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Developmental Milestones and Finger Foods For Toddler

3 Months Old

•   Babies reach for and grasp toys, or hair.
•   Babies make sounds like gurgling, cooing, or babbling.
•   Babies smile back at their parents, or other family members.

       6 Months Old

•  Babies reach for toys and pick them up.
•  Babies babble, squeal, and repeat vowel sounds like ooh, ae, e.
•  Babies roll from front -to- back, and back- to -front.

      9 Months Old 

• Babies move toys from one hand to the other.
• Babies copy sounds or gestures.
• Babies sit without help

   12 Months Old

• Babies look for an object if you hide it from , even if they can't see it.
• Babies say one or two words.
• Babies walk by holding on to furniture.
• Some babies will start to walk alone at the end of this month.

  18 Months Old

• Toddlers can name an object.
• Toddlers like to copy your words, or actions.
• Toddlers feed themselves sometimes.
• Toddlers step of low objects, and keep balance.

21 Months Old

• Toddlers can name two objects.
• Toddlers say "no" a lot.
• Toddlers like to pretend - play.
• Toddlers like to throw balls.

24 Months Old

• Toddlers use two or three words together like, "No Mommy" or "More Cookies".
• Toddlers say names of toys or people.
• Toddlers point to head, eyes, and nose when someone asks them.
• Toddlers are very affectionate to family members and pets.

36 Months Old

• Toddlers can answer simple questions.
• Toddlers name at least one color correctly.
• Toddlers walk up steps, alternating feet.
• Toddlers express their emotions.

Finger Foods For Toddlers

        Meats Diced

• Fish sticks that are soft
• Vienna sausage sticks, diced canned
• Hot dog wieners diced
• Corny dogs dice wiener bread/batter pieces
• Beef stew Home-made, cut meat /carrots/potatoes in small pieces
• Chicken nuggets cut in small pieces
• Chicken fried steak cut in small pieces

          Pasta Ideas

• Tuna Helper- chop pasta up.
• Cheesy Tuna Helper- chop pasta up.
• Chef Boy Beef Ravioli small pieces.
• Macaroni N’ Cheese diced.
• Rice
• Stove Top stuffing w/gravy
• Spaghetti/chop noodles with spoon

          Canned/Fresh Fruits

• Bananas fresh diced
• Fruit cocktail/ remove grapes child can choke.
• Peaches canned diced
• Mandarin oranges canned, are soft
• Pears canned
• Applesauce

          Breakfast Foods

• Malt O’ Meal cereal/instant microwave
• Instant Oatmeal microwave able
• Toast buttered small pieces
• French Toast small pieces
• Blueberry Waffle Sticks small pieces/no syrup
• Scramble eggs
• Muffins are soft, small pieces
• Jimmy Dean sausage n' biscuits cut into small pieces.
• Danish small pieces
• Cereal bars, ingredients should state enriched bleached flour on cereal bars. Sunbelt brand is more nutritious, found by the Little Debbie Snacks.
• Mini pancakes small pieces, No syrup

          Frozen/Canned/Fresh Vegetables

• Peas/ whole
• Mashed potatoes
• Carrots/ diced
• Green beans canned/frozen diced
• French Fries Frozen cook in oven diced or allowed child to hold (stick)
• Pork and Beans
• Mixed vegetables frozen or canned remove corn. Children can not digest whole corn kernels. 
• Tater tots cut into small pieces
• Grilled Cheese sandwich cut into small pieces

          Snacks

• cheese singles small pieces
• Cheerios 
• White bread pieces
• Saltine crackers/ are thin and melt in mouth
• Ritz round crackers/ are thin and melt in their mouths.
• Yogurt
• Raisins
• Cereal bars, make sure the first ingredient isn’t filling.
• Pudding
• Chex type of cereal.
• Gerber Graduates cereal bars
• Gerber Graduates veggie crackers.