Your baby will suck and gum the berry, getting lots of good flavor and texture experience and hopefully actually eating some in the process (but no promises, haha). For older babies, the strawberries can be chopped into chewable pieces. I open both of these boxes and set them on the kitchen counter Near the boxes of strawberries, I also place my empty serving/storage bowl.The empty colander goes inside the sink on the right side.Now I turn on the faucet with spout positioned to the left of the colander.Using my right hand I pluck a strawberry out of the box on my left.I rip the green leaves off the top with my left hand and dump them into the sink (because we have a garbage disposal).Then I wash the hulled strawberry under the water stream with my right hand and dump the washed strawberry into the colander that is already in the sink.Once the strawberries are washed, it is time to cut the tops off and slice them in half for serving.Using a sharp knife, I slice the top off each strawberry and let the top drop into the sink (again – we have a garbage disposal).Then I slice the strawberry in half – being careful, of course, not to cut myself.I then dump both strawberry halves into the serving/storage bowl on my left.I repeat the process until all the strawberries are sliced and ready to serve.But, if you happen to have some left that you have to store, my preference is to use either a:Just a little tip – when I use a berry box to store fresh fruit or vegetables, I will label it with a sticky note, so the family can at least read about what lies within.It amazes me that no one is actually curious enough to actually open the box and see for themselves. Do you have a strawberry process to share? Cutting berries properly as I’ve described and ensuring they’re soft will go a long way to helping your baby enjoy them safely. Remember that babies eat this way safely every day!For more feeding tips, family recipes, and cooking inspiration, And, wherever you are on your feeding journey, check out my cookbook Puree Strawberries: Introducing a whole fruit to your baby is not a good idea.
In the case of the raw carrot and apples, nope.
Baby-led weaning, or baby-led feeding as I prefer to call it, means that babies feed themselves finger foods as soon as they start solids. If you want to cut strawberries for baby-led weaning and your baby has developed her pincer grasp, you can treat these yummy berries like all finger foods: make sure they’re soft enough to mash with gentle pressure between your thumb and forefinger, and chop them into small pieces the size of your pinky fingernail or smaller, like this: Working right to left this time, I pick a strawberry out of the colander that is still in the sink. If you’re spoon-feeding purées, you can simply blend raw strawberries in the blender and serve. If the baby is just six months sold, it is better to puree the strawberry and then feed the toddler. Once the strawberries are washed, it is time to cut the tops off and slice them in half for serving. And the fruit will rot in the containers they came in inside the refrigerator.Or, the family may be motivated enough to slice up a few strawberries to snack on, but the rest of the batch will be forgotten in the refrigerator to wither away.If you cut all the strawberries, they will be gone within hours.And even if they are not, they store perfectly fine in the refrigerator for a few days – if they last that long.Save yourself time and prep them all at once so they are ready to eat when people are hungry.Now that we got those points out of the way – let's talk process.Because I am right handed, I set my stage up as follows.Typically, I buy 2 boxes of strawberries at a time.