First Finger Food Ideas

We keep this list shared in Google Docs as well as printed out on the fridge.

Great starter list for first finger foods

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• Whole Wheat toast with Almond Butter
• Green Beans
• Mashed cauliflower
• Sweet Potatoes, cubed and baked with butter for camalization
• Canned Peaches (organic)
• Blueberries (TJs frozen petite)
• Edamame
• Steamed carrots
• Avocado, sliced
• Peas (TJs frozen petite)
• Flat Noodles
• Seedless Grapes cut in half
• Capers
• Sweet pickles
• Black Olives
• Crumbly cheese (feta or goat)
• Yogurt drops
• Shredded cheese
• Mozzarella string cheese
• Berries
• Whoel wheat bagels
• Natural cheese bites (Swiss, Cheddar, Edam, Havarti)
• Ripe banana smashed with almond butter
• Very ripe pears
• Apricots (unsulphured)
• Cantaloupe
• Honeydew melon
• Mango
• Broccoli florrets
• Flaked or poached fish
• Soft Turkey Meatballs (cooked in soup or sauce)
• Whole wheat pasta (the more curly the better)
• Hard cooked yolk
• Whole wheat Pancakes
• Soft cooked French Toast (yolks only)
• Tofu (for smoothies too)
• Lentils (ready to go from TJs are a big hit here)
• Yogurt (he has it daily)
• Frozen vegetable mix

Easy! Butternut Squash and Apples

So simple.   Just add cut up butternut squash to a pan with butter to caramelize then add chopped apples!  I spice it up with cinnamon and nutmeg.   The house smells incredible right now.

To make this side even faster, I used frozen cut squash that thawed and sliced apples from Trader Joes.

Whole Wheat Torilla + Cheese + Tempeh

I was inspired to start making roll-ups that is a favorite of Stephanie Maples.  I used a small skillet and dropping in a tiny bit of butter, threw in the whole wheat tortilla and laid in some cheese.  Next time it will be vegan but we had some lovely Tillamook cheddar. 

I rolled up the tortilla on both ends and flipped it.  Then on the side of the pan I crumbled some plain tempeh and added cinnamon and Tamari to it.  Stirred that together for a few minutes then when the cheese was oozing out the ends of the tortilla I topped it with the tempeh.  Holy cow it was delicious and devoured.  Hence. no photo :)  Very cheesy and nutty layered flavors.  

Give it a try!