my little boy is 6 months now can he have finger food??

[jacks_mum2011]

hes trying to grab ,ine and wanting mine etc but i dont know what to give him ive done some research and ones telling me to avoid things like salmon tuna cinnamon etc but anothers telling me to do recipes with them in what to do??

[DrP]

Finger food is best kept simple. Fruit and veg pieces are great, steam or cook veg and the harder fruits first. Toast is good too, as is cheese, pasta, omlette, pancakes (chopped up of course).

As for cooking the main things to avoid are salt and sugar and foods known to cause allergies if there is a history of allergies in your family.

[cathyg]

as Dr P says, he can have anything food wise now, if he's keen on trying finger foods, then go for it - just be aware of potential choking dangers - don't give whole grapes, or whole cherry tomatoes etc. always cut these up to small pieces. soft fruit pieces is a good start bits of banana, soft pears, harder foods can come later apple pieces etc. or you could get a baby safe feeder - great for anything.