BLW with strips of toast but he shoves too much in his mouth so holding off on that (and our oldest has gagged/choked so I’m paranoid) It’s so cute seeing them become interested in food! We had pizza the other day and he was memorized watching me eat it haha
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@muffinsmuffins: we had pizza this weekend and he loves gnawing on the crust.
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@periwinklebee: just coming back to this thread and the only thing DS will pick up and put in his mouth are Cheerios! I’ve tried many veggies & fruits and he won’t even touch them.
I know it may take time I think it’s funny that he won’t even touch anything else.
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@ALV91711: To be fair, Cheerios are pretty great! I don’t think either of my girls would eat much food until close to 9 months. We kept trying and one day it clicked. Aside from fruits and vegetables, shredded chicken and chicken sausage were both big hits. We just cut the sausage into tiny tiny pieces.
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E loved meatballs at that age (still does actually) and pulled pork. Quesadillas and scrambled eggs were also big hits.
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@LemonJack: @snarkybiochemist: I think I need to be more adventurous with what I’m offering him. Mostly just trying steamed veggies but maybe he’d like something else.
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@ALV91711: Go for it, babies gums are pretty strong and like all sorts of random things. Roasted veggies get them to the same consistency as steaming but add more flavor. Also try adding spices (anything but salt) to increase the flavor component too.
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@snarkybiochemist: I was so much better with DS1 who is six now. I’m sure there are lots of dinners we have thatbthis little guy would love. Tonight I gave him half a banana and he enjoyed sucking on that.
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@ALV91711: If he's interested in tasting things but won't touch them, is he reacting to the slimy feel of the steamed veggies? Our 12 month old is like that, but loves to eat and once she realizes something tastes good, she gets over her sensory avoidance of the feel of it. Funny enough, doesn't seem to have an issue with the oral sensation-she'll let me feed her just about anything. Just doesn't want to pick it up. Also, she LOVES steamed broccoli, I think because it has more texture and isn't as slimy as the others. Try soft sweet potato fries, too-less slimy.
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One of LO's favorite first foods was strips of beef (filet, I guess?). She couldn't properly eat them, but would gnaw and suck on them until they were literally white.
Scrambled eggs were a good suggestion above, and you could try boiled eggs, too. What about black beans or baked beans? Yogurt, with strips of bread to dip in it. Cheese sticks, frozen waffles (keeping them frozen is great during teething), rice, sausage, pretty much all fruit (apple slices with the skin taken off).
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@Mrs. Turtle: The funny thing is he won’t touch anything. But he will touch puffs and Cheerios. I’ve put a couple bites in his mouth and he eats them but still won’t touch the food. It’s weird, I thought if he tasted it he would pick it up.
@lady baltimore: yesterday we did scrambled egg and he actually picked it up and ate it. Those are some other good suggestions.
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@ALV91711: ugh, I feel like feeding is my greatest point of inferiority when it comes to LO. Like, he MUST not be eating because my cooking sucks, the variety sucks, etc, etc. But really I think he's just picky
Even at 16 months, we have to limit milk, because if he had his way he would just subsist on that. I do think it gets better with time. I'm not sure what to do besides to keep offering, so that's my strategy. My LO is often still really picky, but it has gotten slowly better with age. At your LO's age, basically all he would do is packets (and maybe cheerios...)
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We started off with soups because everything is pretty soft in them and I felt like it helped with offering balanced things. Italian wedding soup with the tiny meatballs was a hit, and chicken and rice soup with carrots (I think it was progresso?)
Our son had a texture issue with touching at first too. He preferred to eat bananas off a spoon. It took a while before he'd grab pieces himself.
Even at 16 months, we have to limit milk, because if he had his way he would just subsist on that. I do think it gets better with time. I'm not sure what to do besides to keep offering, so that's my strategy. My LO is often still really picky, but it has gotten slowly better with age. At your LO's age, basically all he would do is packets (and maybe cheerios...)
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