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Exploring newer Tastes and Finger foods
  Can toys or TV watching be allowed during meal times?
 
  How do I know my baby is eating enough?
 
  What type of finger foods are suitable to offer?
 
  Is it ok to offer baby food with strong flavors and spice?
 
  At what age can I give baby chopped food instead of pureed ones?
 
  Can my baby get all she needs from a vegetarian diet?
 
  What can I add to my baby's meals to help her gain weight?
 
  What are probiotics and prebiotics and why are they important for my baby?
 
  What is the disadvantage of snacking, my child seems to prefer that to proper meals?
 
  I feel my baby is on the chubby side. Should I use low fat ingredients in his meals?
 
  My baby wants the 'junk' food other family members eat, how can I avoid this habit from developing?
 
  Sometimes I offer my baby solid food three times a day and when I am busy it can even drop to once a day. Is this why my child gives me a hard time with her feeds?
 


What type of finger foods are suitable to offer?


Finger foods can be offered as early as 6 months or a few months later, all depending on your baby's personality and preference. The food should easily dissolve in your mouth without any grit or grain in it to prevent possible choking. You can encourage your baby to have finger foods by offering them during mealtimes along with your baby's normal grub. Breakfast foods such as French toast, pancakes, waffles and cereal such as cheerios make good finger foods. Fruits can be served in bite-sized pieces (remove the peels, pit and steam if necessary) and you can also give your baby dried fruits. Boiled vegetables (reasonably soft) such as carrots and broccoli and boiled pasta pieces also make easy finger foods. Small chunks of cheese (semi soft cheese), chicken meatballs or baby sausages, and hard boiled eggs which your baby can suck or gnaw at are good too. Whatever food you do offer, give only a few pieces at a time. If you find more pieces on the floor than in her mouth, consider her interest in the finger food over.






 


 
 
 
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