8 month old picking up slimy table foods -- banana, honeydew....

My 8 month old is now getting the handle of picking up and eating her puffs from her high chair. I am trying to give her pieces of banana and honeydew -- and she loves them, but has great tdifficulty picking them up because they are so slimy and small. any suggestions ? i thinks she would do fine if they were bigger, but i fear choking. should i just wait and keep feeding her these types of foods for now with a spoon, or is there a trick i dont know of...

thanks!

Re: 8 month old picking up slimy table foods -- banana, honeydew....

You can roll the pieces in baby cereal or crushed up cheerios to give a more grippy surface.

Re: 8 month old picking up slimy table foods -- banana, honeydew....

I read somewhere that if you roll the food in "cheerio dust" (smash some up in a little bag) it'll help them get some grip on the foods.

I never tried it myself but it sounds like it could work.

HTH!