16 Foods Your Baby Can Eat Without Teeth

Babies during the first year might begin to teeth but they do not sprout teeth after all. Finger foods are there for them to eat, but they might get bored or you may want to try something new. Here are some non-baby foods that you can include in your baby’s diet. They are definitely more nutritious than the melt-in-mouth candy puffs, but all the same, do not require the calcium grinders.

  1. Salmon: Salmon is normally tender. Bake and break it, or mash it up simply with a whisk.
  2. Ground Chicken: Chicken stew is boring, but ground chicken is not. The tiny crummies just melt in mouth.
  3. Tuna: Another fish that you can simply bake and feed. Take care of the bones, if any.
  4. Shredded Chicken: This is the same as ground chicken, only with longer threads. Your baby will have fun sucking at these fibrous pieces.
  5. Crab: If your child is not allergic to seafood, then serve them succulent, friable crabs every once in a while.6.
  6. Bread: A slice of mixed grain bread or a plain white bread can make a good snack.
  7. Oatmeal: Oat is good, easy to swallow and quick to digest. Serve it with some warm milk and a little mashed banana, maybe.
  8. Oyster Crackers: Break them into little crumbs and let the infant enjoy it.
  9. Macaroni: Cook it with a healthy quantity of cheese and mac is supple heavenliness, even to the tiny tot.
  10. French Toast: Dip a regular white bread in egg and add a thin slice of butter on top. Your baby will love it and if at all, may want more.
  11. Avocado and Banana: Avocado is pulpy inside the musk. Mash up a bit of the banana and mix them up with avocado.
  12. Apricots with Swiss Cheese: This is a scrumptious combination, with the goodness of fruits and dairy.
  13. Bagels: A hand-sized one might be too large a portion. Break it up in twos or threes.
  14. Tomatoes: These salad vegetables are a good way to perk up the digestion. Cut them in tiny pieces.
  15. Rice Pudding: It’s filling as well as sweet.
  16. Cranberry sauce: Extract the pulp from the berries and mash it.

Most parents complain that their children are tiny peanuts by the end of the first year owing to their peanut meals. Serve them a variety of foods that will tickle their taste buds and encourage finger licking. Imagination is key when whipping up a meal for a baby.

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