1 Month of Easy & Healthy Baby Finger Food Recipes- Meal Prep Plan!

Take a deep breath. Ā You almost have a one year old. Ā Eek! It’s exciting and sad all at the same time! Ā As I write this my son Ellis is 11 months old and WOW, so many new things all the time. Ā Practicing walking (not quite there yet), saying ā€œdadaā€, and learning to feed himself. Ā Lots of exciting milestones and creating a new toddler schedule. Just take them all in because time really does fly! Today we are going to prep an entire month of healthy baby finger food recipes in one afternoon! It’s an easy plan that will leave you prepared, Ā with stress free nutritious meals to feed your baby.Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

This meal prep plan is for stage 3 of baby food or baby finger foods, 10-12 months old. It can also be slightly modified for one year olds! Ā  I feed my 2 and 1/2 year old some of the recipes so it can definitely keep growing with your child.Ā 

Ā If you have a younger baby make sure you check out stage 1 (6-8 months) and stage 2 (8-10) baby food plans. Ā A little recap on the best reasons to make your own baby food. Saves money, no unknown additives and prepping the whole month in a day saves time! Ā What more doĀ you need?

Related posts: easy no cook meals for one year oldsĀ or quick breakfast ideas for one year olds.Ā  You don’t always have to prep and cook! It’s all about balance. šŸ™‚

In stage 2 baby foods, we started to get them used to chunkier consistencies and a variety of flavors with spices. These last two months of the first year are all about finger foods! Ā You might have done some finger food snacks, but now you’ll integrate them into meals. Ā Your baby is starting to develop their pincer grasp to pick small things up- like food and put it in their mouth. After their first birthday, they mostly eat table food and start working on using silverware. Even if your baby is loovvving those purees, it’s an important milestone for them to learn how to chew and how to put food in their mouths. Ā 

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What does stage 3 mean?

It means you almost have a toddler! Ā And the last phase of making baby food, but these foods are also perfect for one year olds. Ā The amount of purees you give these last two months will depend on your child. Ā My first son Miles loved his purees and wasn’t as interested in feeding himself- but we still added some finger foods. Ā My second son Ellis tries to dip his fingers in the puree and feed himself by licking it off his hand. Ā Sooo, yes he is all about feeding himself and is kind of over baby food! Ā I made a minimal amount of purees this month.

  • 3 meals and 2 snacks (in addition to breast milk or formula)
  • Use purees as a backup plan if your baby does not want the bite size food. Ā 
  • Optional: This is debated whether you should start cow’s milk before first birthday. If you do, in the last month start giving about ¼ cup of whole milk (or water) in sippy cup. Ā Gets them used to using a cup versus bottle and drinking cold instead of warm like formula and breast milk.
  • Balanced diet of vegetables, fruits, dairy, grains and protein.
  • Choking is a huge worry for parents starting finger foods. Ā We’ll talk about no-no foods and the size to cut things up. Ā Don’t leave them unattended when trying these new foods, but also don’t worry too much because they are age appropriate!
  • No juice or honey until after first birthday.Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

A couple of disclaimers before we start!

Just like cooking for your family, planning is key and following this strategy is exactly that. Ā Meal planning 2.0- the baby version! If you decide to make your own healthy baby finger food recipes, you still don’t want it to be another chore or run out of certain foods mid week. Does this happen sometimes? Of course! We are human. But I always feel best after I prep for the whole month in one afternoon. Ā You can too!

Make sure you are in the right age group! Ā Follow the initial plan of introducing baby food if your baby has not started to eat solids (6-8 Months) or stage 2 baby food if they are between 8-10 months.

I’ve been doing a lot of research on the amount of sugar that is in all of our food and it’s out of control! Ā None of the recipes include added sugar and very minimal salt if at all. Ā For the same reasons it’s not recommended to give your babies juice before their first birthday, they do not need the added sugar. We may think it tastes bad without sugar but it’s an acquired taste! See if they like it, you may be surprised.

