Ideas to feed 10 month old who insists on feeding himself

[Dogdogcat]

DS is 10 months old and I am running out of ideas on what to feed him. He refuses to be fed with a spoon so yoghurt, baby cereals and wet foods are off the menu for a while. He has also started throwing food off the tray. Typically for breakfast I will feed him toast with peanut/almond butter, a few cherrios and some fruit that he can pick up himself, this morning it was cut up bananas and grapes. Lunch is often a cheese omelette with some bread with cream cheese or hummus and maybe some grated apple and carrot. Dinner is usually meat or fish with a starch and vegetables. Last night was fish with pieces of potato, peas and squash. I think he may be getting bored with the food but I feel limited because he refuses to be fed. I guess I need some suggestions of food that can be cut up into pieces that he can feed himself. He's not too keen on the meat and fish and I worry that he's not getting enough protein. He still has four 5-6 ounce bottles of breastmilk a day.

Look into baby led weaning.
You can still feed yoghurt etc but you pre-load the spoon and then they feed themselves the food.
Bit messy but on the upside you get to eat at the same time!

Just give him normal food/whatever you're having.

Spaghetti Bolognese
Lasagne
Macaroni Cheese/pasta bake
Stir fry
Fish fingers
Cottage/Shepherds/Other pie
Scrambled Eggs

I'd avoid soup, but otherwise go for it!

You can give him yoghurt with a spoon and let him have a go.

Give him spoons with the food already on or a fork and guide him to stab food.

My DS had mastered a spoon and fork by just over one.

The twist and shake mat and bowls are good as the bowl is held firmly in place and whilst they learn to spoon. They are not cheap though

Pasta
Cottage pie (they can put push it in with hands)
Cheese on toast

Just give him whatever you are having. I have a (just) 2 year old and a8 month old and I'm in the habit now of taking theirs out of the oven 5-10 mins earlier to allow it to cool down.

The 2yo eats it with a fork/ spoon and the 8mo just picks it up by the fistful (even yoghurt and soup) and crams it it. I give the 8mo a bendy spoon too to play with.

If you eat at different times then you can save leftovers for them for the day after.

Alternatively basic tomato and cheese pasta (fusilli works well), fish fingers and waffles, omelette cut into slices, sausages mash and mushy peas etc are all great baby/toddler food.

Agree with PPs that pre-loaded spoons of wet food would work. I also have a 10 month old DS - we are doing BLW so I don't spoon feed him myself but he can bring a loaded spoon to his mouth and eat from that. Tip: have a second loaded spoon ready to swap with him once he's finished.

I also give him the odd pouch of yoghurt if we are out and he needs a snack - they quickly learn to suck it out. Obviously not the way to eat other foods but for the odd yoghurt I think it's ok!

You can also put wet food directly on the highchair tray and you may find he picks it up to eat it. Messy but fun :)

Alternative non-wet things he could feed himself:
Boiled egg
Puff pastry pinwheels
Fish fingers
Savoury muffins
Pancakes
Ravioli
Bitesize Weetabix or the fruit filled wheat cereals pre soaked in a little milk

We did BLW so just let DD self feed normal food. Obviously avoid choking hazard type foods so no whole cherry tomatoes, grapes, nuts. Nothing salty or honey either and off you (well) he goes.

Just give him what you're having, give him a spoon or just let him use his hands. I recommend getting something to cover the floor! My LO had cauliflower cheese tonight and tomorrow is curry. We give cereal dampened with a bit of milk for breakfast.

He won't get bored if the food

Think back to the 1000s if years Humans have been having children. Fairly sure a child in 1718 wasn't exposed to even a tenth of what is accessible today!

As others have said, just give what you have.
My DS (nearly 9mths) has pretty much everything we have.
Sometimes he won't take a pre-loaded spoon or be spoon-fed so I'll let him fed himself - ie yoghurt etc - it's very messy but it's a great sensory experience for them & it helps them to learn to get their fingers in their mouth.
Porridge fingers are great at breakfast.

Thanks for the messages and support, I guess I just have to get over the thought of spaghetti bolognese on the walls and in the rugs and embrace the mess! I will check out baby led weaning and get some baby sized spoons.

Dinner:
Falafel with strips of pitta bread
Lentil slice www.healthylittlefoodies.com/curried-lentil-bake/
Bean burgers www.bbc.com/food/recipes/veggie_bean_burgers_for_53280
Pork and apple burgers www.bbc.com/food/recipes/pork_and_apple_burger_94249
Savoury cheese pudding www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/savoury-cheese-pudding/
Quinoa burgers www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/kale-quinoa-patties
Mini toad in the holes www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/mini-toad-holes
Pitta pizzas www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1649634/pitta-pizzas

Same meals as you, shouldn't a 10 month old fees themselves anyways my son has since 6 months

Obviously no honey under one and like others said check out Blw much better than purees :) and cheaper