52 Finger Food pick up
A lot of kiddos seem to be ready to eat finger foods along the same time as Logan. I got a few emails wondering if I could send out the list. Other than cleaning the house like a neat freak in preparation of the Grandparents visit, nothing new is going on, so.....

I found the list on Baby Center from someone who found in in the Parents magazine. I tried looking for a link to the article, but I couldn't find it. Good thing for bookmarks!

• small bites of cherry tomatoes (I would be careful with this one due to choking)
  

• sliced blueberries or raspberries (after 9 months)
  

• whole-wheat rotini pasta

• corn niblets (after 1 year. Not much nutritional value in corn though)
  

• avocado

• whole-grain couscous

• cheerios

• ripe mango or papaya

• whole-grain french toast

• cooked green beans

• cooked (& peeled) white/sweet potato cubes

• chopped hard boil egg (whites after 12 months)

• cooked zucchini or squash

• mozzarella cheese

• well-cooked asparagus tips

• sliced grapes (I would be wary of this as well)
  

• mini rice cakes

• grilled-cheese sandwich, strips or cubes

• brown rice

• ripe apricot

• whole-grain pancakes

• tiny, well-cooked broccoli florets

• whole-wheat macaroni and cheese

• kiwi

• cucumber (peel, remove seeds, slice)

• well-cooked, diced carrots

• teething biscuit/zwieback crackers

• whole-grain toast with all-fruit spread

• fruit cock tail (be sure to slice cherries/grapes)

• whole-grain waffles

• grated or shave apple

• small oranges, fresh (remove membranes, but I would wait until after 12 months)
  

• canned or very ripe, fresh pears

• banana

• tiny chunks of turkey meatballs

• matzoh crackers

• shredded cheese or cheese crumbles

• fork-mashed canned beans or chickpeas

• graham crackers (no honey until 12 months)

• ripe honeydew, cantaloupe or watermelon (remove seeds)

• tofu

• bites of whole-grain muffin

• pineapple

• ripe peaches

• cooked pearl barley

We tried chunky cantaloupe & I almost had a heart attack. Logan didn't choke, but he was really close. I'm going to err on the side of caution (paranoia) & go a little bit slower with it.