As someone with an older picky toddler, I made the mistake of giving Miles what I knew he liked a lot instead of focusing on exposing him to new foods and textures. Ā They may grow to love them. Ā That is the only way they learn to eat new foods.

Remember that babies still get the majority of their nutrition from breast milk or formula until 1 year of age (24-32 ounces daily). Ā A newer recommendation from the AAP is to introduce eggs, nuts and fish before a baby’s first birthday to prevent the development of allergies.

Since we are focusing on finger foods, make sure you watch out for these top 8 choking hazards:

  • Hot dogs
  • Nuts and seeds
  • Whole grapes
  • Hard candy
  • Big chunks of meat or cheese
  • Popcorn
  • Peanut Butter (can be fed in a very thin spread)
  • Raw vegetables

Okay, back to cooking!

This meal plan is very different than the first two plans because we are cooking more recipes and putting together nutritious and yummy bites that can be frozen and then grabbed on the go. Ā Don’t be alarmed! It’s still very easy. Ā If it seems long, it’s because I wanted to make sure theĀ directions are super detailed and clear in addition to pointing out modifications you can do. Will take 3-4 hours to complete (that’s how long it took me, but I was stopping a lot to take pictures for you guys).

My goal is to always find recipes that blend in green vegetables because my sons usually eat around them if served individually. I’m not giving up completely for them to learn eating greenies alone, which is why cut up green beans is part of the plan!

What’s on the menu?

(*Original recipe links are in the steps below if you want instructions separated.Ā  Check out my other meal prep for planning an easy Breakfast month!)

  • *Broccoli Bell Pepper Egg Muffins
  • Sweet Potato Fries
  • *Baby Food Oatmeal Bites
  • *Chicken Zucchini Carrot Meatballs
  • Chopped and pureed green beans, apples, carrots and sweet potatoes
  • Chopped blueberries and strawberries

Other super easy finger foods to have on hand:

  • Bananas
  • Pasta
  • Avocados
  • Eggs
  • Plain Yogurt

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You will need:

*Read a more extensive list of everything you need to make baby food.

  • Regular Muffin Pan
  • Mini Muffin PanĀ (I can’t believe I don’t have one, ordered after I finished this day of cooking. Perfect size for toddlers. You can use a regular muffin tin and cut them in half.
  • 1 cookie sheet (2 if you don’t have mini muffin tin)
  • Parchment paper and aluminum foil
  • Cutting board, knife, grater and peeler
  • 2-4 bowls for mixing
  • Steamer or Rice Cooker with steamer
  • 1 medium sized pot
  • Food processor or hand blender , regular blender, or baby bullet (or all 4!)
  • Ice cube trays– 2
  • Plastic wrap and freezer ziploc bags
  • Elacra 6 ounce baby food containers (or other freezer friendly brand)
  • Optional- Scooper

Grocery List:

This list is everything you need to make the four recipes andĀ the fruit/vegetable finger foods listed above. Ā 

  • 1 pound of ground chicken (I grinded chicken breasts myself because I got 2 pounds for the whole family)
  • 13 Eggs (you can get away with 12, just use 11 for egg muffins)
  • 2 and ½ cups of Oats- I used 1 minute Quaker Oats
  • 1 ½ cups of shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 green onions- chopped
  • 3 Sweet Potatoes- 2 for sweet potato fries and 1 for puree or finger foods.
  • 1 Avocado
  • ½ red bell pepper
  • 1 floret of broccoli
  • 1 Zucchini- grated
  • A pound of green beans
  • 1/2 cup Carrots grated (About 2 regular)
    • The rest of the carrots are steamed and cut up. Since you most likely bought a bag of regular or mini carrots.
  • 6 Apples- Need 1 and ½ cups of pureed apples for recipes and the rest is used for finger foods.
  • 1 Banana
  • Pint of blueberries and strawberries (not for recipes, just cut up for finger foods)

