OHbaby! Forums : Finger food https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:06:09 +0000 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:59:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=22917 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Finger food : Emily&#039;s only just cut her...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=560560&title=finger-food#560560 Author: Troods
Subject: 22917
Posted: 06 December 2008 at 2:59pm

Emily's only just cut her first tooth so she's still pretty gummy. She loves her finger food and pretty good with it now. So yesterday I decided to give her a slice of apple, thinking she'll mostly suck on it until it was mushy. Man those gums must be strong because she managed to bite a huge chunk off straight away! I suddenly had visions of her choking and such so I quickly whipped it out, then put the rest of the apple in the mesh bag ]]> Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:59:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=560560&title=finger-food#560560 <![CDATA[Finger food : the chips i give him have hardly...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=560377&title=finger-food#560377 Author: ElfsMum
Subject: 22917
Posted: 06 December 2008 at 8:33am

the chips i give him have hardly anything in them(as he is only allowed meat fruit vege and rice.. so they are pretty good as far as chips go:) he's not even allowed milk arrowroot:(!! ]]> Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:33:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=560377&title=finger-food#560377 <![CDATA[Finger food : milk arrowroot are good too as...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=560118&title=finger-food#560118 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 22917
Posted: 05 December 2008 at 5:56pm

milk arrowroot are good too as when they dont have many teeth they gum them till they are soft.  I was also nervous about things like chips (only just giving them now!  and he doesnt like them...YAY).  I am still scared of apple...but go BANANA!]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:56:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=560118&title=finger-food#560118 <![CDATA[Finger food : star- i was just like you...even...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=559925&title=finger-food#559925 Author: ElfsMum
Subject: 22917
Posted: 05 December 2008 at 1:11pm

star- i was just like you...even breaking his crisps into tiny bits..to start with i gave him foods that melt(like cassava chips) but then he progressed to other foods.. with like mixed veges i cut them up then spoon fed then..and let him play with some then slowly he started to eat it now he just eats the mixed veges as they come.. but he did gag and still does occasionally..it was scary but everyone kept telling me it was normal.. as i say though i gave him little pieces so i knew he wouldn't choke but he was just getting used to it.. now I'm sure he can chew I'm giving him bigger bits..

crackers are generally good cause they just melt in the mouth and i gave him things like bits of strawberry and banana but now he has the whole thing(but he does try to shove it all in:)

Edited by foxxy_one]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:11:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=559925&title=finger-food#559925 <![CDATA[Finger food : I know this sounds silly but did...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=559480&title=finger-food#559480 Author: pikelets
Subject: 22917
Posted: 04 December 2008 at 7:21pm

I know this sounds silly but did you start off giving your babies the fingerfood to eat or did you hold it and let them nibble it?

I am scared to death to give DS a cracker or piece of fruit to hold himself to eat incase the whole lot or a big piece disappears down the wrong hatch. I let him nibble the frui I give him now. Tried a sandwich but he can't quite bite a piece off.



]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:21:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=559480&title=finger-food#559480 <![CDATA[Finger food : At the moment we do, spoon fed...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=559399&title=finger-food#559399 Author: Daizy
Subject: 22917
Posted: 04 December 2008 at 5:14pm

At the moment we do, spoon fed at breakfast

Marmite on toast for lunch

Jar of food for dinner, then while we are eating we tent to give her some extra vegies from our dinner.

Throughout the day if we are out and she gets grizzly I often give her grackers.

And we are always trying out new foods as we come  across them.

]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:14:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=559399&title=finger-food#559399 <![CDATA[Finger food : We did toast after porridge/weetbix...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558872&title=finger-food#558872 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 22917
Posted: 04 December 2008 at 8:03am

We did toast after porridge/weetbix (it gave me time to eat my breakfast)

Lunch was sandwiches, fruit, cheese etc...all finger food.

 

About 11 months we started trying to introduce family food for dinner and started with things like crumbed chicken/fish, carrots, brocolli, home made chips.  This has carried on and Tom now eats most of his meals himself with either fork or fingers.

