Early fruits

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am a fan of ice cube freezing. Lessons I have learned as it relates to fruits...
In the winter, apples and pears are easy to do in large batches and a dash of cinnamon gives them a kick. Just chop, boil (add a bit of water if doing apples alone) and puree. Frozen blueberries are also easy and I found that Costco started selling 5 lb bags of organic blueberries. For on the go, bananas have been a life saver, I just cut off the top and dig a spoon in like an ice cream scoop. I did experiment with mixing bananas with blueberries and other fruits but found when I pureed bananas, they had an odd texture and of course didn't keep for more then a few hours.

For the summer, peaches and mangos were in high demand. I like them because if they are ripe enough, they don't even need to be pureed (unless freezing) and made for good early finger foods. Fresh blueberries and grapes are also great initial finger foods. We peel the grapes and quarter them. We just half the blueberries, little man didn't seem have any issues with the skins.

Feed yourself breakfast

Looking for more finger food options, I recently grabbed some frozen waffles. Vans is a great brand of organic waffles. After toasting them, I nuke em for a few seconds to soften them up. Little guy likes them plain but sometimes I add a bit of yogurt to dip.

While waffles are great and easy, they can still be a bit crunchy when you only have two bottom teeth. Next experiment..... pancakes. They are more time consuming but also make a great finger food and we have been having fun adding new ingredients.

I like Bob's Red Mill organic whole wheat mix. Mixed with water and olive oil, we add bananas and cinnamon or blueberries and mashed apple for breakfast. I have even added sweet potatoes and carrots in a pinch for a last minute dinner.

Mini Meat Balls

This was our intro to beef, it was really easy to pull together and tasty (Dad kept sneaking them for himself). Because we suspect some dairy sensitivity, we left out the egg and instead replaced it with olive oil. Next time, I am going to add in some carrots or zucchini for extra veggies.

If you are in for a mess, it makes a great finger food. Tonight I mashed a few up with some rice and he gobbled it up.

Ground beef
Bread crumbs
Olive oil
Onion
Mushrooms
Basil
Tomato sauce

Finely chop onion, mushroom and basil. Mix with ground beef, bread crumbs and olive oil. Roll into tiny meat balls. Add olive oil to pan and brown meat balls transfer to an oven save dish and cover with tomato sauce. Bake at 350 for 45 mins.