Finger food desserts for baby shower
Baby Shower Desserts – Happiest Baby
Something sweet is on the way! With so many baby shower themes and decorating inspiration out there these days, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. But make sure your baby shower desserts are more than just an afterthought. Given that the mama-to-be is on very little caffeine and off alcohol, her baby shower desserts may just be the most delicious part of the whole nine months! That means you’ll want to think extra-hard about the tasty treats you’re about to serve.
When planning baby shower desserts, first check in with the guest of honor about food allergies or limitations. The last thing you want is a gluten-free or nut-allergic mommy who can’t dig into her own dessert table. Then, you’ll want to feast your eyes on this baby shower dessert inspiration. From customized cookies to decked-out candy tables, here are 21 super-sweet baby shower dessert ideas!
Custom Baby Shower Cookie Ideas
Photo: London’s Cookies & Sweets
There are so many directions and designs you can take on with custom baby shower cookies, but these crowd pleasers are a must for the modern party.
A Naked Baby Shower Cake
Photo: Rose Clearfield Blog
These classy, simple cakes are quickly becoming a staple among birthday, wedding, and baby shower desserts. Celebrate the mama-to-be and her sweet little one with a glamorously rustic “naked cake”—perfect for the boho baby shower.
Pink & Blue Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Photo & To Purchase: Edible Arrangements
Chocolate-covered strawberries are a refreshing and decadent baby shower dessert that are also easy to make (or order via link above). Add a little something special with this layer of pink or blue to make them into the perfect addition to your baby shower dessert table.
Baby Shower Candy Table
Photo: The Cocooning Around the Corner
Oh, how sweet it is! A baby shower candy table with chews, sours, sticks, and chocolates of all varieties in the party’s color scheme will be a huge crowd pleaser -- and double as a favor if you leave out little plastic baggies for guests to pack with their favorites and take home.
Fancy Macaron Baby Shower Dessert
Photo: @pastry_chefs_in_australia
While most of the recipes on this list can be made with substitute ingredients to accommodate food allergies, French macarons are a great idea for a baby shower dessert because they’re inherently gluten- and dairy-free, making them a safe choice for guests with those intolerances. Also, they’re gorgeous and an easy canvas for all your decorating dreams.
Linzer Cookie Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & Recipe: Food Network
A classic treat with the taste of childhood, these pretty cookies are easy to make and look great on a baby shower dessert table.
Baby Shower Dessert Pies
Photo & Recipe: Food Network
Giada’s individual strawberry-honey pies look like the most comforting, nostalgic little party bites and are a unique baby shower dessert. Imagine these laid out at a picnic-style party or vintage themed baby shower! Miniature pies for the win.
Cheesecake Parfait Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & Recipe: Inside Bruce Wife
You don’t even need to be a cheesecake fan to admit these look delicious. Dessert in a cup is so much easier to serve at a baby shower, and they make cleanup a breeze... not to mention they’re just so pretty!
Onesie Cake Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & How-To: bluprint
If you decide to go the baby shower cake route, make it memorable. This unique onesie cake idea is really pretty for the center of a dessert table and will have Mama beaming. Use her favorite cake flavors and frosting with this totally easy guide to creating a onesie-shaped cake at home.
Caramel Corn Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & Where to Buy: RedBarnFarmofMaine via Etsy
Scoop up some “ready to pop” cellophane baggies and fill them with store-bought or homemade caramel corn for a sweet-and-savory baby shower treat guests can eat on site or take to go.
Confetti Oreo Cookie Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & How-To: Sprinkles for Breakfast
Party-perfect chocolate-dipped Oreos cookies are a cheerful and delicious addition to your sweets line up for the mother-to-be and her guests.
Cotton Candy Baby Shower Cupcake Ideas
Photo & Recipe: Cooking Classy
Festive, yummy, and absolutely out-of-the-box! Carnival-inspired cupcakes are a very fun idea for an addition to the baby shower dessert table.
