What are the best first foods for an 8-month-old baby?

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At 8 months old, baby will probably let you know that he's ready to start feeding himself by grabbing the spoon you're feeding him with or snatching food off your plate. You can introduce finger foods to baby by this time. Finger foods are any bite-size, easy-to-eat pieces of food that your baby can pick up and eat by himself qualify as a finger food. You can try: - O-shaped toasted oat cereal or other low-sugar cereal - Small pieces of lightly toasted bread or bagels (spread with vegetable puree for extra vitamins) - Small chunks of banana or other very ripe peeled and pitted fruit, like mango, plum, pear, peach, cantaloupe, or seedless watermelon Small cubes of tofu - Well-cooked pasta spirals, cut into pieces - Small pieces of well-cooked vegetables, like carrots, peas, zucchini, potato, or sweet potato - Pea-size pieces of cooked chicken, ground beef or turkey, or other soft meat http://www.babycenter.com/finger-foods

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8 month old babies by now would be able to grab their food pretty well and put it in their mouths. Typically, the foods should ideal be bite size, soft and and nothing too hard and small that might cause the baby to choke. Here's a sample menu that my friend came up with. You can view her other baby menus under the #NadyaNomNomNom and they are delicious! I tried some myself and loved it. https://www.instagram.com/p/8KM84wLTH6/

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You can refer to this website for the food list: http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/solidfood8to10montholdbaby.htm For me, I offer fruits such as banana, mango, avocado and etc. For vegetables I offer brocolli, cauliflower, celery and etc.

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thanks