Baby Led Weaning First Foods 6 Months

Hey Mommas, now your baby is 6 months (can you believe it where does the time go!). Don’t worry I know it feels like a huge step, but rest assured my easy baby-led weaning recipes will help you through this next phase. These recipes are perfect as weaning recipes 6 months start solids to school kids. So just because this post is titled first foods, your little one can enjoy them (and you) for many years to come. They have also worked a treat with hundreds of thousands of parents around the world. Kind of weird that I can say that, but it’s true!

Breakfast recipes for baby led weaning

If you are wondering what are the best recipes for breakfast for your baby, then look no further! These are the ones my little ones loved! Most of them can be also made ahead of time and frozen so that your mornings can be so much easier.

2. Blueberry Oat Pancakes with Greek Yogurt

I’m sure we all agree that a stack of hotcakes is the ultimate comfort food, but this baby weaning recipe takes the pancake, turning a belly-warming favorite into a healthy finger food that’s refined sugar free and bursting with blueberries! It also freezes beautifully with parchment paper layered between each cake, providing you with easy school lunches and a quick breakfast on busy mornings.!

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3. Baby Led Weaning Egg Muffins

We love eggs in our house, in fact it is one of our absolutely favorite healthy breakfasts ever! It’s perfect quick, healthy breakfast option for your baby and toddler. But, how do you give eggs to a new baby starting baby led weaning? In little baby led weaning muffins of course! The best part about this recipe is that it is full of yummy ingredients, veggies, cheese, and they are easy to pick up for little hands and boy do they taste amazing!I make a GINORMOUS batch and freeze the lot of them! That way I always have a healthy breakfast or snack on hand for those busy days. 

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10.Apple and Cinnamon Super Breakfast Muffins

In our house we have instilled that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Mostly the older ones eat porridge as I always find it does what it is supposed to and keeps them full until lunch time. We add whatever fruit we have in the fruit bowl, make it with variations in milk and even add homemade chia jams (which are amazing!) My favourite at the moment is pure peanut butter, slices of banana and a sprinkling of coconut shavings. Pure heaven.

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6. My Baby’s First Breakfast Cookie Recipe

Good morning! We are here to make your life as simple as possible, and we know how busy breakfast time can be for families. So say hello to your baby’s first breakfast cookie recipe. More commonly know as The best breakfast cookie EVER for your baby led weaning breakfast. Lets start the day off sugar free with just bananas and apples to sweeten the taste for your little ones.

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18. Healthy Carrot Cake Breakfast Bars

Today we are making delicious breakfast bars for your kids using carrots and oats! You can also make these sugar-free by replacing maple syrup with apple sauce or banana to make them into a sugar-free treat. This recipe makes the perfect breakfast for baby-led weaning or even as a healthy snack for your toddler too. Plus I can vouch they are pretty good with a cuppa coffee at 11 am (just sayin!).

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20. Baby Led Weaning Porridge Fingers with Berries

Porridge fingers are one of the best baby led weaning breakfast recipes you will ever try! For adults and children porridge is one of the best meals to start your day because oats are a complex carbohydrate which gives your body slow releasing energy until lunchtime.

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Lunch Recipes for Baby Led Weaning

1. Baby Led Weaning Mexican Quinoa Bites

This recipe is a yummy variation of my baby led weaning tuna quinoa bites (which you can find here). Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is so amazing for all the family. It is a complete protein meaning that it contains all nine essential amino acids which most other grains lack. It is high in Vitamins B & E and is also a great source of fibre. And, if that wasn’t enough it is also a great source of calcium, magnesium and manganese. Quinoa is the least allergenic of all grains so if your little one is intolerant to grains this is a great alternative.

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4.Sweet Potato Cheesy Puff Bites

Your baby has reached six months and it’s finally time to start introducing their first finger foods. As a parent, I know exactly what goes through your mind and more importantly the number of searches you will do to make sure you know what you are doing.

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5. Broccoli and Cauliflower Vegetable Nuggets

These Baby Led Weaning Broccoli and Cauliflower Vegetable Nuggets are an excellent option for parents who are looking for healthy and delicious baby finger food that they can make ahead of time. They are packed with nutrients and are so easy for babies to hold and eat too. Additionally, they are an excellent way to introduce new flavours and textures to your little one’s diet.