Donut Baby Shower Dessert Display
Photo & Where to Buy Display Board: CelebratedParty via Etsy
That’s a “hole” lotta delicious, and everyone will go crazy for a donut display. This gilded theme is stunning, but you can pull off something incredible in any color scheme.
Raspberry Chocolate Mousse Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & Recipe: Tip Buzz
Individual party desserts are a great idea for a baby shower, and if pink doesn’t work with your theme, you can get creative swapping raspberries for another fruit in the mousse.
Strawberry Shortcake Kabob Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & Recipe: Karen in the Kitchen
Sweet, seasonal, and oh-so-simple to make—strawberry shortcake kabobs are easy to pick up and eat on-the-go, making them the ultimate in party snacking for Mama and her pals.
Chocolate Coconut Nest Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & Recipe: Eating Bird Food
Anything with “no-bake” in the title is a yes for the busy party-planner. Check out this baby shower dessert recipe for adorable, no-bake coconut nests that will make a decadent and delicious treat and look super pretty on the table. They’re absolutely precious for a bird- or nature-themed shower.
Baby Shower Pastel Peppermint Patties
Photo & Recipe: Sweetapolita
We’re pretty sure you cannot go wrong with these tasty beauties! Not only do they look darn cute on a cake plate, but their sweet and minty, melt-in-your-mouth centers are just the kind of treat party guests want to see (and taste).
Lollipop Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & Where to Buy: SpencersSugarShop via Etsy
Take the guesswork—and the kitchen work—out of your baby shower dessert, and display these custom-made lollipops in your baby shower theme of choice!
Ice Cream Cake Shot Baby Shower Dessert
Photo & Recipe: Sugar and Cloth
What is even happening here?! These little treats look almost too good to eat. This baby shower dessert will be the first “shot” Mama’s taken in a while, so may as well make it a special one.
Baby Shower Rice Krispie Treat Cake
Photo & Recipe: Sprinkles for Breakfast
Rice Krispie treats, the classic childhood treat, get a major upgrade with this stunning baby shower cake!
Coconut Fudge Baby Shower Dessert
Photo: @sprinklesforbreakfast
Any under-the-sea or storybook themed shower will get an extra-special sugar rush from gold leaf coconut fudge! Wow your guests—especially the guest of honor—with these beauties.
Think Beyond the Baby Shower Desserts!
Choosing a dessert is great, but even better when you have a great baby shower theme! Make sure to check out our other great resources, including:
- Baby Shower Themes
- Baby Shower Games
- Baby Registry Must Haves
And while you're planning the ultimate baby shower, don't forget to register for the ultimate baby gift: SNOO! Happiest Baby's registry makes it easy to register for SNOO (and gifts at your other favorite stores)—and allows for group gifting, so loved ones can all chip in! Learn more about how SNOO Smart Sleeper automatically calms fussiness by using white noise and gentle rocking here.
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25 Lovely Homemade Baby Shower Desserts (with pictures!)
Baby showers are such a fun time to honor moms-to-be and their new baby.
We love to get together to hear how the mom is feeling, what their plans are for when the baby is born and if they have picked a name.
Baby showers are full of beautiful decorations, fun games, and, of course, cute baby-shower snacks.
Homemade baby shower treats are one of the highlights of every baby shower, especially when they are easy to make.
Cake pops are very common nowadays and you can almost be sure that someone else will bring them as well. If you want to find some great ideas for sweet treats, look no further
If you are throwing a baby shower or are asked to bring a baby shower dessert, then you definitely need to check out this list of baby shower dessert recipes (with pictures!) so you know what you’re getting into.
In this list of recipes, you will find many gluten-free and low-carb options, plus mini food ideas that are super cute for any baby shower.
You could even add food coloring if you know the gender of the baby to make gender-specific blue and pink desserts.
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Baby Shower Dessert Recipes With Pictures
1) Effortless Cheesecake Bites
Cheesecake is so yummy, and these bites will make it super easy for baby shower guests to eat while mingling.
It’s kinda like they’re newborn sized—extra tiny and cute! These mini cheesecakes are sure to be one of most popular finger foods at the party.
