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Massive List #2: Pick-Up Foods

March 3rd, 2007

Great Pick-Up Foods (for babies just learning to eat with their fingers)

Fruit:

• Watermelon (favorite)
• Mango
• Papaya (look out, it is a laxative)
• Banana (favorite)
• Canned peaches in juice
• Avocado
• Cantaloupe
• Kiwi
• Blueberries
• Pear

Veggies:

• Steamed broccoli
• Steamed baby carrots
• Frozen peas: keep bag in freezer, microwave a handful in a little bowl with water
• Baked sweet potatoes
• Butternut squash*
• Steamed or sauteed zucchini
• Baked winter squash
• Edamame
• Roasted bell peppers
• Asparagus

Grains:

• Cheerios
• Puffed rice
• Whole wheat pita bread
• Homemade pizza: whole wheat pizza dough from TJ’s with melted cheese on it
• Plain bagel
• Steamed white rice
• Whole wheat English muffins
• Bran muffins
• Banana bread

Meat etc:

• Cooked ground turkey
• Meatloaf (made without egg whites)
• Trader Joe’s frozen chicken nuggets
• Sliced deli turkey*
• Baked salmon (only if very moist, watch out for bones)
• Rotisserie chicken

Protein:

• Trader Joe’s eggless egg salad
• Hard boiled egg yolks
• Egg yolks scrambled with cheese and a little bit of water
• American cheese
• Grated cheddar or jack cheese
• Canned low-sodium black beans*
• TJ’s organic baked beans*
• White beans cooked in stewed tomatoes
• Garbanzo beans

Misc:

• Gardenburgers
• Veggie booty
• Hummus
• Quesadillas
• Grilled cheese
• Macaroni casserole (Make spaghetti sauce with ground beef, cook macaroni, combine in casserole dish and melt cheese on top)
• Macaroni with cheese melted on it
• Pizza with ricotta, mozzarella, tomato sauce
• Eggos (with cottage cheese, cream cheese, cinnamon and sugar, or jam)
• Pancakes (after 1 year)
• Pasta with sauce

*Stuff we tried that Frances didn’t like

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