Finger Food For Baby

• Cut-up pieces of banana or soft pear (firmer pears should be cooked - see our pear baby food page for more information)



• Baked apple cubes



• Melon cubes



• Pieces of avocado (more avocado baby food ideas)



• Sliced kiwi fruit



• Blueberries

• Chunks of cooked sweet potato (click here for more sweet potato ideas and recipes)



• Peas



• Cooked asparagus



• Cut-up green beans



• Small pieces of cooked broccoli



• Cooked carrots, diced



• Cooked beets (beetroot), cut into 'sticks' or cubed

• Lightly toasted bread or bagels



• Scrambled eggs (yolks are usually fine from 6 months, but speak to your doctor before introducing whole eggs)



• Bite size pieces of cheese



• Pea size pieces of cooked chicken



• Cereals, such as puffed rice or Cheerios



• Pieces of pitta bread, naan or chappati



• Tiny sandwiches, filled with soft cheese or mashed banana



• Fingers of cheese on toast



• Cooked pasta, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese



• Tofu cubes (see tofu information and recipes to learn how tofu can benefit your baby)



• Plain rice cakes



• Overcooked brown rice - it's sticky and will "clump" together

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