Options and Modifications

  • ½ cup of breadcrumbs- for chicken meatballs- I omitted them because mine had added sugar which I don’t want baby to eat.
  • Zucchini is for chicken meatballs- can be subbed for chopped up Spinach. Perfect place for a green veggie! My toddler didn’t even know. I may have said ā€œgotcha!ā€ when he finished eating them. Ā Lol.
  • Baby Food Oatmeal Bites- had 1 cup of pumpkin with ½ cup of applesauce in original recipe. Ā I omitted pumpkin and did 1 and ½ cups of applesauce. I thought butternut squash may also be good.
  • Broccoli and red bell pepper are for egg muffins- there are many variations out there for these- again perfect place for green veggies.
  • Finger foods- can be subbed for what you want but may affect steaming times.

Pantry items

  • Cooking spray
  • Olive oil
  • Baking Powder
  • Cinnamon
  • Parsley
  • Garlic Powder
  • Cumin

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Pre Step 1:

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Ignore milk and flour, I deleted a muffin recipe that was just too much stuff!

Get out everything you need! Check list above. Clean off your counters and make enough space so you can cook calmly.

Step 1:

First up is the Broccoli Cheese Egg Muffins. Ā I loosely followed this recipe but I didn’t pre cook veggies, used garlic powder instead of nutmeg, I used 12 entire eggs (instead of just egg whites for 4 of them) and I used 1 green onion instead of a sweet onion.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Chop up 1 floret of broccoli, ½ of a red bell pepper and 1 green onion.Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

Crack 12 eggs into a bowl. Mix together and add 1 and ½ cups of shredded cheese. Stir.

Mix veggies into bowl. Stir all together.

Get a regular muffin pan and coat with cooking spray or use wrappers.

Use a ½ cup measuring cup to scoop out mix and fill muffin pans. ( I thought this was the perfect size for filling the cups. You can also pour or use a spoon.  Whatever works for you!)Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

If oven is ready… Put them in the oven for 20-22 minutes.

If oven is not ready, move on to next step until it is ready.

Step 2:

This step is for steaming some veggies for finger foods and purees.

Peel 3 sweet potatoes. Ā Cut 1 into 4 even pieces. Ā 

I use a rice cooker for steaming, because that is what I have but other people love this steamer. Ā 

Arrange 1 sweet potato, 1 pound of greens, and carrots into steamer tray. Ā (All your carrots besides 2 or 6 mini ones that you will grate for other recipe)

Pour 2 cups of water on the bottom.

Set timer for 20 minutes.

Step 3:

There are a lot of sweet potato fry recipes out there- this one does not come out too crispy which I liked for baby purposes. Ā I reheat them in the toaster for my toddler to get that crispy crust.

Cut the other two sweet potatoes into ā€œfriesā€ or sticks.Ā Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

Arrange on cookie sheet. I line mine with aluminum foil for cleaning purposes. šŸ™‚

Drizzle with olive oil, a little salt, garlic powder and parsley. Ā (Optional- season however way you want but easy on the salt)Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

Are your egg muffins done?? Ā If so, take them out to cool. Ā Reset oven to 425.

When oven is preheated, add sweet potatoes. Ā Set timer for 15 minutes. Flip over. Put back in for 15 more minutes.

*Every time you are waiting for oven to finish cooking or preheating, move on to next step of prep.Ā Ā Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

Step 4:

This step is all about apples- we will puree half of our apples for the oatmeal bites and the chicken meatballs. Ā The rest can be turned into finger food pieces or pureed as well. Ā We’ll talk more about that soon!

Peel and cut all apples into medium sized pieces.

When you are almost done, put 3 cups of water into the pot on high.

When water is boiling, put apples inside.

Boil for 8-10 minutes. Ā 

Step 5:

Next step is the Baby Food Oatmeal Bites! Original recipe called for a cup of pumpkin and ½ a cup of applesauce. I did not have pumpkin so I did a cup and a half of pureed apples.  They came out great but I will try it again and either use pumpkin or another squash like butternut.  I also added extra cinnamon because yum!  

