The NHS recommendation is to
offer soft finger foods alongside mashed or pureed foods from the beginning of weaning.
Your baby will likely love to feed themselves, so if you choose to, you can
offer them soft finger food rather than pureed food from the get - go.
Try to
offer soft finger foods at this stage to give your baby plenty of practice chewing foods.
You can
offer some soft finger foods with each meal so that your baby can touch and play with foods.
Not exact matches
It can help to
offer your baby some
soft finger foods to encourage them to chew.
Bake, boil, or microwave until the flesh is
soft, and then puree or
offer as a
finger food in
soft chunks.
You can also start to
offer soft table
foods and
finger foods at this age.
Whenever possible,
offer your child
finger foods instead of
soft ones that require a fork or spoon to eat.
We recommend waiting until your baby is coping well with the traditional «first»
finger foods like
soft cooked veggies and fruit before
offering bread.