You can add fruit you want to the top if you don’t like raspberries. Just imagine what a fresh strawberry or blackberry would taste like instead…
Effortless Cheesecake Bites From Fantabulosity
2) Baby Shower Cream Cheese Mints
These mints are so cute and perfect for a bite-sized treat for your baby shower guests. You can change the color and make them pink or blue!
The baby blue colors of the ones in this example are really relaxing to look at and are absolutely an adorable addition to any of the food tables.
Baby Shower Cream Cheese Mints From A Mom’s Impression
3) Mini Vegan Meringues
These mini vegan meringues are so easy to make! They will make the perfect little finger dessert for your next baby shower, plus you can decorate them for the gender of the baby as well! This one is especially great if you need to have the food be vegan, gluten free or dairy free.
No one will know they aren’t traditional meringues.
Mini Vegan Meringues From Crowded Kitchen
4) Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Every baby shower should have a chocolate dessert and these will not disappoint. These chocolate covered pretzels are easy to make plus are gluten-free, which will be perfect for any guests who may not eat wheat. Just change the recipe to include regular pretzels if you can’t find the gluten free variety.
And just imagine dipping these into some creamy peanut butter. MMMMMmmmmmm…. Your taste buds will thank you.
Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Covered Pretzels From Strength and Sunshine
5) Lofthouse-Style Soft Frosted Gluten-Free Vegan Sugar Cookies
Who doesn’t love soft chewy sugar cookies? This recipe allows you to create them from home and will make a great dessert for a baby shower. You could even dye the frosting pink or blue or any other color to match the baby shower theme.
Lofthouse-Style Soft Frosted Gluten-Free Vegan Sugar Cookies From Strength and Sunshine
6) Pinata Cupcakes
These cupcakes come with a surprise! Try out these cupcakes for your next baby shower treat.
You could even use these for a gender reveal by using pink or blue sprinkles inside.
Pinata Cupcakes From Dancing In The Rain
7) Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies
Cookies are such an easy recipe to make for baby showers. These cookies really let your creativity fly when using sprinkles, plus they look so fun to eat!
Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies From Princess Pinky Girl
8) Giant Flower Cupcakes
You will totally impress your friends with these cupcakes. These easy-to-make cupcakes are gorgeous to look at and will definitely be a big hit at the next baby shower you bring them to.
Giant Flower Cupcakes From Princess Pinky Girl
9) Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites
Any pumpkin-flavored treat is perfect for a fall baby shower. These pumpkin cheesecake bites are easy to make in your Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffin Bites From This Old Gal
10) Keto Low Carb Lemon Bars
If you are looking for some light desserts that are on the healthier side, check out these keto low carb lemon bars.
They will make a great baby shower treat that is light on sugar but still tasty.
Keto Low Carb Lemon Bars From Wholesome Yum
11) Godiva Truffles
We already discussed how great chocolate is for a baby shower, and these cannot be missed! These Godiva truffles are an amazing finger dessert for your baby shower guests.
Godiva Chocolate Truffles From Pink Fortitude
12) Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies
You can’t go wrong with a classic. What is more classic than chocolate chip cookies? These mini chocolate chip shortbread cookies are bite-sized for a baby shower dessert that guests will be able to enjoy without any mess or crumbles!
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies From Joyfully Thriving
13) Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes
Cheesecake and chocolate chips? Yes, please! You’ll seriously want to look into these delicious little cheesecakes that are easy to make for your next baby shower.
Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes From Joyfully Thriving
14) Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
If you want a low sugar option, try these cupcakes! Not only are they low carb, the icing is sugar-free making them a great option for someone who is working around diabetic restrictions, but still wants to indulge a little.
This frosting is a danger dessert for me. I could eat a large bowl of it on my own.
Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting From Low Carb Yum
15) Raspberry Tiramisu Tart
Pretty much any dessert that is made on a tiny scale is super cute, don’t you agree? Raspberry tiramisu cutie pies say it all in the name. They are quick and easy to make and they are oh so cute! A perfect mini food treat for your next baby shower.