First take a bowl and put 1 banana and 1 avocado inside. Ā Mash them up with a fork. Ā Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

In another bowl, mix 2 and ½ cups of 1 minute Quaker Oats and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of baking powder.  

Step 5B

Pause. Ā Do you need to flip your sweet potatoes? Ā Or are your apples done?

Take a minute to do both of those tasks if they are ready. Ā 

* If your apples aren’t done, move on to the first part of step 7 (grate an entire zucchini and 2ish carrots) and come back. You need the apples to finish oatmeal bites.

Drain apples. Ā Take half of them out and put into blender. We’ll come back to the other half. Ā I used an individual cup of the ninja blender. Ā If you’ve made baby food in the past, you know there are many different things you can use to puree foodĀ processor, a baby bullet, hand blender or a ninja (any kind) blender. Ā I love my ninja for various reasons, but I am really dying for a hand blender to try other fun recipes.

Measure 1 ½ cups of pureed apples and add into your banana and avocado mix.  (Or if you are following original recipe- 1 cup of pumpkin and ½ cup of pureed apples)

Pour the mix of oats, cinnamon, and baking powder into the banana, avocado, apple bowl. Ā Mix together well.

Take a mini muffin pan and coat with cooking spray. Ā I didn’t have one at the time so I used a cookie sheet.

If no muffin pan, get a cookie sheet and line with parchment paper. Ā Coat with cooking spray. Ā Make oatmeal balls with your hands and arrange on sheet.Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

Mine were huge! Still very delicious. They ended up being 15, but I cut them in half to give to baby Ellis. Ā Make yours smaller than I did for a perfect bite.Ā Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

Step 6:

When sweet potatoes are done, take them out to cool. Ā Change setting on oven to 350.Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

Cook oatmeal bites for 10-12 minutes. Ā (Since my ā€œbitesā€ were sized for giants, I cooked them 20)

Step 7:

Up next is your Chicken + Carrot Meatballs! Ā Of course, I changed a couple of things from the recipe. Ā I used a zucchini instead of spinach, added garlic powder because I pretty much put garlic in everything, and I omitted the breadcrumbs because I only had Progress Italian crumbs- high fructose corn syrup are in ingredients and I wanted that nowhere near my baby food. Ā If I had some pure whole wheat bread crumbs I would have added those, but they were delicious nonetheless!

Cut the ends of your zucchini and grate the entire thing. Ā It ended up being more than half a cup, but since this is a way I can get my kids to eat green vegetables- the more the better!

Grate carrots until you fill half a cup. Ā 

*If your oatmeal bites finish cooking in the middle of this step, take them out and put oven temp at 450.

Cut one green onion into small pieces.Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideasPut 1 pound of ground chicken in a bowl and knead in all ingredients with your hands.  Veggies, 1/4 pureed apples, 1 egg, light salt, pepper, ½ tsp of cumin and garlic powder.  

*Just like oatmeal bites, this can be done in muffin pans so if you have two use the other one! If not, they are a lot easier to form into balls than the oatmeal was.

Coat pan or cookie sheet lined with parchment paper with cooking spray. Ā 

Make chicken meatballs with your hands and arrange on sheet or in tray.Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

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Step 8:

Your oatmeal bites should be done by now. Ā Take them out and change temp on oven to 450. Ā When preheated, put in your chicken meatballs for 12 minutes (maybe a few more minutes depending on your oven).

Step 9:

Go back to your apples and steamed vegetables. Ā I chose to make most of mine cut up finger foods because that is what Ellis is loving. Ā My first ate finger foods but still loved his purees until his first birthday. If you are following this plan for a one year old- do all finger food! Ā Ā Ā 

This is what I did:

Cut up all of your apples and put some in the freezer and some in the fridge. Ā Do the same with carrots (make sure you can smush carrots with fingers- if not cook longer).

