Fussy Eater?

Don't worry. My 13 month old has survived only on finger food and refusing the spoon since he was 8 months old. And he is pretty fussy about what he eats as well. Wouldn't touch steamed plain veggies (may I ask which veggies yours likes as the only veggie my guy knowingly touches is carrots so I'm always looking for ideas). But he is a fresh fruit junkie so not too worried. He also doesn't like handling squishy, saucy or slimey food... but doesn't mind crunch or spices. I wouldn't worry too much about your baby being fussy, it seems to me that most of them are to some extent! Some 1 year olds we know still refuse lumps and eat only purees so I have been kind of relieved that DS at least wants to self feed! I make double batches of finger food recipes (all the usual balls & nuggets), freeze it, then defrost a selection of fingerfood goodies every day - lazy mum! Sometimes he hates a new food but I just freeze it & defrost a sample every now and then - eventually he changes his mind and everything gets eaten sooner or later! This site is great for finger food ideas: http://blog.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/tag/finger-foods/ In any recipe where you coat the food in breadcrumbs you can just use flour instead if he doesn't like crunch? Some quick & easy finger foods that DS usually eats: Fruit pieces (his absolute favourite) like peach, pear, apple, strawberry, quartered grapes, kiwi, orange & pineapple (now that he is over 12 months), boiled dried apricots. Halved cherry tomatoes. Cheese cubes or slices. Plain overcooked pasta.. he likes the multicoloured (Mickey Mouse brand) pasta wheels from Carrefour. Or I coat the pasta in a thick white sauce with cheese and serve it cold, so that the pieces clump together and easy for him to pick up with his fingers, not too slimy. You can also add pureed veggies to the white sauce (well not necessary for you since your baby likes veggies) Rice cakes. French toast. Fried eggs, cubed (after 12 months). Flour tortillas heated in pan and cubed, with various fillings e.g. apple & cheddar... or fruity tuna concoction... Miniature muffins. Overcooked chickpeas (peeled when he was younger). Sweet potato cubes. And of course he eats whetever we eat, if its appropriate. He does like the AK meatballs & nuggets now that he's a bit older. And is now starting to also eat normal wholewheat toast sometimes with cream cheese or butter & a smear of Marmite..... The first protein finger food my DS liked was these chicken sausages as they're smooth, soft, small, sweet & easy to eat: http://www.babywhispererforums.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=25a7d9a2a6711405acf2216b185ccbb9&topic=102407.0 I pureed everything before rolling the sausages to ensure no lumps, made them super tiny, rolled in flour & oven baked. A real(!!!) pain to make but a double batch lasted a looong time in the freezer and he ate them. Or try something like the lentil & sweet potato nuggets on the Homemade baby food blog, rolling in flour then baking. Remember it won't last forever, my DS is getting more interested in holding spoons & forks now so I think my days of making everything into nuggets are finally counted ;)

wow funny enough I have total opposite with my 10 month old. He will only feed himself dry food (bread,, rice cakes etc) and anything else I have to put in his mouth for him. He gets really annoyed if I take too long. He point blank refuses to pick up anything wet, sticky soft etc. He can feed himself with a preloaded spoon but by far prefers to feed me. anyway I've decided to just go with he flow since he eats everything so long as I do it. Maybe you could try dipping the vegies in something first or making sandwhiches and cutting them into fingers? Just keep offering and eventually he'll try, especially if he sees mummy eating it first.