Raspberry Tiramisu Cutie Pies In 20 Minutes From Food Meanderings
16) Gluten-Free Vegan Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
It can be tough trying to manage ingredients around the various food allergies out there. If you have guests that eat a gluten-free diet, these will be a great option for them, or for anyone. Try these cupcakes for a light yummy treat.
Gluten-Free vegan Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes From Rhian’s Recipes
17) Vegan Coconut Treats
These bite-sized treats will be perfect for any baby shower.
Color them any color you want or blue or pink for your next baby shower. They’ll have that refreshing tropical tinge of coconut that will set them apart from the other food items.
Vegan Coconut Treats From Renana’s Kitchen
18) Carrot Cake Doughnut Muffin
Don’t be fooled by the name. Try these carrot cake doughnut muffins that have a mascarpone filling, are topped with an orange mocha glace and candied carrots. Yum!
Carrot Cake Doughnut Muffins with Mascarpone Jam Filling, Orange Mocha Glaze, and Candied Carrots From Food Meanderings
19) Chocolate Meringues Cookies
Need an easy cookie recipe that is sure to not disappoint? These chocolate meringue cookies are so easy to make and you probably have most, if not all, of the ingredients in your cupboard already!
Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies From Valentina’s Corner
20) Simply Sensational Truffles Kraft Cream Cheese Truffles
These truffles look so good. Don’t you want to pop one in your mouth right now? These are a perfect finger dessert and will be a hit to bring to a baby shower! This one is great for a gender neutral party.
Simply Sensational Truffles Kraft Cream Cheese Truffles Recipe From Confessions Of an Overworked Mom
21) Reese, Oreo, and Chocolate Mini Layered Dessert
If you really want to impress, these dessert shooters are perfect for those who want single-serve desserts to serve at a baby shower. They look elegant and you know they are going to taste fantastic. Any delicious large item that you can turn into bite size mini desserts is going to be immediately eaten up.
Reese, Oreo, and Chocolate Mini Layered Desserts From Salt and Lavender
22): Sugar Free Cheesecake Keto Mousse
Cheesecake mousse is a great baby shower dessert that you can dress up or down, however you want. You can have a strawberry topping if you want a pink dessert for your baby shower or had blueberries for a blue dessert for your baby shower. It will be a hit no matter what you choose!
Sugar Free Cheesecake Keto Mousee Fluff From Low Carb Yum
23) White Chocolate Candied Lemon Slices
If you really want an impressive dessert for your next baby shower, check this one out! They are creative, delicious and provide a pop of color and are the perfect addition to any shower.
White Chocolate Candied Lemon Slices From Hot Pan Kitchen
24) Mini Chewy Vegan Fudge Brownie Bites
Brownie bites? Yes, please! This is a great mini food dessert for your next baby shower. They are also a great option if you know someone has a common food allergy.
Mini Chewy Gluten-Free Vegan Fudge Brownie Bites From Strength and Sunshine
25) Baby Shower Fruit Bassinet
This is adorable. It is also filled with yummy fruit which is always a hit at baby showers and so easy to prepare. The new mom will get a good laugh at this one.
Baby Shower Fruit Bassinet From The Mandatory Mooch
There you have it! 25 easy baby shower recipes!
These are great for making at home.
Don’t forget you can customize many of them to have a pink or blue theme for your baby shower.
Hopefully, these recipes have given you some great ideas you can use whether you are throwing a baby shower or asked to bring a dessert.
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Finger food - Encyclopedia Baby food
Viktoria Levchuk©
Finger food is baby food prepared in the form of pieces of boiled soft food so that the child can independently take it and transfer it to the mouth, chew it or swallow it without anyone help and any problems.
Finger food is a fun way to encourage the development of motor coordination and skills for biting, chewing and self-feeding. Food in pieces should be easy to grasp by children's fingers and long-term storage, and should not contain bones or seeds.
