Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Finger foods for toddlers?

My son is 14 months old, and would rather eat finger foods versus using a spoon and having someone help feed him. But his father and I are stumped as to what new foods to try with him that he can pick up and eat on his own. A little information on my boy: He's got four teeth (two front bottom, and two front top), but he does extremely well with chewing up his food when it is cut into reasonable sized pieces. We have given him things like chicken nuggets, hot dogs, french toast, scrambled eggs, a variety of the gerber snack foods, and he's even eaten taco meat with a little cheese and lettuce mixed in (although I think he wore more than he ate!). Surprisingly for his age, he loves foods with bold flavoring, such as BBQ sauce, taco sauce, and things like that. I'm looking for new, healthier, and somewhat different ideas to try. Any suggestions are welcome! Recipes are welcome as well! And for the parents, what were your child(ren)'s favorite foods at that age (around a year old)?

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