Some Delicious Finger Foods For Toddlers
Feeding their children is a difficult task for many parents and daycare teachers. However, as newborns become older, they like experimenting with various flavours and sensations. They will no longer simply eat mashed foods and purees. This is the time to introduce finger foods to your infant. Baby finger meals offer more than just provide nourishment. They also assist babies in developing their fine motor skills. Do you have any ideas for finger foods to serve your child? Continue reading to learn about some healthy finger foods that your baby can eat without teeth.
Pasta - Pasta is good first finger food for newborns without teeth because it has a mild flavour. Pasta becomes incredibly mushy when overdone, making it easy for babies without teeth to ingest.
Ingredients –
- Shell-shaped pasta/penne pasta
- butter/olive oil
- pureed tomatoes
Method –
- Cook the pasta in boiling water until it is soft and mushy.
- Add the cooked pasta to a pan with a little butter or olive oil. After a minute of stirring, add the tomato puree.
- Allow the spaghetti to cool before serving it to your child.
Baby Quiche Cake - Montessori teachers found Baby quiche cakes are a great way to urge kids to eat more vegetables. These cakes can be made in batches and kept in the fridge for up to 3 days if kept in an airtight container. Let's take a look at how they're manufactured.
Ingredients –
- 2-3 cups flour (whole wheat)
- a quarter cup of olive oil
- 3-5 cups diced/ chopped veggies (carrots, spinach, broccoli/ cauliflower, peas, and so on)
- four bananas (mashed)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 12 quarts yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
- Salt to taste (optional)
Method –
- Steam the chopped/diced vegetables first.
- Combine the whole wheat flour, yoghurt, baking powder, beaten eggs, cheddar cheese, olive oil, and salt to make a batter.
- In a separate bowl, combine the vegetables with the batter.
- Place the batter in a muffin tin that has been buttered.
- Bake the cakes for 20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, or until golden brown and firm.
- You can cut or split the cakes into smaller pieces and offer some to your infant once they have cooled.
Berry Bites - This recipe just calls for a few ingredients which you will easily get in San Dimas CA spermarkets.
Ingredients –
- three bananas
- a handful of blueberries or strawberries
- a quarter cup of milk
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter (for greasing the muffin tray)
Method –
- In a mixing bowl, mash three bananas.
- Mix in some milk until everything is properly combined.
- Using butter, grease a tiny muffin tray.
- Fill each muffin place with a few strawberries or blueberries.
- Pour in the milk and banana mixture after that.
- Bake the muffins for 15 minutes, or until the eggs are cooked through.
- Remove the muffins from the pan after they have cooled.
- Before giving it to your infant, you can cut it into smaller pieces.