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25+ Vegetable Finger Food Recipes for Babies

Published: August 5, 2014 | Last Updated on: June 3, 2022 | by Dr Hemapriya

I am pretty sure, it happened overnight !!ย 

One day sonny was slurping purees and soups happily and the next day ย with mouth zipped up for blended foods and wanted to eat ย โ€œWhat you are eating !! โ€ย 

Thenย realizationย struck me, โ€ Ah, Baby is ready for finger foods!!! โ€ I was so excited to start him on finger foods that we bought him all the accessories, high chair, bibs etc, but no clue on what to give him!!ย 
Just gave a him a piece of carrot to chew upon.ย 
Oh!! how he loved with munching and squishing the carrot with his mouthโ€ฆ.and I started 9 month old finger food

There started my journey in search for finger foods and it is still onโ€ฆ..



When do I know my baby is ready for Finger Foods?

Babies usually are ready for finger foods between 7 to 9 months


1. Baby is able to sit upright.

2. Baby does not thrust the food out. (Tongue thrust reflex)

3. Baby has pincer grasp, so that the food can be held in their fingers.

4. When the baby achieves hand eye co-ordination, so that they can pick the food and put in their mouth.

5. Even if the baby has no teeth, finger foods can be given as they can gnaw and squash the food with their strong gums.


What is an ideal Finger Food ?


1.The guide to the perfect size of the finger food will be the size of the babyโ€™s fist and preferably chip shaped.


2.For slippery foods like banana coat the food with rice flour or wheat flour.


3. The finger food should be cooked in such a consistency that is easily mashable between the gums.



What can be given as finger food?

ย Vegetables and Fruits make the best finger foods followed by chicken, cheese and bread.


So we start with veggies first, next article will be of the fruity delights!!!


This can be given after 8 month and serve as finger food 9 month old. Stay tuned for the upcoming articlesโ€ฆ..

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Vegetable Finger Foods for Babies
I. Carrot Finger Foods for Babies
II. Beetroot Finger Foods for Babies
III. Potato Finger Foods for recipes
IV. Pumpkin Finger Foods for Babies
VII. Corn Finger Foods for Babies
VIII. Radish Finger Foods for Babies
If your baby has recently started on solids, you might also be wondering what kind of feeding chair is best for your baby. Check out our detailed post โ€“ High Chair Vs Booster Seat: Your Ultimate Guide to Buying a Feeding Chair.
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Vegetable Finger Foods for Babies

Vegetable Finger Food Recipes for Babies and Toddlers

 

I. ย Carrot Finger Foods for Babies

Carrots are the first food for babies and they are also the first ideal finger food too. They are versatile foods that taste great alone and also combined with other veggies tooโ€ฆ

1. Steamed Carrot Sticks

Wash, peel and cut the carrot into thick sticks and steam them so that they are mashable. Cool the sticks and mix them with a spray of pepper powder.

2. ย Baked Carrot Sticks

Wash, peel and cut the carrot into thick sticks, drizzle a few drops of oil (vegetable or coconut). Season the carrots with the spices of your choice.Cook them in a preheated oven for at least 20 minutes each side while turning the sticks both sides for cooking. The seasoning can be either one or a combination of pepper, jeera cinnamon, dry ginger powder.

3. Carrot Dosa

Mix a cup ofย Dosa Batterย with eitherย Carrot Juiceย orย Carrot Puree. With a laddle pour the batter on a tawa forming small circles of dosa, sprinkle a little ghee or oil and cook like aย Steamed Dosa.

4. Carrot Idli

ย Mix a cup ofย Dosa Batterย withย eitherย Carrot Juiceย orย Carrot Puree. Grease the Idli moulds with ghee or oil and pour the mixture and steam for 10 minutes. Cut the idli into longitudinal pieces so as your lo can hold them.

5. Carrot Balls

ย Mix a cup ofย Dosa Batterย withย eitherย Carrot Juiceย orย Carrot Puree.ย Pour the batter in kulipaniyram tawa and cook them.

6. Whole Wheat Carrot Pancakes

Recipe soon.


7. Carrot Muffins

Muffins can be introduced after 10 months, after the introduction of all the above foods.