Cut up half of your green beans and puree the other half. Ā Puree your sweet potato in blender. Ā 

Pour purees into ice cube trays. Ā 

*Bonus step- I also cut up a few strawberries and put them in a container for easy meal times! Ā I’ve done it with cheese also. Ā Mealtimes are a little crazy at my house so any way I can make them easier is a win. Ā Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

Step 10:

Freeze or Refrigerate!

Egg muffins- last in the fridge up to a week. Ā To freeze- wrap individually in plastic wrap and then put in a large ziplock bag. (I kept a few in the fridge and froze the rest). Defrost 1-2 minutes in microwave.

Oatmeal bites- same as egg muffins. Defrost 1 minute.

Meatballs- I put a few in the fridge and the rest directly in a ziploc bag. Ā Last 3 days in the fridge or 3 months in freezer. Ā Defrost 1 minute.

I got these absolutely fabulous containers from Amazon. Ā They are 6 ounces, sturdier than other tupperware- dishwasher and freezer friendly! Ā As you can see in the following picture, I split up a lot of the foods into two containers. Ā A little bit for the refrigerator, and the rest for the freezer. When I run out I take more from the freezer stash and transfer it over- this way they defrost slowly in fridge.

If you look at the bottom container on the right- it has a complete meal already to go! Ā An oatmeal bite, cut up carrots, green beans and strawberries. Ā Perfect to grab if you will be out with your baby or toddler at meal time. Ā Homemade baby finger foods, healthy baby finger food recipes, easy meal prep plan for babies, stage 3 baby food, freezer friendly baby finger foods, baby finger food ideas

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Ready to Go!

Step 11:

Show all this hard work to your husband- how much you cooked and how easy it will be for him to feed the baby (and toddler!) as well. Ā 

Drip some water on your face like you’re sweating, hold onto your lower back like it hurts and manipulate convince him to clean up this mess for you! Ā šŸ™‚ Ā 

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Lunch! Cut up chicken meatball with strawberries and cheese.

As you can see in the pictures, this plate/mat is not a perfect fit on our Graco high chair but I still love it. Ā Especially great if you have a highchair that attaches to a table. Ā Perfect to practice eating on a plate!

Voila! Ā 

Pat yourself on the back, especially if you have done a previous prep because you are rocking this baby food! Ā You have over a month’s worth of food! More than a monthĀ if you also include other things such as yogurt and other meals. Ā It may be under if your husband ā€œstealsā€ all the sweet potato friesĀ or you are also feeding a toddler with this plan.Ā 

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He’s very passionate about eating!

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Happy meal prep! Let me know if you have questions and enjoy the rest of your cook free (at least baby) month!

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56 thoughts on “1 Month of Easy & Healthy Baby Finger Food Recipes- Meal Prep Plan!

  1. I’ve used this for my son when he was 10 months old (he’s almost 3 now) and now for my daughter who is going to be 11 months soon. They both loved everything and it made my life so much easier! Just wondering if you plan on doing another with different recipes? Or if you can recommend another blog that maybe you’ve used who does this same thing? Thanks!

  2. No need to pretend. My back actually is sore from all this work, 4 hours on your feet constantly on the go in the kitchen is no small feat! Plus actually am sweating because it’s humid here plus oven = hot af.
    This was still wonderful to able to do, thank you so much.

  3. What would a meal look like with this plan for an 11 month old? Would you half the meatballs and the egg muffins and one whole would make two meals? Also, are these things you’d give for lunch time or alternate breakfast and lunch? My daughter usually eats what we have for dinner and am on course to make breakfast on Sundays for the week to follow but am having a hard time figuring out lunch times and how to make it easier. Thank you for your post and help!

  4. So excited to have found this! My 9 month old is spoon refusing up a storm and is clearly over purĆ©es. We had no clue where to start with finger foods and this is a great resource for our first month! What are typical serving sizes that you use for the recipes and fruits/veggies? Our LO was premature and isn’t a great eater so just wondering how much to give her (obviously we’ll start small and work our way up but don’t want to overfeed/offer). Thanks again!