As soon as the child begins to take food with his fingers and put it into his mouth with reasonable hand-eye coordination, then the fun begins! Let your child experiment with soft snacks such as a banana or peach that can be “hand-mashed” to the right consistency.
The more a child experiments with finger food, the faster he will masterfully feed himself.
Finger food helps keep a child's food interest. As soon as he begins to feed himself on his own, then new taste horizons open up for him. What child refuses to try to bring the product to his mouth on his own, even if he didn’t really like it before.
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Very often mothers think at what age should they give finger food to their baby.
Honestly, even for me it's a difficult question. It's just that sometime between eight and nine months, the baby began to eat small pieces of food. The change in the consistency of food by age is very well described in the WHO recommendation, so it should be guided by.
Food consistency up to a year. Click on me!!!
However, you should not do it blindly and try to feed the baby in pieces at a certain age, perhaps he will not be ready yet. Children are all different, some want food in pieces, almost from the beginning of complementary foods, others are not ready for lumpy food for up to a year or more.
Therefore, any decision on finger food is made based on the child and his readiness. An excellent preparation for finger food is a nibbler, which will prepare the child for lumpy food.
The child has no teeth
Click on me!!!A child's gums are incredibly strong, as is the tongue, so the number of teeth is not an indicator of whether to give finger food or not. If the decision has been made to start complementary foods and the baby is doing well with mashed foods, then you can safely start giving small pieces of soft food when the baby is ready for it. At this stage, it is important to let the child try to eat food of a different consistency, more complex, in order to train the maxillofacial apparatus. Thus, the child gradually prepares for the full chewing of food with the help of the entire jaw, teeth and tongue.
Knowing if finger food is safe for a child
A good rule of thumb to help prevent choking is to avoid anything hard (e.
g. raw carrots), round (e.g. whole grapes), sticky (e.g. , spoon of nut butter) or too much gummies (such as gummies). At first, the child is given pieces of food in the form of sticks, which can be easily clamped in the child's chick, later, when the child begins to control the finger grip better, you can move on to cubes. At first, finger food should be soft, boiled and melt in your mouth. As a child learns to manage with such products, it is possible to complicate the task and switch to fresh soft foods, etc.
Foods that squeeze easily between fingers are good for older children and for younger children. Around 16-18 months, many babies are ready for more complex textures. During this period, cutting food into pea-sized pieces is also a good idea - many babies tend to put large pieces of food in their mouths, so small cubes are used to avoid choking. We always adjust the sizes of products according to the age and eating experience of our own child.
Usually the first finger food is biscuits or baby biscuits, which are very soft and dissolve easily in the mouth. The baby first sucks it, procrastinates, and learns to roll pieces of food in the mouth with the help of the tongue. A little later, when the teeth appear, you can give the product a little harder, for example, a soft apple, some parents play it safe and give a baked apple without a peel. Later, as new foods, vegetables and fruits are introduced into complementary foods, they are offered in the form of finger food, such as boiled broccoli or cauliflower. In general, the child can be offered almost all products in the form of finger food, which is introduced into baby food.
Should the product be peeled or not?
We give an apple to a child without a peel. The first finger foods in the form of vegetables and fruits are given without skins. Yes, the skin of many fruits and vegetables contains valuable nutrients. It is often recommended to leave the skin on in order to take full advantage of the nutrients contained in the product.
But removing the top layer from fruits and vegetables helps reduce the amount of pesticides that may be in the product. Peeling fruits and vegetables helps avoid choking hazards due to the rough texture of the skins. The peel also usually sticks to the palate in the child's mouth, thereby hindering him, and can be there for a long time, and when the child swallows, the probability of choking in the absence of an adult nearby is higher. Getting rid of the skin at the beginning of complementary foods also helps prevent disorders
digestion. And we also take into account that there are some vegetables and fruits, such as pumpkin and avocado, which need to be peeled, because their peel is really inedible. It is not worth getting rid of the product from the peel for a long time, only at first. Usually the first couple of months of complementary foods and exposure to finger food. Then the product with the peel is given to the child in the presence of an adult, after which it is advisable to check the baby's mouth to see if he swallowed everything.