Recipe Soon.

8. Carrot Patties

Grate the carrot, mix the grated carrot with little gram flour and rice flour, add pepper or jeera powder to it. Add a little water to a consistency that is not too watery or too thick, in a tawa pour this batter to small circles and cook them.


9. Whole Wheat Carrot Biscuits


II. Beetroot Finger Foods for Babies

Beetroot can be cooked in the same way as carrot, although not as versatile as the carrot.

10. Steamed Beetroots sticks


Cut the beetroot into thick sticks, steam them. Add the seasoning of your choice.


11. ย Baked Beetroot sticks

Wash, peel and cut the beetroot into thick sticks, drizzle a few drops of oil (vegetable or coconut). Season the beets with the spices of your choice.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and cook for at least 20 minutes each side while turning the sticks both sides for cooking.


12. Beet Crackers

Recipe soon


13. Whole Wheat Beet Pancakes

Recipe Soon.

III. Potato Finger Foods for recipes

14. Baked Potato Wedges

Wash, peel and cut the potato into wedges, season with jeera powder and bake in an oven.


15. Baked French Fries

Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into thin sticks.

Preheat the oven to 475 F. Toss the cut potatoes with a spoon of either vegetable or olive oil. Sprinkle the greased baking pan evenly with pepper, place the potatoes on the ban and cook for 15 minutes each side till both sides are golden brown.

16. Potato Fritters

Peel potatoes and boil and mash them. In a kadai, heat oil and add finely chopped onions to it and saute till translucent. Mix the mashed potatoes with a little cornflour, jeera or pepper powder, and the sauted onions. Design this mixture as small flat cakes. Drizzle the frying pan with little oil, pan fry the cakes.

IV. Pumpkin Finger Foods for Babies

17. Baked Pumpkin Sticks

Peel the pumpkin, scoop out the fleshy center part and cut the pumpkin to thin sticks. Preheat the oven to 400 and place the pumpkin on a wire rack or pan and drizzle with oil (vegetable or coconut or olive). Bake for 40 minutes with 20 minutes for each side till they become golden brown. Season it as per your choice.


18. Pumpkin Sooji Fingers

Pumpkin Sooji Finger Food recipe for babies and toddlers

Ingredients

1/2 cupย Pumpkin Puree
1 tsp Butter
1 cup Sooji
1 cup grated cheese

Method

Melt the butter in a kadai.
Add the pumpkin puree to it.
When it comes to a boil, add the sooji to it and let it simmer till sooji is cooked.
Switch off and let it cool.
In a baking dish, add the grated cheese and pour this mixture in it.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake for 20 to 25 minutes till cheese turns golden.
Cool the mixture and cut into fingers.

19. Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes

Recipe soon

20. Pumpkin Balls

Mix a cup ofย Dosa Batterย withย Pumpkin Pureeย .Pour the batter in kulipaniyram tawa and cook them.

V. Arbi/Colocasia/Taroย 

21.ย Arbi/Taro Fingers

VI. Sweet Potato Finger Foods for Babies

22. Baked Sweet Potato Fingers

Wash, peel and cut the sweet potato into thick sticks. Drizzle with oil (vegetable or olive or coconut) and toss with the seasoning of your choice. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes then flip on to change sides and cook for 20 minutes, till they are done.


23. SweetPotato Pancakes


Recipe soon.

VII. Corn Finger Foods for Babies

24. Corn Peas Patties

Mash 1 cup of boiled corn and peas either with the potato masher or blender. Add enough flour, 1 beaten egg (optional), diced onion (optional) and pepper. Mix well. Pour the batter as small cakes on the pan and fry on both sides.

VIII. Radish Finger Foods for Babies

25. Baked Radish Fingers

Wash, peel and cut the radish into thick sticks. Drizzle with oil (vegetable or olive or coconut) and toss with the seasoning of your choice. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes then flip on to change sides and cook for 20 minutes, till they are done.


IX. Snacks

26. Bhaji

Our own desi Bhaji, any veggie can be used for bhajis, carrot, potato, sweet potato, radish, raw banana etc.

