Avocado and Egg Sandwich
From 11 months · 2 sandwiches · 10 min
Ingredients
What you'll need
- Bread
- Avocado
- Egg
- Mayonnaise
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.
Egg
Keep the egg fully cooked and offer it as easy finger food. As the pincer grasp develops, your little one can pick up small pieces on their own.
Offer omelet strips, quartered hard-boiled egg, or chopped scramble.
Mayonnaise
Keep using it as a small mix-in. Thin it through mashed potato, fold it into a soft egg or tuna mash, or spread a thin layer on a strip of toast. A little goes a long way, and it adds richness without changing the texture of the meal.
No cutting needed. Keep the amount small and mixed through other foods.
Putting it together
A toasted sandwich filled with mashed avocado and egg, 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 - Egg (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Mayonnaise (nutrient data)
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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