While I’m no expert, having raised two babies led me to find these 102 Foods My Baby Can Eat without Teeth {that aren’t baby food}. No jokes–there’s so many options.
So, I was in the middle of eating lunch with my 10-month old and my toddler and realized, there’s a lot of non-baby food that my kids eat…like pretty much anything I eat, they eat.
And the baby has done so since she was about 8 months old. And I thought I’d share, because I REALLY wish I’d known with my first baby.
So, here’s 102 Foods My Baby Can Eat without Teeth {that aren’t baby food}.
Incidentally, baby Donut also eats paper, carpet fuzz, leaves, and grass. So, she’s not what I’d refer to as a “picky eater”. So, take this all with a grain of salt.
I was totally inspired to write this post and share what’s going on with little Donut’s eating habits by Kate over at Crafts on Sea.
Honestly, I just assumed everyone knew that there’s not really any rules–just doing what’s best for baby.
But then, I started to remember back to my experience with Jelly, my toddler. When we tried to spoon-feed…Oh, the HORROR!
I didn’t eat, she basically didn’t eat, and we were both so frustrated we were both near-tears.
So, I didn’t do that with Jelly. I have literally only fed her by spoon maybe a dozen times.
Yup.
She eats on her own at every meal–except for the 1 bottle a day she gets.
And she really digs applesauce pouches, but so does my toddler.
They’re addictive.
I kind of like them, too.
There’s something wrong with our whole family. Heh.
102 Foods My Baby Can Eat without Teeth {that aren’t baby food}
Meats
- Hot Dogs (sliced down the middle, then sliced horizontally again into bites)
- Vienna Sausages (same slices as hot dogs)
- Ground Beef
- Itty Bits of Steak
- Itty Bits of Fried Chicken
- Corn Dogs (same as hot dogs, I know, but I’m sharing here)
- Ground Chicken
- Shredded Chicken
- Tuna (don’t serve seafood more than once a week, because of the possibility of mercury)
- Salmon
- Fried Fish
- Scrambled Eggs
- Bologna
- Sausage (cut like the hot dog, then the skin removed)
- Imitation Crab
- Real Crab
- Ham (in cubes)
- Shrimp
- Crawfish tails
Breads/Cereals
- Rice Chex
- Bread from Corn Dogs
- Bread (small bites)
- Rice (cooked)
- Oatmeal (cooked)
- Oatmeal
- Pretzels (soft)
- Pretzels (hard, but she just gnaws on them until their soft, so…)
- Grits (cooked)
- Malt-o-Meal (cooked)
- Tiny Pieces of Not-So-Toasted-Toast
- Broken Malt-o-Meal
- Spaghetti Noodles and Penne Noodles (same thing but different shape) (cooked)
- Hush Puppies
- Macaroni (cooked)
- Milk-Soaked Corn Flakes
- Milk-Soaked Rice Krispies
- Cinnamon Rolls (small bites)
- Banana-Chocolate French Toast {Egg Free and Dairy Free}
- Eggless Strawberry Waffles
- Broken Eggless Strawberry Waffles
- Ramen Noodles (without the seasoning)
- Ramen Noodles
- Cornbread
- Crushed Chips
- Ramen Noodles
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Vegetables
- English Peas
- Boiled Carrots
- Mashed Potatoes
- Boiled Potatoes
- Corn
- Green Beans
- Tomatoes (in tiny bites)
- Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- French Fries (lots and lots of those)
- Hashbrowns (again, lots)
- Baked Potato
- Popcorn (although we ONLY give her bits without the kernel)
- Spaghetti Squash
- Pinto Beans
- Kidney Beans
- Mushrooms (cooked in stuff, not stand-alone)
- Onion (cooked in stuff, not stand-alone)
- Refried Beans
- Pickles (torn in small bits)
- Black-Eyed Peas
- Soft Zucchini
- Mashed Cauliflower
- Cucumber
- Lentils
- Candied Yams
- Stuffing/Dressing
Fruits/Nuts
- Tiny, Tiny Apple Slice
- Mandarin Oranges
- Peach Pieces (cut-up slices)
- Pineapples (small pieces)
- Mango (again, small pieces)
- Avocado, mashed or pieces–she loves both
- Sliced Banana
- Grapefruit Pieces
- Jelly (though we avoid grape due to a family allergy)
- Strawberry Pieces
- Tiny, Tiny Pear Pieces
- Watermelon
- Blueberries
- Quartered Grapes
- Kiwi Slices
- Plum Slices
- Cranberry Sauce
Random Stuff
- Eggless Meringue Cookies
- Ice Cream
- Rice Pudding
- Pieces of Cookie
- Chili
- Marshmallows (the mini ones)
- Grated Cheese
- Jello Cubes
- Yogurt
- Pudding
- Tofu
- Sloppy Joes
- 3-Bean Salad
So, what do you think? Is there anything else I can add to Donut’s list of what baby can eat without teeth yet? Let me know in the comments below or on Facebook! I’d love to hear from you.
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