Chicken, Pão de queijo and Tomato
From 9 months · 3 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
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.
Pão de queijo
Serve pão de queijo soft and warm rather than firm and cooled, since it gets chewier as it cools. Break it into small pieces and keep portions modest. It is a source of calcium and protein from the cheese.
Break into small soft pieces about half an inch. Avoid handing over a whole one, which is easy to bite off in large chewy chunks.
Pão de queijo has a dense, chewy, elastic texture from the tapioca starch that can be hard for a baby to break down and can stick together in the mouth. Serve it warm and soft, in small pieces, never a whole one, and stay close during meals.
Tomato
Offer small soft pieces of peeled, de-seeded ripe tomato as the pincer grasp develops. Keep cherry and grape tomatoes quartered lengthwise into four small pieces so no round or rounded-half shape remains.
Small soft peeled pieces; cherry/grape tomatoes quartered lengthwise (four pieces).
Cherry and grape tomatoes are a classic choking shape: whole or halved, they can block a small airway. Always quarter them lengthwise into small pieces, and keep doing so until about age 4. Peel and de-seed larger tomatoes, since the skin can bunch up while chewing.
Putting it together
Prepare each ingredient using the age guidance above, then serve them together.
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Chat with Lumi in the appSources9
- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- USDA FoodData Central - Chicken (nutrient data)
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- AAP - Why infant formula instead of cow's milk before 12 months
- AAP - Introducing common food allergens to your baby
- USDA FoodData Central - Pão de queijo (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Tomato (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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