Avocado and Chicken Sandwich
From 11 months · 2 sandwiches · 10 min
Ingredients
What you'll need
- Bread
- Avocado
- Chicken
- Cilantro
Method
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How to prepare each food
Bread
Offer small soft pieces of bread as your baby's pincer grasp develops, lightly toasted so they don't squash into a sticky lump. A thin spread of mashed avocado, smooth nut or seed butter, or hummus adds moisture and flavor. Keep crusts soft or remove very hard ones.
Small soft pieces under ½ inch, lightly toasted. Add a thin moist spread; avoid thick globs of nut butter.
Soft, fresh bread can compress into a sticky wad that is hard to clear, and hard crusts can break off in firm pieces. Toast it lightly, cut it into strips or small pieces, add a thin moist spread, and always supervise eating.
Avocado
As the pincer grasp develops, offer small soft cubes or thin slices your baby can pick up. Very ripe avocado is slippery, so a light dusting of baby cereal or ground oats on the pieces can make them easier to grip.
Small soft cubes (about ½ inch) or thin slices.
Avocado is soft and low-risk, but a very ripe one is slippery and can be hard for little hands to hold. Mash it or coat pieces lightly to help with grip, and always keep portions soft enough to squish between two fingers.
Chicken
As the pincer grasp develops, offer soft fine shreds or finely chopped chicken as a finger food, or small soft meatballs. Keep it fully cooked and moist, with no added salt, and avoid tough or large chunks.
Fine shreds, small soft pieces, or broken-up meatballs.
Cilantro
Continue offering cilantro as a finely chopped flavoring. Stir it into soft dishes like lentils, mashed avocado, soups, or grain bowls, and use the tender leaves rather than the tougher lower stems. A small amount adds plenty of flavor without overwhelming the meal.
Still finely chopped leaves mixed in; skip tough whole stems.
Whole sprigs and tougher stems can be stringy and hard to manage. Use the tender leaves, chop them finely, and stir them in rather than serving whole pieces.
Putting it together
A toasted sandwich filled with mashed avocado and shredded chicken, cut into pieces and served as finger food.
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- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- ESPGHAN 2017 - Complementary feeding position paper (gluten and allergen timing)
- AAP - Introducing common food allergens to your baby
- USDA FoodData Central - Bread (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Avocado (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Chicken (nutrient data)
- NHS - Foods and drinks to avoid (honey, salt, sugar)
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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