There are many reasons why introduce food through finger foods. This includes, among other things, The child should be allowed to discover and explore food for themselves by both feeling and tasting it. We are responsible for what is offered in the way of food, but the child control over what He puts it in his mouth and eats. In the beginning, it's mostly about letting the children experiment and explore. Are you still breastfeeding? It doesn't matter that the food intake isn't always super large because breastfeeding remains a mainstay in their nutritional intake.
This is what BLW (Baby Led Weaning) is all about; letting the child discover food at their own pace. Regardless of whether you use pure BLW or finger food (where spoon feeding/puree is mixed with finger food), it is fundamentally about letting the child's own appetite, ability and maturity guide eating.
Research shows that a child's first food experiences can influence their future relationship with food. By the child gets to explore their own path in their first food experiences, We strongly believe that it can contribute to they will have a positive relationship with food in the future. Of course, it is difficult to know what has had an effect in the end and BLW/picked food is no guarantee of anything, but we believe really believe that it can create good conditions.
This is just one of the reasons why we recommends finger food.
/Elin Oresten
Lic. nutritionist
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