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Shopmiami49

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 4:36 am

I got this idea from a different forum and I wanted to see if we could start a thread about healthy, wholesome finger foods to feed our children; even better, things that you can freeze! I have a bunch of ideas and they really help me when I am in desperate need to get something done or the baby is crying etc. I would love to hear any other ideas!

- egg muffins
- granola bars
- HEALTHY waffles/pancakes (oat flour, wheat germ, flax seed, egg, milk, fruit)
- tuna pinwheels
- fish fingers
- chicken nuggets/patties
- soy shnitzels
- veggie burgers
- cheese sticks
- whole grain crackers
- cheese and tomato borekas
- whole grain cheese toast
- whole grain french toast
- beans
- filling soups
- hard boiled eggs
- roasted/boiled veggie sticks
- pasta
- cut up fruits and veggies
- leben/yogurt (open up the foil top a tiny bit and let them drink it - or with a straw)

Anything else?

c.c.cookie

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 5:34 am

You're good! I just give cookies, rice cakes etc.
BTW, I just got a kick out of seeing how many things on your list I couldn't give my 1 year old because of his allergies!

cinnamon

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 5:40 am

how is soup finger food?

I give:
grapes or cherry tomatoes cut in half
fruit or veggies cut in strips with chumus for dipping (the veggies) for the toddler
a sandwich
hard boiled egg cut in quarters
cookies/pretzels
I try the yogurt with a straw but my straws are to thin and the yogurt gets stuck.

Shopmiami49

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 6:12 am

cinnamon wrote:

lol, you're right - you can freeze it but it ain't finger food! my bad...

Shopmiami49

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 6:15 am

oh, and another thing I do is I put lots and lots of extra veggies in my Shabbos chicken soup. That way, I can cut up the veggies (carrot, zucchini, sweet potato, regular potato, kohlrabi, turnip, butternut squash, pumpkin, etc.) into little cubes for the kiddies to eat.

Shopmiami49

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 6:16 am

c.c.cookie wrote:

You're good! I just give cookies, rice cakes etc.

Do you serve that as a meal? I look for foods taht I can serve them and they can feed themselves as a meal so that I don't have to be tied down to spoon feeding and there is no fight lol

drumjj

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 7:31 am

I can hardly give my daughter any of ur list due to allergies, im really struggling with what to give her to eat its very difficult.

bnm

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 7:45 am

my daughter eats cold cuts
cold cuts
cold cuts
cold cuts
some egg salad for variety (yes with her fingers)
chicken salad (like tuna)
and some more cold cuts

Marion

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 7:49 am

Um, your thread title is impossible to understand. Finger foods for infants/toddlers who DON'T feed themselves?

pobody's nerfect

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 8:02 am

at what age do you start feeding your children meals that are totally self-fed? my 9 month old eats finger foods beautifully, but I'm always worried he is still hungry so I spoonfeed him some baby food or mashed up adult food.

pobody's nerfect

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 9:44 am

oh, some other things I feed my baby:

chunks of avocado
bread with chumus (his FAVE!)
leftover kugels (spinach, potato, squash, etc)
soft fruits like mango, banana, overripe pear, peach

Shopmiami49

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 12:56 pm

Marion wrote:

Um, your thread title is impossible to understand. Finger foods for infants/toddlers who DON'T feed themselves?

sorry - clarification: ....for infants/toddlers who don't feed themselves WITH A FORK/SPOON

meaning, they can't feed themselves soup, they cant eat cholent from a bowl or plate, etc.

Shopmiami49

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 12:58 pm

drumjj wrote:

I can hardly give my daughter any of ur list due to allergies, im really struggling with what to give her to eat its very difficult.

well, what foods are she allergic to?

drumjj

Mon, Jun 21 2010, 2:16 pm

milk soya and gluten but has become so fussy she wont try anything that looks a bit different to what she normally eats

Dvasha

Thu, Jun 24 2010, 3:58 pm

what are?
- egg muffins
- tuna pinwheel
- cheese and tomato borekas

baba

Thu, Jun 24 2010, 4:02 pm

cornflakes soaked in milk
Granola mixed with yoghurt

Shopmiami49

Thu, Jun 24 2010, 4:23 pm

Dvasha wrote:

what are?
- egg muffins
- tuna pinwheel
- cheese and tomato borekas

egg muffins are 6 eggs plus 6 Tbsp water and tiny frozen peas all mixed together. Spray a muffin tin real well, divide egg mixture, and bake at 350 until egg is set in the middle. immediately after taking out from oven, run a knife around them to loosen. after they are cool, you can takew tjem out and freeze them.

tuna pinwheels are either tuna in puff pastry rolled up like a deli roll, sliced, and baked, or tuna spread on whole grain bread (flatten first w/ rolling pin), rolled and sliced

cheese and tomato borekas are diced tomatoes and gvina levana in puff pastry

Shopmiami49

Thu, Jun 24 2010, 4:42 pm

drumjj wrote:

milk soya and gluten but has become so fussy she wont try anything that looks a bit different to what she normally eats

drumjj

Thu, Jun 24 2010, 6:03 pm

I like the egg idea can u please put exactly how to make it and what temp in the oven. maybe she will try it. (I can hope right)

Shopmiami49

Fri, Jun 25 2010, 2:53 am

drumjj wrote:

I like the egg idea can u please put exactly how to make it and what temp in the oven. maybe she will try it. (I can hope right)

oh, it's very easy! I take 6 eggs plus 6 Tbsp. of water and beat well with a fork. Add a big handful of frozen peas (and carrots, if you want) and mix some more. Spray a muffin tin real well, divide egg mixture into the tin, and bake at 350 until egg is set in the middle - about 10-12 minutes. immediately after taking out from oven, run a knife around them to loosen. after they are cool, you can takew tjem out and freeze them.

oh and also, when you are putting them in the tin, I usually put spoonfuls with more veggies in eah compartment first and then fill the rest up with the egg mixture.

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