I am not a parent, but my experience so far in offering lunch to toddlers who are not yet spoon-capable involves a lot of finger foods. Cut up fruit, veggies, cheese, meat, bread, cold cereal, cooked beans -- whatever you're eating, sans sauces, purees, and gooey things, for self-service. That will not keep them from gumming things half to death and then flinging them on the floor or sticking them in their hair, but the mess is less immediately disasterous than applesauce or yogurt. Purees with utensils I'm inclined to supervise if they're not shortly before bathtime.
The Guppy's about one and a half? The pair of twins I know about that age can both handle finger food fine (when they want to), but one is a determined self-feeder and can wrangle spearing things on a fork to feed herself when she wants to eat like the grownups (slowly, but with determination -- she will accept someone handing her a fork with food on it towards encouraging her to eat more solids, but isn't fond of someone else putting a utensil in her mouth) and dipping a big chunk of bread into thick soup and taking a bite, while the other one still thinks tablewear is for playing with and is happy to let someone else spoon food into his mouth.
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Date: 2013-07-29 04:42 pm (UTC)The Guppy's about one and a half? The pair of twins I know about that age can both handle finger food fine (when they want to), but one is a determined self-feeder and can wrangle spearing things on a fork to feed herself when she wants to eat like the grownups (slowly, but with determination -- she will accept someone handing her a fork with food on it towards encouraging her to eat more solids, but isn't fond of someone else putting a utensil in her mouth) and dipping a big chunk of bread into thick soup and taking a bite, while the other one still thinks tablewear is for playing with and is happy to let someone else spoon food into his mouth.