Forcibly open your mouth should not be, play the game "Show your tongue or where are your teeth." By the age of 1.5, the child copes well with the peel of fruits and vegetables, if it is too rough, then it easily spits it out.
Choking
The presence or absence of teeth does not mean that a child can chew. Sometimes children can bite off a piece of food, try to swallow it whole and choke, so never leave a child alone while eating. Some children can store food in their mouths like hamsters, so we always check to make sure the child has swallowed everything before leaving the kitchen. You can read the article on suffocation here.
Our finger foods
At first I gave biscuits to my first child, later I switched to a fresh apple, mostly fresh fruits, he sucked and procrastinated them more than he ate. Later, food appeared in the form of a toy, i.e. we crumbled it, crushed it, and sometimes something got into our mouths. However, since breast milk is always given at the end of complementary foods, I was not too worried about whether the baby was full or not.
With the second child, finger food was a gradual transition from the nibbler. We used it for about a month, then I ventured to give the first pieces of food. But to be honest, the child himself tried the first pieces of food, namely, he stole an apple and took a bite. The first experience of finger food is always scary, because at first the child often coughs and spits out food, he is learning, so it is important to be with the child, if something goes wrong, then the parent will be able to provide first aid. I remind you that the child is suffocating quietly, not a single sound. If he coughs, clears his throat, then everything is within the normal range, you need to help get rid of the food that interferes. Rules for helping with choking know before introducing finger food into complementary foods. It is imperative to look and study, and then give a new consistency of complementary foods.
Of course, at first, only one type of finger food is placed in front of the baby, later a plate is bought, divided into three to five sections, which is filled with finger food.
The baby is already given a choice of what to eat, so you can easily determine the taste preferences in nutrition.
Finger food quick hacks
- The first finger food should be well kneaded between the gums.
- Food in pieces should be age appropriate - do not offer whole eggs to an 8 month old baby .
- If the child cannot raise his head and sit up without help, do not offer him finger food.
- The child should always sit in an upright position, not walk, especially at the first meeting, when he is offered baby food in the form of pieces, to avoid suffocation.
- NEVER leave your child unattended when serving finger food.
Examples of finger food
The first finger food is a biscuit or a baked apple. Those. food that does not need to be chewed, it melts easily in the mouth without additional help from the child. You can start with foods that have been well received by the child in a pureed form on a spoon, serving them in convenient cubes or pieces - the size of a pea for harder items, the size of a stick or wedge for softer foods.
Examples of finger food are:
Click me!!!- pieces of soft bread or crackers
- Soft cheese, Chedder or Mozarella
- Banana
- Ripe pear without peel
- Ripe soft green apple without a peel, the first time you can give boiled
- Boiled cabbage
- . carrots
- Boiled potatoes
- Boiled green peas
- Boiled pumpkin
- Boiled fish
- Boiled meat in the form of meatballs
- Pasta
- Quail eggs, etc.
*All products must be familiar to the child or introduced into complementary foods.
Finger Foods to Avoid
When it comes to feeding your baby with morsels, the biggest problem is preventing choking. So we do not allow him to eat anything without the presence of parents or any adult nearby. And we exclude any food that can get stuck in the child's airways:
Click me!!!- Popcorn,
- Nuts, peanuts,
- raisins and other dried fruits,
- raw vegetables (e.
g. carrots), - grapes,
- Cherries without bones, hard fruit and vegetables with a peel of
- Zhivalino Confinctions
- popcorn, pretzels, corn chips and other snack foods
- marshmallows, etc.
Most doctors do not recommend these foods until the child can eat them safely - around 4 years (although it depends on the child, closer to 3 or 5 years).
