If you notice your baby taking a swipe at your sandwich or trying to grab your spoon he’s probably ready to try some grown-up food — the kind he can pick up and deliver to his mouth on his own. By eight months or so most babies are ready to try their hands at self-feeding, a milestone that comes with their developing ability to pick up objects with the thumb and pointer finger.
1. Bread
Even babies who can’t pick things up with their fingers can hold a biscuit, a piece of lightly toasted bread, or a small bagel in their hands and suck on it until it dissolves into a gooey mess. You can also give your baby a rice cake to grasp — the trick is to find breads and crackers that turn mushy (not lumpy) in her mouth and are easier to swallow.
2. Cereal
There’s a reason why every mom has a box of Cheerios in her pantry (and a baggie of crushed Cheerios in her purse) — they’re the perfect size and texture for little fingers and tender gums to practice on. But you can also think outside the circle and serve your baby wheat or rice puffs, too.
3. Fruit
Turn your baby into a fruit fiend by giving her small pieces of soft fruits like banana or a very ripe pear. (To make it easier to pick up slippery banana pieces, try dusting them in crushed Cheerios first.)
4. Veggies
Once your baby’s started solid foods, just about any vegetable can be baby-proofed by cooking it until it’s very tender. Merely cut away the stalks, and broccoli and cauliflower florets can be turned into trees for your little one’s culinary amusement.
5. Pasta
It’ll be years before your baby can twirl spaghetti on a fork, but start him on the path by dishing out the pasta. Opt for healthy whole-grain varieties so he develops a taste for it, but be sure to cook it a little longer than you would regular pasta, because it tends to be firmer.
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