Originally Posted by Sunchimes:
My kids are all 13-14 months old. I love these menus, but I'm finding that I can't use many of them. My kids don't like me to feed them, they want to do it themselves, so soups aren't possible. They also don't have many teeth, so no sandwiches or wraps, and one is allergic to peanuts and milk, with a minor egg sensitivity. sigh
To compound it, I don't have a freezer, except the one on my refrigerator, which I don't trust for much food storage.
I'm not whining, we manage, and my kids and parents are happy, but I feel like I'm in a rut. Any ideas for toothless, newly independent toddlers?
For sandwiches I cut them into cubes with a pizza cutter. If we had wraps which may be too tough a texture for a baby I would make their with bread.
For soups I drain out most of the liquid and add some bread cubes or crushed crackers to absorb the rest. Then they're perfect for little fingers. My babies love soup. I make all my soup so the pieces are a nice size for little fingers.