]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:03:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558872&title=finger-food#558872 <![CDATA[Finger food : From about 8mo Michaela refused...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558851&title=finger-food#558851 Author: MrsMojo
Subject: 22917
Posted: 04 December 2008 at 7:12am

From about 8mo Michaela refused to be spoon fed at all so she got all finger food for every meal (although occasionally I gave her a pottle of yoghurt or stewed fruit to self feed).]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:12:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558851&title=finger-food#558851 <![CDATA[Finger food : Thanks for the inputs! It&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558802&title=finger-food#558802 Author: tishy
Subject: 22917
Posted: 03 December 2008 at 10:13pm

Thanks for the inputs! It's interesting to know what others do.

I offer some finger food for snacks as well.
I'm trying to be good with offering it but sometimes it's just easier to open the jar and spoon feed them And easier to clean up after too. hehe!]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:13:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558802&title=finger-food#558802 <![CDATA[Finger food : I do what you do Tishy... finger...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558786&title=finger-food#558786 Author: LittleBug
Subject: 22917
Posted: 03 December 2008 at 9:43pm

I do what you do Tishy... finger food and then top her up with a spoon-feed to make sure she is full. I try to offer finger foods at lunch and dinner, breakfast is usually just fruity museli here.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:43:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558786&title=finger-food#558786 <![CDATA[Finger food : We are the same as mamapickle. Finger...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558747&title=finger-food#558747 Author: Peanut
Subject: 22917
Posted: 03 December 2008 at 8:43pm

We are the same as mamapickle.

Finger food for breakfast and lunch.

Toast and fruit for brekkie

Sandwhiches, rice crackers, rasians, fruit or veges for lunch and yoghurt.

Dinner is spoon fed - what ever we are having or is in the freezer.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:43:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558747&title=finger-food#558747 <![CDATA[Finger food : at that age Ella had a mixture...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558745&title=finger-food#558745 Author: Mum2ET
Subject: 22917
Posted: 03 December 2008 at 8:41pm

at that age Ella had a mixture of finger food and food in a bowl for lunch. She was also having morning and afternoon tea I think (it's all a bit of blur) so we stuck to finger foods for those meals as well (and still do).

]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:41:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558745&title=finger-food#558745 <![CDATA[Finger food : E has milk then breakfast(baby...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558697&title=finger-food#558697 Author: ElfsMum
Subject: 22917
Posted: 03 December 2008 at 7:46pm

E has

milk then breakfast(baby rice and half kiwifruit)
1030 bottle 1200 lunch .. generally jar of pumpkin potato and beef and then his special chips or some more fruit
230-bottle then tea at 5 veges -was jar but today started mixed veges as finger food and he had a banana and toast

just depends on the day but he will have 2-3 jars(though trying to cut this down) and toast, baby rice, various things of fruit.. and his special chips and biccies sometimes..

as you say its whatever suits but E has jar first except at tea starting tonight.. ]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:46:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558697&title=finger-food#558697 <![CDATA[Finger food : We do finger food for breakfast...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558651&title=finger-food#558651 Author: BugTeeny
Subject: 22917
Posted: 03 December 2008 at 6:26pm

We do finger food for breakfast and lunch.

Breakfast: Milk feed then fruit and toast/weetbix.
Lunch: Meatballs, chicken etc.. and carrots, peas, corn, asparagus (tinned - too cheap for fresh stuff hehe), brocolli, courgette (peeled) etc...
A few cubes of cheese and sultanas every other day.

Dinner we give her whatever we're having, but I spoon feed her so I can fill her up, like Stacey mentioned.
Then she'll eat a banana/strawberries/peach or pear slices with her hands.
Milk.


Edited by MamaPickle]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:26:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558651&title=finger-food#558651 <![CDATA[Finger food : When Daniel was that age lunch...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558593&title=finger-food#558593 Author: kebakat
Subject: 22917
Posted: 03 December 2008 at 5:13pm

When Daniel was that age lunch was finger food only generally with some yoghurt if he wanted it. Dinner time I liked to fill him up as much as possible so I'd give a jar of food and then put some finger food for him to pick at.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:13:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558593&title=finger-food#558593 <![CDATA[Finger food : I&#039;m just wondering what way...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558589&title=finger-food#558589 Author: tishy
Subject: 22917
Posted: 03 December 2008 at 5:08pm

I'm just wondering what way people do it.

Do you have one meal that's only finger food?

Do you feed a jar first and give finger food after or vice versa?

Currently I'm giving finger food at dinner time and then I 'top them up' with a jar of food.

I guess it's whatever suits each baby and family. ]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:08:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22917&PID=558589&title=finger-food#558589