Baby Finger Foods: Avocado on Toast

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One of my favourite baby finger foods also happens to be one of nature's healthiest foods - the avocado. It is also a tasty and very easy recipe to prepare for your baby!

We know that finger foods help develop baby's fine motor skills and feeding independence, and it's so easy to make your own. Often considered a vegetable, the avocado is actually a fruit, a rather unusual one that's low in juice and high in healthy fats. Avocados are rich with nutrients, high in monounsaturated fatty acids (the 'good fats') and full of fibre. These are reasons why you love avocados, but your baby loves them because they have a slightly nutty flavour and a rich creamy texture! :)

Baby finger foods can be given at snack times or at meal times, and my boys would definitely eat this at any time of the day. They both love avocados, and I would often give them avocado on toast for dinner if they'd had a long day, as it was almost guaranteed to be devoured in less than 5 minutes!

I have included an optional pinch of sea salt in the recipe for older children and adults (you should continue to avoid adding extra salt to your baby's food until he is 2), as it helps to offset some of the acidity of the lime juice. The salt is not necessary, and you may find that your taste buds don't require it at all.

Your baby may find it easier initially to handle his avocado on toast if the avocado is not spread too thickly and the toast is cut into small pieces. For toddlers, you can spread a thicker layer of avocado and put two small pieces of toast together to make mini sandwiches, or you could give him a fork to stab the small pieces of toast with, if he is already learning to use cutlery.

Here's what you'll need to make this baby finger foods recipe for avocado on toast:
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1 medium-sized ripe avocado
1 slice of wholegrain bread
A squeeze of lime juice
A pinch of sea salt (optional, for older children and adults)

And here's what you'll need to do:

• Lightly toast the slice of bread.
• Meanwhile, slice the avocado in half using a sharp knife.

• Remove the stone, and slice one side in half again, to make quarters.
• Peel back the skin (it should come off very easily if the avocado is ripe) of each quarter, and chop in small chunks into a bowl. You should have half an avocado chopped.

• Mash the avocado in the bowl with the back of a fork, until the desired texture has been achieved.
• Squeeze a bit of lime juice onto the avocado, and mix well.

• Spread evenly over the slice of toast, and cut into small pieces before serving baby.
• The unused half of avocado can be cut into chunkier pieces and served on the side, or stored for later use. If storing, rub lime juice generously over the exposed flesh to help keep it from going brown.
• Enjoy!

Baby Finger Foods: Avocado on Toast

By Wendy | Serves 4

Avocado on Toast is so quick and easy to make, and healthy and delicious too, that I hope it will also become one of your baby's favourite finger foods.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook time: No cook time, only toasting the bread
Yield: 1 slice
Course: Finger Food, Main, Snack
Cuisine: Modern European
Tags: Superfood, Healthy

Ingredients

1 medium-sized ripe avocado
1 slice of wholegrain bread
A squeeze of lime juice
A pinch of sea salt (optional, for older children and adults)

Method

1. Lightly toast the slice of bread.
2. Meanwhile, slice the avocado in half using a sharp knife.
3. Remove the stone, and slice one side in half again, to make quarters.
4. Peel back the skin (it should come off very easily if the avocado is ripe) of each quarter, and chop in small chunks into a bowl. You should have half an avocado chopped.
5. Mash the avocado in the bowl with the back of a fork, until the desired texture has been achieved.
6. Squeeze a bit of lime juice onto the avocado, and mix well.
7. Spread evenly over the slice of toast, and cut into small pieces before serving baby.
8. The unused half of avocado can be cut into chunkier pieces and served on the side, or stored for later use. If storing, rub lime juice generously over the exposed flesh to help keep it from going brown.

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