Hi again,
I belong to another mom's forum and got the following ideas for finger food:
like plain rice cakes, cheerios, saltine crackers(with no salt). She even likes cream cheese on the cracker.
I also peel whole fruit (banana, pear, apples) and let her shred it herself (with her three bottom teeth)...She also loves canned mandarins and peaches (I buy them in their own juice, or, if they are in a light syrup, I just rinse them off really well).
Veggies work too, I steamed some cauliflower, and left it in rosettes, and she loved them!
Try giving pieces of fruit or veggies, cheese, cereal, raisins/dried cranberries, etc... I just gave her whatever I was eating for lunch/dinner.. rice, mashed potatoes, noodles (the rotini noodles are great!)
I used to give Grace little Paris Toasts. They're like little thick mini melba toasts. They were great - they softened up wonderfully when she gummed them.
Have you tried spreading the puree's fruit or veggies on her dry toast? In order to make veggies more appealing for Des I add a cube of fruit and save the juices from when I make his fruit to think out the vegitable cereal mix. Makes it a little sweeter and more appealing.
Cooked baby carrots for a finger food, sliced cooked potatoe, hunks of bannana
I gave her some baked beans today too and she liked them....