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Move Your Baby From Purées to Finger Foods — Without the Fear
Past Purées in 30 Days gives you a step-by-step 30-day plan to help your baby safely learn to chew, explore textures, and confidently move toward self-feeding real food.
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You started with purées because it felt safer. Maybe your pediatrician suggested it, or maybe finger foods just felt like too big a jump.
But now weeks, or months, have passed, and purées are still the main thing your baby eats. They deserve more than pouches.
You know they need to move forward. But every time you think about serving finger foods, the anxiety kicks in.
→ What if they choke?
→ What if they're not ready?
→ What if I'm doing this wrong?
Purées feel safe. Finger foods feel uncertain. And what's missing is the clear, structured step in between.
That's exactly what this guide gives you.
A Clear Path From Purées to Finger Foods
Instead of making a sudden leap to finger foods, Past Purées in 30 Days walks you through a gradual, structured progression — introducing new textures and self-feeding skills one step at a time so your baby builds confidence safely.
By the end of 30 days, your baby will be ready to explore a much wider variety of foods and textures — and you'll feel calm and confident at every mealtime.
A step-by-step plan to help your baby transition safely:
A structured 6-week progression from smooth purées to soft finger foods — no guessing what to do next
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Day-by-day meals and activities with photos and step-by-step serving instructions
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Expert tips to build chewing and self-feeding skills at every stage of the transition
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Alternate paths for nervous parents — you don't have to jump straight to finger foods
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Recommended feeding tools including spoons, teethers, and silicone feeders
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A discount on our favorite infant CPR course — because confidence at mealtime starts with feeling prepared
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No more staring at your baby wondering what to serve. You'll always know exactly what to do next.
This guide removes the guesswork so you always know what to serve next and helps get you and baby unstuck from smooth purees, quickly but in a safe way.
Created by a Pediatric Feeding Therapist With 15+ Years of Experience
Past Purées in 30 Days was created by Catherine Callahan, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC — a speech-language pathologist and pediatric feeding therapist who has spent more than 15 years helping babies and children learn to eat.
Catherine works at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and runs her private practice, ChiKids Speech & Feeding. At 101 before one®, she helps parents feel confident introducing textures and real foods to their babies.
If you're stuck in the purée phase, Catherine's approach will get you unstuck — safely, gradually, and without the fear.
This Guide Is For You If...
✔ Your baby has been eating purées for weeks or months and you're ready to move forward
✔ You feel nervous every time you think about serving finger foods
✔ You're still spoon-feeding at every meal and want your baby to start self-feeding
✔ You want to introduce more textures but have no idea where to start
✔ Your pediatrician said it was time to offer more variety — but didn't explain how
Your Baby Doesn't Have to Stay Stuck in the Purée Phase.
With the right guidance, moving from purées to finger foods doesn't have to be scary. Past Purées in 30 Days gives you a clear, therapist-designed plan so you can help your baby build chewing skills, explore new textures, and start enjoying real family food — one step at a time.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our Past Purees Guide is for parents and caregivers who want a simple, low-stress way to move beyond purees and confidently offer finger food. It was designed to help parents who:
• Feel unsure when to introduce finger foods to their baby
• Have been spoon-feeding their baby purees for weeks or months
• Aren’t ready to dive into finger foods right away, looking for a more gradual approach to solidsWhether you started with purees, baby-led feeding, or a mix of both, this guide gives you a step-by-step framework to help your baby safely build eating skills and enjoy a wide variety of foods with confidence.
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You can transition your baby off purees at 6 months old. Baby should be sitting upright and able to bring toys or teethers to their mouth at playtime.
Research shows that babies tend to have more feeding challenges if they are fed only purees past 9 months old.
We recommend moving your baby past purees by 9 months old if possible. Older than that? Not to worry, we’ll catch you up!
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That is totally normal! We get that serving your baby finger foods can feel scary. Inside our guide, we provide alternate paths if you’re not ready to jump into finger foods yet. We also give you a discount on our favorite infant CPR course - which parents tell us it really eases their anxiety at meal time.
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No, this purchase is just for our Past Purees PDF guide. It does not include our printed books or app access. You can purchase those separately on our website.
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Yes! We will email you a link to download the guide after you purchase it. If you run into any issues or can’t find the email, please contact info@101beforeone.com
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