27. Mixed Veg Cutlets

Recipe Soon

28. Mixed Veg Fingers

Cut the veggies into longitudinal sticks, in a bowl mix little turmeric powder, pepper powder, cornflour and an egg or water. Dip the veggies in the mixture and roll them in bread crumbs and deep fry them.

Note
ย * If you do not have an oven, you can always shallow fry the veggies.
ย * I have not added salt or sugar to any of the recipes above.
ย * Will be posting a new series of Pancakes recipes, please follow the blog to receive updates. ย 

If your baby has recently started on solids, you might also be wondering what kind of feeding chair is best for your baby. Check out our detailed post โ€“ High Chair Vs Booster Seat: Your Ultimate Guide to Buying a Feeding Chair.

Next post is on โ€œย 25ย + Fruit Finger Food Ideas โ€œ

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The information presented here is meant as a guide and does not replace professional medical advice. You should always discuss your babyโ€™s dietary requirements with your doctor.

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Comments

  1. Yasaswi says

    November 5, 2019 at 10:24 pm

    Hi Dr. Actually we cannot give the baked food in oven to small little babies ? Right.

    Reply
    • pr says

      November 7, 2019 at 6:11 pm

      Hi,

      It’s completely safe to bake in oven for babies if the precautions are followed.

      Reply
  2. Purvi says

    July 30, 2018 at 3:57 am

    Hi Dr. my little one is 9.5 months old and got 4 teeth so far… but she doesnโ€™t take finger foods… I tried giving steamed carrot, potatoes, apples , sweet potatoes … all she does is play. She doesnโ€™t like to eat at all even if I feed her…. all she wants the food which we hv for ourselves… like spicy…. What method can help me…

    Reply
    • pr says

      September 13, 2018 at 12:10 pm

      Hi Purvi,
      That’s okay dear, let her play and get used to it. You eat in front of her, clap and encourage her to keep in mouth. Try different finger food recipes. She will cope up soon.

      Reply
  3. Rathika says

    May 27, 2018 at 7:49 pm

    Can u give finger food recipe videos or with photos

    Reply
    • pr says

      November 13, 2018 at 5:41 pm

      Hi Rathika,

      Please find link below to ‘My Little Moppet’ YouTube page. You can find different recipe videos in the channel.
      Link – https://goo.gl/jyoAtq

      Reply
  4. Pkumar says

    August 5, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    Hi Hema,

    Thanks for the wonderful website. My 11 months old baby likes to eat finger food. But when i give him the steamed veggies/fruits he tries to squeeze in his hand instead of eating. Is there any better way to give finger foods?

    Reply
  5. P Rao says

    October 12, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    Hi
    I was thinking of preparing the pumpkin sooji fingers and the wheat banana cake for my 11 month son. Can u please let me know if I can store them for a couple of days or do they have to be consumed same day

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      October 18, 2015 at 10:05 am

      Hi,

      The pumpkin Sooji fingers may become soggy if stored, but you can store the whole wheat banana bread in refrigerator for a couple days, but bring it room temperature before feeding the baby

      Cheers

      Hema

      Reply
      • P Rao says

        October 18, 2015 at 1:49 pm

        Thanks Hema. I tried the fingers but they didn’t turn out the same way it looks on ur page. I guessed maybe because the sooji was more. The puree and sooji never got mixed well to cook. Next time will be trying with a little lesser sooji.

        Reply
        • Dr Hemapriya says

          February 29, 2016 at 4:57 pm

          Yeah do try and let me know

          Reply
  6. fathima says

    September 26, 2015 at 3:26 am

    Hi hema..my son is 11 months old From last 2 days..he don’t drink a milk…his weight only 8 kg…he is eating all food…but not to increase a weight. .how to increase a weight. .I am very sad because of that. ..pls help me

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      September 29, 2015 at 6:14 pm

      Hi Fathima,

      hope the following links will be of help to you:

      1. How to know if my baby weight is correct for age?
      2. Weight gaining Foods for Babies & Toddlers
      3. Baby Health

      Reply
  7. Smitha says

    September 9, 2015 at 4:36 pm

    Hi Hema,
    Its been really great to see so vast information on this site… Have u published any books… If so then I want to buy… My son 12 yrs and daughter is 3 yrs need nutritious recipes… Pls do let me know

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      October 26, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      Hi Smitha,

      Thanks for the comment, I am planning to publish a book soon, will definitely let you know when it happens ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  8. brindha says

    September 9, 2015 at 11:08 am

    hi
    my son is 10 months old
    but he doesn’t have teeth.
    so how can give finger foods to him??