  5. Danise Benson says:

    You are a God sent! I’m literally going to throw some water on my face, huff and puff and tug at my lower back once I’m done cooking these amazing meals to my husband. I’ve been looking for some direction for my 11 month old and have been getting nervous and asking her to not turn 1 yet because I did not have a plan. Thank you so much for these recipes and tips!!!

  6. This article is incredible and just what I was looking for!! Do you possibly have the macros/nutritional information for these recipes?

    Also, how do you know how much of each recipe to feed baby at one time? Thank you so much!!

  7. Katherine says:

    Would you use only fresh veggies or would frozen be okay? I’m wondering about steaming the frozen veggies and then refreezing. I dont want the quality or nutrition to be bad

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      I refreeze often so I have some easily accessible for longer than a week. Hope that helps!

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  9. Wow, I’ve been getting used to meal prepping for my 12mo old and it is a lot of work! I’m seeing myself reusing a lot of recipes or eating the same foods several times a week – which isn’t terrible, but I want to give my son more variety. I appreciate your meal prep post!! And I’m excited to give it a try!

  10. Hi! I’m so glad I came across your page. I’ve been stressing about what to feed my 9 month old since his pediatrician said I could start feeding him finger foods. I am excited to make everything, it all sounds delish! One question I have about the oatmeal bites: do you think it’s ok to replace the Quaker Oats with baby oatmeal? I have a bunch of happy baby brand oats and quinoa. It’s very fine so I’m not sure if that will affect the recipe? Thank you so much!

  11. Thank you for the great recipes. I have made a few and my 10 mint hold has really enjoyed them. I was wondering if there could be a substitution for egg in the meatball recipe. We cannot use egg due to an allergy. Thank you

  12. Jade Cowley says:

    This is amazing, I’ve been stressing out about what to feed my 10 month old and I’m going to use this. Thank you so much

  13. Are the sweet potato fries supposed to last all month the fridge? I don’t see storing instructions. Thank you 😊

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Sorry! Nope, 3-5 days in the fridge. I froze most of them and popped them in the microwave for 15-30 seconds before serving. I’ll update the post with further instructions. Thanks for reading. šŸ™‚

  14. About how long would this process take start to finish? Looks like oven times total about an hr and a half, and prepping is in between them. So maybe like 2.5 hours? Trying to gage which day to make so I have adequate time?

    1. Never mind! I see it says 3-4 hours!

  15. Hi! Thank you so much! I’ve been needing a place to start meal prepping for my 10month old. Which recipes are for which meals? Not sure how much to feed him at once. I see pictures of other babies with loaded plates and there’s no way my son would eat that much. Lol. Thanks!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Haha! I understand that. Start small and work your way up! The resource guide has meal ideas, but you could do a few pieces of strawberry and if he eats that- offer half of a chicken meatball. Etc. You’ll get a sense of how much he’ll eat over time. šŸ™‚ Thanks so much for reading!

  16. Hi! such a helpful site. Thank you for posting a very detailed menu plan. I don’t own an oven. Do you think I can make the oatmeal bites in an air fryer? I was thinking of using the baking pan included. Maybe lay the mixture flat then just cut it up in sticks when they’re done? Your thoughts will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Thank you! I have not used an air fryer, so I don’t think I can be helpful here. šŸ™ But if you find a recipe for cooking in the air fryer, the same time and concept would still work here.

  17. This is AMAZING! So very helpful! When you say you have a meal to-go, do you just serve to your little one as is and don’t worry about warming it up? I’m also curious if you typically use the microwave to heat up the egg muffins and chicken meatballs, veggies, etc. even when you’re home?

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      When I’m home, I like to wrap the egg muffin in a paper towel and warm it up for 20 seconds in the microwave. My boys are super duper dramatic about hot food, they act like I’m burning them when something is just warm. So room temp actually works really well for them. When we are out, I don’t bother finding a way to warm them up.