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7. Salmon Nuggets.

These yummy salmon nuggets are super healthy finger food and 100% perfect for baby led weaning. Served with a dollop of yogurt, lime and coriander sauce, you will end up making these nuggets time and time again.

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8. My Baby’s First Pasta Sauce

This gorgeous pasta recipe is full of flavour and introduces so many new tasty healthy vegetables, so we know it will be perfect as your baby’s first pasta sauce. Its so easy to make too! It uses just one tray of roasted vegetables, including ingredients like aubergines and courgettes to bring in new flavours which your baby might not of experienced yet.

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9. Salmon Fish Cakes with Avocado and Yogurt & Lime Dressing

These Veggie-Loaded Chicken Burgers are a serious punch of flavor, protein and veggies! Quick and simple to make on a busy weeknight, they keep the fun of the classic burger while serving up a healthy dose of nutrition in every bite! Whole30, Paleo and kid-approved

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11. My Baby’s First Fish Pie

A Fish pie recipe that kids will devour is a go-to healthy meal. Combine haddock, white fish, and salmon with a savoury garlic white sauce, top with mashed potatoes, and bake it in the oven till golden brown. My Baby’s First Fish Pie recipe is great for babies who have started to eat solid food, and the entire family!

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12.Super Healthy Pizza Muffins for baby led weaning

Mini muffins are so perfect for baby led weaning as they are just the ideal size for those mini hands and when they are as packed full of goodness as these ones are, you won’t ever mind giving them to your little one.

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13.Easy Peasy Baby Frittatas.

Another one of the easy dinner recipes for the family, is this one! This egg recipe is perfect for lunch. Who says lunch doesn’t have to be nutritious? Eggs aren’t just ideal for mornings, but during lunch as well. From scrambled, boiled, fried, eggy bread muffins, cakes, pies and of course frittatas – eggs are one of the favourite favourite go-to super foods – especially for some kids. Recreate this simple egg recipe with your kids. 

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14. Little Baby Lasagne (with egg and dairy free option)

We love lasagne in our house, in fact it’s one of our favourite dinners. Its full of yummy ingredients, saucy, cheesy and is one of those comfort foods that makes us all super happy. Little Oscar was no different and the yum sounds were always heard with every bite. It was probably the messiest dinner he ever ate and so I experimented with both fresh and dried lasagne sheets in my beloved mini muffin tin. They are super cute looking and are so much easier for little hands to manage (and a lot cleaner). This recipe not only makes 24 baby sized dinners but also has enough left over to make a 3 portion family lasagne.

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15. Healthy Chicken Tikka Masala for Baby Led Weaning

Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the most popular curries in both Ireland and the UK. I have no doubt about it, because this particular Healthy Chicken Tikka Masala is the MOST popular recipe on Baby Led Feeding since I started.  It is my kids favourite dish of all time and this week they have been hounding me to make it again for them. So! I decided to reshoot it, and to do a video too! Whoop. I don’t know why I didn’t do one before.

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16. Mexican Taco Empanadas – finger food for babies 6 months

This Easy Empanada Recipe is the perfect finger food for babies 6 months plus! They are ready in 30 minutes and can be used for dinner with a side of salad, lunch with a dollop of hummus or added to your little ones’ lunchbox for the BEST school lunch EVER (as my child told me!). 

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17. Sugar Free Carrot Cake Bites – Healthy Snack Ideas

Let me introduce one of my favourite healthy snack ideas recipes – Healthy Carrot Cake Bites. The absolute BEST healthy snacks recipe for baby led weaning and toddlers. These also have the added bonus of being vegan, and gluten-free. Plus they are also one of the best healthy snacks when pregnant. We know how hungry you can get during this time, and these tasty bites are literally like little mouthfuls of satisfying joy!

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19. The Ultimate Teething Biscuit Recipe for Babies

This teething biscuit homemade recipe is packed full of deliciousness are an excellent way to soothe your babies’ gums during teething. They are sweetened with only banana, packed full of goodness and super easy to make too – Learn how to make them here!

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