Finn's repertoir of edible fare - and by that, I mean foods he willingly and enthusiastically eats, and actually chews and swallows with little to no gagging - is expanding by leaps and bounds these days. Off the top of my head, here's a list of non-pureed things that have gone down well with him of late Pretzels Veggie Straws Graham crackers Meatloaf Potatoes (chunks of baked potato with butter and sour cream) Eggs (prepared pretty much any way) Oatmeal (the grown-up variety!) Peas (!!) Spaghetti Filet mignon (I kid you not) Toast (wheat, with butter and jam) Banana chunks Chicken breast (baked) Rice
I am very pleased. He's clearly ready to handle a diet of big boy food. The main issue at this point is that he doesn't self-feed much (except things like crackers and pretzels), and feeding him is a very slow, tedious process. He can handle this stuff - and clearly wants it - but he doesn't gobble it up, so it takes a lot of time to feed him table foods in amounts and cut up into consistencies he can handle. So I do still resort to purees pretty often, just because it's quicker.
Finn's repertoir of edible fare - and by that, I mean foods he willingly and enthusiastically eats, and actually chews and swallows with little to no gagging - is expanding by leaps and bounds these days. Off the top of my head, here's a list of non-pureed things that have gone down well with him of late
Pretzels
Veggie Straws
Graham crackers
Meatloaf
Potatoes (chunks of baked potato with butter and sour cream)
Eggs (prepared pretty much any way)
Oatmeal (the grown-up variety!)
Peas (!!)
Spaghetti
Filet mignon (I kid you not)
Toast (wheat, with butter and jam)
Banana chunks
Chicken breast (baked)
Rice
I am very pleased. He's clearly ready to handle a diet of big boy food. The main issue at this point is that he doesn't self-feed much (except things like crackers and pretzels), and feeding him is a very slow, tedious process. He can handle this stuff - and clearly wants it - but he doesn't gobble it up, so it takes a lot of time to feed him table foods in amounts and cut up into consistencies he can handle. So I do still resort to purees pretty often, just because it's quicker.
We're making strides, though!