Finger food after a year - Encyclopedia Baby food
Levchuk Victoria ©
What is finger food after a year? What it happens to be, and I wrote the finger food rule in previous articles. Today I would like to discuss finger food after a year, how it changes and how it looks. I just noticed yesterday that I have a large number of photos of finger food. I take photos almost every day since at least one meal consists of finger food. I decided to write an article and show our example.
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After a year, finger food becomes very diverse, including almost all products that are introduced into baby food.
If the first months of acquaintance with lumpy food, it is mostly boiled, we do not give anything raw to the child in order to avoid choking. Then after a year you can give boiled, semi-cooked and raw foods, which is very convenient, well expands the diet of baby food.
Sometimes, when laziness runs faster than thought, it's easier to collect fruits and vegetables from the refrigerator, cut them into small pieces and give them to the baby than to feed from a jar. A good second breakfast or afternoon snack, even as a snack is great. You can also organize breakfast, which consists of cheese / eggs, bread, boiled meat, apple / banana - a great snack, of course, without porridge (grain lovers - without slippers), but once a week you can take a break for yourself, and the child will nibble well such food, enjoy and train fine motor skills. The main thing is to watch and sit next to the baby so as not to choke.
A big plus for is that it doesn't require a lot of utensils and kitchen utensils, usually a knife, a cutting board and a baby plate.
Another plus for finger food. If the products are semi-solid, not very soft, then you will hardly have to wash the child and the place where he eats will remain almost clean.
+ the child trains fine motor skills, the parent does almost nothing, and the child learns.
See how many pluses there are just from the fact that mom put the right finger food on the table for the baby.
Finger food is inexpensive and easy to find in any refrigerator.
Moreover, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that after a year, lumpy food is taken not only at the table, but also on the street, on the move, etc. The child can already move around the apartment with a piece of an apple or pear, playing and snacking. The main thing here is to keep an eye on the baby, they love to make nests, and fruit nests rot or dry well. In short, it's nice to find another cache of a child, and even more fun to pull it out of your mouth when a child has found it.
For long trips, finger food is an excellent solution, it is easy to transport, nothing will overflow, long-term storage without refrigeration is possible. A small advertisement for finger food.
Our finger foods
At the moment we love finger food. We like to eat cheese, eggs, fish/meat cutlets, bread, different fruits, vegetables on our own. The child takes the product in his hands and stuffs everything into his mouth, then chews. Not always, it turns out, to eat all the food, sometimes he loses it, then I find it either on the floor or in a high chair. Therefore, portions of finger food are quite large, but about half gets into the mouth. Partly we play, although we try to stop such behavior, but the child is only a year old, which can be discussed.
Soups can also be eaten like finger food, it's just that we are friends with a spoon, but it's still bad, liquid broth pours out of a spoon. Therefore, we like to catch hard boiled foods from the soup and eat them.
Sometimes he scoops up the product with a spoon, then takes it from the spoon, puts a piece into his mouth with his hand, and only then chews it.
I hover over my plate so often just watching my son eat. It's so cute and messy and amazing every time. He tries, sometimes he freaks out, and then the spoon flies to the floor, and his hand climbs into the plate. Every time he comes up with a new way to eat food. Only recently they weaned him from putting his foot on the table, put his foot down, sits on his own, hands in a plate and eats, in general, in my adult opinion, it’s quite uncomfortable, but he sits and eats.
Click me!!! Click on me!!! Click on me!!! Click on me!!!Finger food is hard
Click me!!!For some reason, many mothers think that they need to come up with finger food, try to cook original recipes, etc. But it's not.
The child has switched to a common table or partially switched, which means you can give adult products. Ordinary cutlets are perfectly chewed by the number of teeth that the child now has in his mouth, he chews something with his teeth, something with his gums.
Cottage cheese casserole, cut into small pieces, an excellent snack.
All fruits and vegetables included in complementary foods can be given as finger food. Just be careful with vegetables, since most of them are still boiled. But the child is already able to digest food 2 days old if it was stored in the refrigerator. Therefore, we cook several types of vegetables at a time and divide them into several meals. If you don’t want to give a pure product, then we make sauces, for example, cheese sauce for broccoli, it’s delicious, the kids like it.
