8 months old and will not eat baby food

My LO just turned 8 months old. We have been EBFing since birth. At six months I started to introduce a variety of veggie baby foods (sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, pumpkin, peas, green beans). All of the flavors were a battle. I assumed that eventually I would find one that he liked. In the beginning I would nurse and immediately after try the baby food but he had no interest in it, I also tried offering the baby food in between nursing feedings but still no luck. I have tried a variety of times during the day as I had read worked for others but still no luck. Since he was about 5 months old he has visually shown an interest when my husband and I are eating, he will follow the food with his eyes, open his mouth and move his tongue like he wants some but then when I put a spoon of his food near his mouth he squeezes his lips closed, swats the spoon away, and gets very frustrated. I have recently tried fruit flavors but still no interest. He never gags or has issues swallowing, it just seems like he doesn't like the flavors or maybe the texture? I have had luck giving him small chunks of a fresh banana and sucking on an apple and he loved them both. I feel like at 8 months he should be much more interested and accepting to baby food.

Has any one else gone through this? Any tips? Thanks in advance!