What the age of the babies should parents recommend finger foods?
By the time your babies are 9 months old, most of them have developed the necessary advocacy skills. At first, your babies can eat just scraping his hands and put it in his mouth, by taking their spoon you're feeding or snatching food off your plate. And eventually they'll figure out how to use the thumb and forefinger to get food.
Allow your babies to feed themselves as much as possible, although your babies still need to feed with a spoon to eat cereals and nutritional elements important. Encourage eating finger food will help your children develop independent, healthy eating habits.
This is a measure of control over what and how much they eat. Let your babies adjust, recognize and respond to the signals when they appetite or not.
Which finger foods are the best choice?
Your babies look very appetite, but they may not have many teeth, so start with soft foods that babies can chew or mush easily in the mouth. You have to cook it until soft - and cut it into tiny pieces enough for the babies to eat.
You should be cautious when it comes to the introduction of foods. If you are concerned that your babies may be allergic to foods, recommend them one by one and pay attention if your babies has an allergic reaction. Some popular finger foods are suggested such as:
Oat cereal or other grains less sugar
Cheese, shredded cheese, and small pieces of tofu
Cooked pasta
Toast or crackers
Small pieces of cooked vegetables, such as carrots, peas, courgettes, potatoes, or sweet potatoes
Pea-sized pieces of cooked chicken, beef or turkey, other soft meat.
Let your babies try different types of food. Do not force them to eat, because it will take many times before they will accept a new food.
Finger foods to avoid
Finger eat really rewarding and infant new experience when babies are older and older, but it is important to avoid foods that may cause choking and those with little nutritional value. Parents can stop choking by monitoring the baby while eating. The foods likely to cause choking hazard, such as:
Piece hard raw vegetables or fruits
Nuts, seeds..
whole grapes, strawberries, cherries or tomatoes..
Bread untoasted, block of cheese or meat,
Candy (hard candy, jelly beans, gummies, chewing gum..)
Popcorn, chips, and other snacks..
Avoid the temptation of biscuits or fat snacks like cheese puffs and potato chips with your baby. They need nutritious foods.
Other useful tips
Introduce finger foods slowly and add new categories. Supply diverse food about colors and textures.
Your babies may want to touch, smell, taste and play with your food. Try to follow them to create excitement.
Do not let your babies much junk food because they can no longer cravings during the meal.
Never leave your babies eating alone when nobody take care of them.
Conclusion
When your babies start to eat - a new mission really like best - they will see that they love to try new flavors and new foods. Maybe this article will help you decide when they’re ready, and suggested some ideal foods to try. This helps you identify - and avoid - potential food allergies and digestive problems for your babies.
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