Meat and fish, simply boiled. If you divide raw meat or fish into small pieces, then they will cook for no more than 15-30 minutes. But since the child already eats chicken, beef, when we cook soups or borscht for the whole family, we put aside a piece of meat / fish for the next meal of the child. I don’t know about you, but since I’m on parental leave, I cook every 2 days, so I can feed my family with fresh meals. Of course, it is better to cook the meat each time new, or store it in the broth for a day so that it does not dry out.
Then I don’t like meat to taste, but this is my personal opinion.
There are many examples of finger food, see the photo. Even in the group in contact Baby food (Encyclopedia) under the tag #creative breakfast, you can see examples of finger food. Click on the photo and see it in a larger size.
Chicken-carrot cutlet, broccoli and cauliflower Bananas and apples with sugar-free yoghurt Apples baked in the oven. Chicken fillet, cucumber, broccoli, apple, Borodinsky black bread, children's cottage cheese as a sauce Broccoli, carrots and boiled fish fillet — Navazhka Pasta and broccoli Prunes Broccoli and cauliflower Chicken and carrot cutlet, pasta, cucumberAbout finger food sauces
I know how much I want to help my child diversify his taste preferences, but it's too early. The kid is still chaotically waving his arms and using them poorly. Although you probably noticed how carefully he takes a spoon or a mug to perform simple actions, but at the same time he strives to drop or turn them over.
That's why it's not the time for finger food sauces. Just because the child can turn it over, but most likely it will get dirty from head to toe, which mom will have to clean up. You can put a spoonful of sauce and show the baby how to dip a piece of food in it, but you will have to carefully monitor the actions of the child, otherwise there will be more cleaning.
What is now suitable for sauces. If the child is familiar with dairy products, then yogurt, cottage cheese with yogurt (so that it is liquid), cheese sauce without spices, and, probably, that's all.
You can also offer any vegetable/fruit puree for sauce that your child is familiar with.
Finger food hacks
Banana is easy to eat with a small hand In the article The Fifteenth Week of Weaning - Turkey and Garlic Stew, I wrote how to cut a banana so that it is convenient for a child to eat. In an article about bananas in baby food, she wrote how to quickly and easily make a fruit convenient for finger food.
Now I will not repeat myself, I just attach a photo.
I also pay attention, if a child eats from a common table, then we make a dish under the child's hand. Those. if a cutlet, then a small size, three or four cutlets can be made for the youngest member of the family. It’s just that it’s inconvenient to hold a large chunk in your hand, and now the main thing is a manual grip so that the child can hold the food in his fist and bite off. Therefore, food can be made in the form of a rectangle, like fish sticks.
Pear, it is convenient to take with a small hand, the child eats everything without a peel. With the same consideration, we prepare children's cookies, cut bread pita bread or bread, cottage cheese casseroles and muffins. The child is comfortable with either a thin long stick, or medium squares. We tear the meat into fibers or cut into small cubes. You should not grind food too much, it is difficult to take it with children's fingers, otherwise you will see a picture of how the baby is trying to take food from the table with his mouth.
An apple corer is very useful. With it, you can make a long round tube without a peel. It is convenient for the child to hold, the peel does not interfere with biting the delicious middle. Suitable for large apples, pears, cucumbers, i.e. medium hard products. Fresh carrots are a very hard product, so for now only a grater. In short, fresh vegetables and fruits of increased hardness (carrots, white cabbage, etc.), which need to be carefully chewed by a child after a year, should be given fresh after a fine grater until the set of teeth expands.
Dividing a banana into three parts with a finger. If the pear has a core, then cut it out. An apple without a core. Next to it is a fruit peeler. We give an apple to a child without a peel. Basically, if you have any doubts about giving your child fresh or boiled finger food, then boil it, it will be safer. The main thing here is the confidence in the child that he will be able to bite off, chew, swallow without choking, and then digest it and get rid of the unnecessary without pieces of undigested food.
