Both my mother and I are Celiacs. I now have a 6 month old daughter and her doctor said to start her on finger foods. He said she would be fine with foods with gluten in them but I would much rather hold off on that. Anyone know of any Gluten Free baby finger foods. I have having a very hard time with this. Thanks

It is always wise to be cautious with babies, especially with other celiac sufferers in the family. Of course you do have the advantage in knowing what is gluten free and not having to learn it whilst having a young baby.



I used to toast gluten free bread fingers for my little ones and spread with a little margarine and marmite. You can buy baby rice cakes now, some flavoured, that my grandsons loved to suck on.



Fresh fruits, such as a piece of banana, or melon are good to "gum", but you might want to keep baby confined in a highchair if you don't like mess!



If your baby has no lactose issues you could offer her a small chunk of soft cheese. And if you are not vegetarian how about a piece of cooked chicken?



Hope these ideas help.

Mi-Del has gluten free animal crackers, but honestly, I would really wait to introduce any gluten containing foods. My kid held off for almost 5 yrs, lol!Rice Chex are now gf as well. But honestly, banana slices,sweet potato pieces, etc. are a lot better for them than any processed foods!                          
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One thing I would like to recommend if you haven't done it yet is to get genetic testing done on your daughter.  It isn't all that expensive and you can find out if she has the genes for celiac disease and that will help you make the decision on what to do.  If she has them, then no point in even introducing gluten into her diet.  

I wish I knew what to feed a 6 month old with or without celiac.  Hot dogs can be found gluten free(Coleman Farms), baby carrots, gluten free cereals and bread.  

Another help would be contacting your local chapter of csaceliacs.org to see if they can help.

Good luck!!

well what my mom did with me was she took real food and blend them up. like chicken and stuff. and i good food is like sweet potatoe