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      November 20, 2015 at 3:16 pm

      Hi Brindha,

      You can start giving soft finger foods like steamed carrots, his gums will ne strong enough to munch on them ๐Ÿ™‚

      Cheers

      Hema

      Reply
  9. Dharmi says

    August 26, 2015 at 9:55 am

    Hello,
    Please share Muffins recipe. Carrot or any other muffin recipe.

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      August 26, 2015 at 12:19 pm

      Hi Dharmi,

      I will be sharing soon an apple muffin recipe

      Reply
      • Swati says

        April 27, 2019 at 12:07 pm

        Recipe pls

        Reply
        • pr says

          April 27, 2019 at 1:07 pm

          Hi,

          Please check on the link for apple muffins recipe. Link – https://bit.ly/2ZFnLl6

          Reply
  10. Sumi says

    July 23, 2015 at 7:31 pm

    Hi doc. My son is a year old. I just started to give cows milk. He is not liking it that much. Any suggestions to improve

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      August 6, 2015 at 1:15 am

      You can add dry fruits powder or give as milkshakes

      Reply
  11. Meenu says

    July 23, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    Thanks for the details Hema…

    My twins are 10 months old. They don’t take any rice ( dhal, rasam, milk etc..) if given without salt or sugar. So at times I just add pinch of it in their food.. Is tat OK?

    Reply
  12. Medha Jeswani says

    July 2, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    Hi Hema
    My lo just loves your recipes. Thanx for this wonderful site especially for mothers like me who don’t have any help as we r far from our mil and mothers. just wanted to ask you that instead of oven can we use microwave or a griddle to make some of the recipes including the pumpkin sooji fingers.

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      July 9, 2015 at 1:35 pm

      Thank you Medha ๐Ÿ™‚
      You can try griddle

      Reply
  13. Indrani says

    June 28, 2015 at 10:12 pm

    Hi Hema,

    Thanks for all the recipes, which cheese we can introduce?
    regards,
    Indrani

    Reply
  14. Antonet Roajer says

    May 29, 2015 at 1:41 am

    Really a wonderful information..Especially for me! because it is very hard for me to incorporate vegetables in my kid’s diet. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      June 1, 2015 at 7:36 pm

      You are welcome Anto ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  15. varsha sharma says

    March 30, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    Hi hema ji, my daughter is 16 months old from last 3 -4 days she is not eating anything only having milk. She is getting very fussy and cry every time i am very sad bcz of that plz help me.

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      April 4, 2015 at 9:50 am

      Hi Varsha, Kids are like that, they get into phase where they dont eat for days together, don’t lose your patience, try to give variety of foods, if she is taking only milk, then try to incorporate fruits in it

      Reply
  16. Krithika says

    March 27, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    Thank you so much.

    Reply
  17. Krithiks says

    March 25, 2015 at 11:23 am

    Hi dr.hema, it’s a wonderful site u have here. My lo s going to complete 9 months very soon. She doesn have teeth yet. Is it ok to offer vegetable sticks? I gave her a biscuit to chew on n she kind of gagged. Am worried she will choke. Also she doesn sit up yet. So is it still early to start finger food for her? Thanks a lot for your help. Am really excited to try some of your recipes here.

    Reply
    • Dr Hemapriya says

      March 26, 2015 at 3:34 pm

      Hi Krithiks,

      Yes you can give finger foods, my daughter is 1 year old and still no teeth, I am giving her finger foods from 6 months since I am following partial BLW

      Reply

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I am Dr.Hema, a.k.a the โ€œDoctor Mommyโ€. I am a medical doctor by profession, no longer into active medical practice as my two little moppets keep me pretty much busy. I love to help and guide new parents through their journey of raising healthy babies.... Read More.

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