Finger food - need inspiration

[SuzieK]

Help! I need some inspiration when it comes to finger food for my 9 month old baby.

She eats toast, egg, broccoli, rice crackers etc but I need some inspiration when it comes to finger food meals.

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly received

Thanks

S

[sylviamaria]

Hi.

I started a blog about food after my daughter was born and have a few ideas on finger food and Baby Led Weaning. I have not been great with updating since I went back to work, but it may give you a couple of ideas..

http://bighungryfamily.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/sweet-potato-cinnamon-chips-blw.html

Thanks

[SuzieK]

Thanks, will have a look

[HollieES]

Savoury muffins are a good one - you can make them with whichever vegetables you like. Spinach and feta ones were a hit for my little one.

http://www.lapetitelulu.com/2013/02/toddler-approved-savoury-muffins.html

Also, wholemeal pittas (cut up) with a little bit of filling - cheese, ham? Breadsticks handy for on the go. Carrot/pepper/celery sticks?

[Anna M]

Pancakes! With blueberries, cheese and chopped ham, mashed banana, grated sweet potato.

Potato cakes - left-over mashed potato with enough plain flour added in to make it stretchy and not too sticky, roll into balls and squish flat, cook on dry frying pan until lightly browned on each side, butter and eat straight away. Great with grated cheese or chopped ham in, or mashed other veg.

Fishcakes - mashed potato, and a roughly equal amount of tuna (tinned) or salmon (steamed or tinned), a beaten egg and a spot of flour, or you can make them more floury and lose the egg. If you can be bothered, you can do the whole dipping in flour, egg and breadcrumbs thing, but moulded with a spoon or hands and floured a little on the outside works fine too and seems to go down well in our house.

Chunky roast veg. with hummus or sour cream to dip them into.

Chunky fish like mackerel is good finger food. Or salmon steamed and left in biggish pieces with potatoes and broccoli, maybe with creme fraiche.

Frittata - with any left-over potatoes or veg fried a bit before you add the egg, cheese, even frozen peas (I found this was the easiest way for my baby to eat peas before he mastered pincer fingers!)

Hope that helps. My tummy's rumbling now.

[SuzieK]

Mmmm some fab ideas there, thanks!

[mrs f]

Corn on the cob

Roasted chicken strips

Avocado

Toast strips

Meatballs

Steamed veg like carrot

Fruit - pear a big hit in our house

Eggy bread

Little pastry filled things...

Popcorn (homemade, without sugar or salt)

[simonethebeaver]

The Baby Led Weaning Cookbook is worth a look. Good recipes with lots of variants.

[oimissus]

at 9 months, and if you don't mind a mess, could you start to give her the same as you're having, and she can dig in with her hands?