Finger food help

[bambino1]

My seven month old is into everything going into her mouth at the moment so could anyone sugesst some really good healthy finger foods that i could give her.

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Thats a brill start. With the toast does it matter if its white or brown bread?

My 10 mo likes bread sticks, the crusts of toast, grapes cut in half ( I know some mums peel them!), apple, carrot. His favourite is cucumber. Again some mums peel it and cut into sticks but Ds loves the skin so just gets slices. Hopefully he will eat more things when he has more than two teeth......

little pieces of avocado

steamed vegetable pieces such as carrots, peas, brocolli florets, asparagus, sweet potato cut into strips

ripe strawberries cut into strips

our son also likes roast chicken which pulls apart into little "strings", and cut up sandwich ham

mandarin pieces cut into thirds (little but good)

Forgot to say my Ds wont eat banana pieces as they are too slimey! Will eat mashed off a spoon though. We only have wholemeal or granary bread in the house and ds seems to like the texture of the crusts. Better for teething I guess.

oh, and apple and pear cut into pieces and steamed until soft (I don't give raw as I am petrified of choaking)

Remember to try citrus fruits and strawberries gradually as some babies are sensitive to them

can spread the avocado or banana on bread to help with the "slimyness" - makes it easier to pick up

Oh Kb what a kind mummy you are!!!!!!!

and some babies LOVE slimey.....

no, not kind, just desparate as he refuses to eat from a spoon - the only way I can get him to eat is if he puts it in his mouth himself! I guess I've gotten a bit sneaky

oh, and as KristinaM reminded me, remember to try each new food separately to make sure your little one is not allergic

My little one is exactly the same. Spoon goes near her then the whole face screws up. these suggestions are brilliant. going down shops later and get some bits to try new things with her.

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Ah bambino1, so you too have an independent little critter

I have to remind myself that although its frustrating in a baby, independence in an adult is a very GOOD quality!

So true. Sometimes I just forget she is a baby! She certainly doesn't act like one sometimes. She is definatly a mini me!!!

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Won't she choke on raisins. I really worry giving her things so small!

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She has two bottom ones but they are not fully out yet. She is in her highchair at mo eating toast and having a wail of a time.

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DS isn't very good at holding/eating finger foods but loves bits to play with. the thing he copes with best is laughing cow cheese triangles as they're easy to hold and soft enough to swallow...

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All your suggestions are brilliant. Thanks guys.