Some things I let DD eat as finger food include:
- Waffles (broken into small pieces for her to grab, & same with many items below)
- Bread, with or without a spread
- English Muffin, with or without a spread
- Cereals such as "O" ceceals (like Cheerios), Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies
- Gerber Veggie Puffs
- Gerber Fruit Puffs
- Yams or Sweet Potato (although I prefer to load up a spoon/fork to feed her, or let her grab the spoon/fork to feed herself, rather than using her hands
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- Pancakes
- Crackers
- French Toast
- Rice Cakes
- Grapes (again, prefer spoon fed than finger, but she'll pick them up; you might try coating them in cereal "dust" to make it easier to grab. also, make sure to peel the skin off and cut into small pieces to avoid choking, and no seeds of course. Sorry, I know this is obvious, but I thought I'd mention it anyways)
- Avocado
- Apple (make sure it's soft enough if your LO can't handle "hard" apple yet)
- Mango
- Melons (cantalope, honeydew, etc)
- Pineapple
- Berries (watch for possible rash/reactions)
- Orange (watch for possible rash/reactions)
- Carrot (cooked soft, not raw)
- Squash (zucchini, etc)
- Broccoli (I prefer not to do this finger style cuz the flowery bits get all over the place)
- Cauliflower
- Cheese, like cheddar, jack, etc (cut into small cubes), you can also try string cheese
- Eggs (scrambled, although I prefer she doesn't use her fingers for this)
- Tofu (cubed)
gotta go, DD just woke from her nap & is calling her faithful servant ...