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Puffs/Melts alternatives?

eli_and_jeffeli_and_jeff
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My son is addicted to puffs and melts! I've been trying other finger foods (pasta, sweet potatoes, bananas, etc) but he'll take a bite, maybe and refuses anything else. I make his baby food, so buying (even organic) puffs and melts feels weird.  I guess they're better than Mumm Mumms...

The weird thing is that he loves the pureed versions of the same foods I've tried...he just really wants to feed himself, so finger foods would be much less of a struggle.

Any ideas? 

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  • twohniyttwohniyt
    Cheerios, Kendall like the pain and the multigrain.  We also give crackers and gold fish, but only not too many.
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  • Little DawsonLittle Dawson member
    I agree with both of the above posts!
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  • Fisherman'sWifeFisherman'sWife member
    Rice cakes and chex cereal
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  • eli_and_jeffeli_and_jeff
    Thanks for the ideas. I think maybe he doesn't like the "slime" of really soft foods. He loved the nahn at the Indian restaurant. Maybe I'll try pancakes this weekend.  Do you skip the egg whites when you make them?
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  • PurpleDrewbie5PurpleDrewbie5 member

    Earth's best makes these organic rice puff things. They are kind of big so I break them up for my daughter. (They are actually pretty yummy for being "baby" oriented food.) We do pancakes on Saturdays and she loves them. She ate an entire pancake this saturday. Egg whites do not bother her but I'm sure you could just use yolks.

    Other things you could try

    Peas

    beans

    blueberries (cut up)

    slice of cheese (torn into pieces, my daughter likes motz)

     

     

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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    I don't do puffs, melts, or mum mums.  For snacks I'll get the no sodium brown rice cakes or the freeze dried fruit (just fruit, no sugar/salt/preservatives) from Trader Joes.
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  • mjune3881mjune3881 member
    We just started more finger foods recently.  Here is our list - scrambled eggs, tofu, avacado, steel cut oatmeal.
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  • SSchieferSSchiefer member
    My daughter loves cinnamon waffles, rice, and Gerber Lil' Crunchies. We also tried some steamed mixed veggies today and she liked those. She's also not a fan of the "slimy" foods.
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  • tabormommytabormommy member

    imageblu-eyedwife:
    I don't do puffs, melts, or mum mums.  For snacks I'll get the no sodium brown rice cakes or the freeze dried fruit (just fruit, no sugar/salt/preservatives) from Trader Joes.

     

    Great Idea!

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  • mcintyr1mcintyr1

    i was going to suggest freeze dried fruit. Costco sells freeze dried pears & apples in little pouches.

     

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  • Liz4444Liz4444 member

    Little Duck Organics freeze dried fruits

    I also cut chicken and hamburger into little bite sized (about puff size) pieces.  Barilla makes pasta that has pureed vegetables in the dough and they are small shapes that Li likes.  She's also a fan of string cheese.

    Li also loves pouches.  If you make your own food, Beaba makes a reusable pouch called the Babypote.  Another company that makes one is Sili Squeeze.

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