finger foods for 9 month old? - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

HopingChris · 05-07-2006, 04:25 PM

Anyone got any good ideas for fingerfoods for a 9 month old? She is still gaging some on crackers and cookies.

Chris

brwneyez9 · 05-07-2006, 05:18 PM

Gerber makes things called furit and veggie puffs. They pretty much disolve in their months. My DD loved them. She is 20 months now and is just now really starting to get teeth. For some reason she really knew how to gum her food. So she can eat and could eat almost anything and not have any problems. Gerber makes a few foods that just disolve in their months. They are more snack type foods, but good so they get use to the whole food thing. I even tried them and they really do disolve good. So that is something you may try. Kids love them. They actually don't taste all that bad at all. I hope this helps.

pootie231 · 05-07-2006, 05:40 PM

DD is almost 11 mos. now and has been enjoying just about anything as long as it's cut up small. Cooked mixed vegetables (frozen ones where the carrots are in little squares), cut up dry toast (no butter), cheese, meats, cheerios etc. Pieces of fruit are good too, but harder to pick up. We often just cut up whatever we are eating into really small pieces and put them on her highchair. She prefers fingerfoods to us spoon feeding her. Hope that helps!
p.s. I think this is obvious, but will put it anyways.....always supervise when giving fingerfoods, kids can have a tendancy to keep putting pieces in their mouth without chewing and swallowing what's already in there. Good luck!

sunnydayz05 · 05-07-2006, 08:17 PM

DOLE makes the fruit cups with peaches, pears pinapple and cherries , my DS loves them! you have the drain the syrup out it's got to much sugar in it...he also loves pickles, and goldfish crackers!! loves those goldfish.

Beyondthesky37 · 05-07-2006, 10:16 PM

I agree with the fruit and veggie puff thing. Those are my DS favorite and have been ever since he started eating finger foods. Also they are very low in calories. They have to eat 80 before they get 25 calories and that makes me feel better about feeding them to him reguarly.