Finger food ideas for a 9 month old

[Lemonthyme]

I think they can choke on raisins, some people don't give them as a result but we've been giving them for about 4 months now (my LO is 14 months) without problems.  You do have to watch out that he doesn't have too many and have raisin poos.  Squishy!

[ZacsMumme]

M LO loves them, and here they are so small, given 1 at a time I don't think he could choke. That said I do think ya got to watch them when they eat them as sometimes the raisins get 'stored' in the mouth and then you get a raisin risk of choking!!!

[Lemonthyme]

Oh he grabs handfuls now and shoves them all into his mouth at once! 

[MamaLiz]

Our LO really likes fruits and toast sandwiches cut up into little pieces.  We've used avocado, cream cheese, hummus and purees we needed to use up for the filling - I just smoosh the toast down with my hand and then put a light layer of whatever spread on and put another smooshed piece on top, then cut into strips and then into small squares - not sure when to give the strips like little toast fingers, but my LO doesn't have teeth yet so not sure about the biting a piece off.

Also - since fruits are so slippery, I read that you can smash up cheerios and dust the fruit with it to make it easier for LOs to grab.  We do this - especially with cut up bananas - I just put some in a baggie, smash them with the rolling pin, drop cut up banana or mango or melon or whatever in and shake to coat and then I can put the pieces on DDs tray and she has no problem!

I am pumped to look at some of those recipe links - thanks for sharing!

[greenteamomma]

Have you been smooching the chickpeas?  Chickpeas seem so hard compared to other beans. 

This is our little sandwich secret.  We toast one toast and then cut it horizontally so you end up with two thin pieces of bread. Sometimes the middle part turns into a gob of dough because its still hot so I just remove that part.  THEN I add butter and cream cheese or avocado etc.  The sandwiches stay together and they are a better thickness to bite into.  Imagine biting into a burger or sandwich that is too big, how you feel overwelmed.  Two slices of bread together for them is a HUGE bite so I find she just refuses it cause its too much work

[Lemonthyme]

That's melba toast or it would be if you toasted it again but then it would probably go a bit crunchy.

[greenteamomma]

Melba toast is too hard, she spits that out.

[ZacsMumme]

We just use sandwich slice bread and I kind of squish it down a bit so it is less thick and DS handles that well. We just had a yummy new combo. Cream Cheese + Chopped up dried aprocots. DS loved it!

We also do a similar thing with the toast but I toast bread, put marmite and cheese on it then bake in the oven for a bit and chop up for a yummy snack on the go! A few other things we have just started trying and had success with are:
Sweet Potato fingers roasted in olive oil and dusted with cinnamon
Dried Apple Rings
Cheesy Rice Balls (Made with risotto rice with cheese, herbs ie chives added and rolled into balls.)
Homemade Fish Fingers or Mini Chicken burgers with apple.
Mayo and Salmon or Tuna mix on toast/crispbread or in sammies
Quesadillas with grated apple and cheese (better for 10 months plus)
Breakfast sausages (with skin removed)

 

[Lemonthyme]

Do you make your own dried apple rings, if so, how?

[ZacsMumme]

I haven't yet, just got some from the organic store. But I don't think it would be too hard. Maybe just cut into rings and then dry out in low temp oven for a long time...? Ohh now you have me inspired to find out!