Protein Problems!!

Stuuuaaart

My daughter will be 1 in about 2 weeks. She has a few teeth and enjoys gumming a lot of different finger foods. However, when I try to get protein finger foods into her, she refuses to eat any of it! I have given her chicken, homemade meatballs, homemade chicken fingers and she rejects all of it! She will only eat pancakes, fresh mozzarella (and any other cheese), cherrios, potato and sweet potato bites, bananas, yogurt, watermelon and avocado. Any suggestions as to what I can do to get protein into her? I'm worried that when she goes to only milk, she will be lacking protein that she is getting from her formula. 

Kissty

have you tried beans?  My LO goes crazy for beans.

Stuuuaaart

No but that's a good idea. How do you prepare them?

Kissty

We've given refried.  He also likes pinto.  Crock pot.  When they're soft just mash em up.  We prepare for him just like we would for ourselves unless its very spicy.

JJ_13

yogurt is a good source of protein too.

cedenton

I just give low salt/no salt canned beans like kidney or black beans.

cedenton

Greek yogurt, especially is really high in protein so try that.

opaque1997

I posted on the above post (looks like a dup)

fusionbride

our LO loves tofu.  you can spoon feed the silken, or give the firm as finger foods

emilyec1

Hummus on toast or pita? It doesn't have a lot, but some!

melody921

cheese has protein. I'd offer black beans, yogurt, cottage cheese, peanut buter or sunbutter.

tevagirl

cheese and yogurt have protein.

We let LO try everything we eat.  We haven't found anything she doesn't like yet.  But we have given salmon, tilapa, some other flaky fish (I can't remember what it was), we also do lunch meat, burger, brat, egg yolks (we haven't done full eggs yet).

You can continue to give her cereal like oatmeal - I make it stiff so LO can finger feed it herself.