  18. What a great resource! I’ve been looking for ideas for my 9 month old grandson. Thanks!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Thank you for reading! šŸ™‚

  19. As a mother of a child with cystic fibrosis I completely forgot that not all infants need the crazy amount of salt that he does to survive! But with these recipes it will be so easy to ensure he is still getting the salt he needs even as he gets older. Thank you so much!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing.

  20. HI,
    How long do the items last in the freezer? I know you mention the meatballs last up to 3 months but what about the rest?

    Are all the fruits going in the fridge v. freezer also?

    I’m looking to do this to have meals for my baby at the sitters, so i’m just wondering what storage should look like.

    Thank you so much!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Hi! I use 3 months as my marker for the freezer. For the items you will use that week, I put those in the fridge. So I’ll cut up strawberries, put the majority in the freezer and one small container in the fridge for that week.

  21. Hey! I’ve done your Stage 1 and Stage 2 and they are so helpful. I keep trying to request the meal plan documents but I never get it. Not sure if it isn’t working or if I’m missing it somewhere. Thanks for all you do!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Hi Rebecca, So exciting to hear you’ve done all the baby food plans! That is amazing. So the meal plan for this month are actually part of the baby food resource guide. I looked in my email provider and it says you received that on Nov 29th. It is after the Stage 1 and 2 plans. Take care!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      You’re welcome!

  22. Brianna Gibson says:

    Thank you so much for such straight forward and easy to follow recipes! I just finished prepping everything for my sweet girl. Thank you again. I really appreciate it!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Yay! Congrats to you as well! It always feels good to have a big task like that out of the way. šŸ™‚

  23. This was awesome! I just finished making everything for my one-year-old twins and they loved it all. Thank you!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Great job mama! šŸ™‚

  24. Did you freeze the sweet potatoes fries? I might have missed reading that in your post and if I did I’m sorry!

  25. Danielle Cottom says:

    In your recipe for the oatmeal bites.. you first said baking soda, then later you mentioned baking powder … which one is it, I’m in the middle of making it now and jus noticed that! Lol… wooops!!! Hopefully it all works out! And btw i followed your from stage one of baby food and you are a life saver !!!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Eek! So sorry! Thanks for pointing that out. It’s baking powder. Hope that is what you used. šŸ™‚ I’ll change it now…And thank you for your continued support!

  26. Akshayalakshmi Sridhar says:

    we don’t eat meat, what is an alternative for chicken in this recipe?

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      I think Lentils would be delicious!

  27. This is great! Do you happen to have a printable version of an ingredient list and individual recipes?

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Thank you! I have the ingredient list and meal plan in the baby food resource guide below. You fill in the form to subscribe and it gets emailed to you. The individual recipes are linked throughout the post- right after they are introduced.

  28. Thankyou so much for providing this, especially free to the public. My daughter is an amazing eater because of the variety of food i gave her following your clear instructions. I only wish i found this when i had my son! Thanks again.

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      You’re so welcome!! šŸ™‚

  29. You are the best! I followed your stage 1 meal prep when my baby was 4 months and now she’s a year so I’ll be following this. Thanks for making things so easy to follow!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Wow! Thank you so much! I’m so glad you find it helpful and are here for more meal preps. I just did another toddler one today so that’ll be coming soon. šŸ™‚

  30. Thank you so much for sharing your techniques! My life as a sahm is about to be so much more balanced! šŸ™‚

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Yay! I’m so glad! I’m working on a few more meal preps that will be live soon. šŸ™‚

  31. You’re amazing. Thank you!!

    1. Shantall Bond says:

      Thank YOU for being here and reading! I appreciate you!!

  32. What a great idea! 1 Month Of Baby Finger Food Recipes! Save me a lot of time. And I have never thought about using muffin pans to preare baby food for my babies. Thank you!

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