Tips på mat att stoppa i smaknappen

Tips on food to put in the taste button

Posted by Elin Oresten on

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What is a snack button?

A taste button is a great tool when it's time to start training your baby's taste buds and introducing some food. It's an easy way to introduce different tastes early on without a lot of mess. Many people start with taste sensations when their baby is between 4 and 6 months old, but it depends a bit on when the baby shows interest.

By using a taste button, the baby can hold the food and bring it to their mouth. This can make eating more exciting and a developmental experience for the baby.

What can you fill the tastebuds with?

Many people tend to only put fruit and berries in the snack bar as this is a relatively easy and accessible option. There is nothing wrong with that, but it is often quite sweet flavors.


Babies don't need to practice sweet tastes to learn to appreciate them, they have a built-in preference for them. They do, however, need to practice sour and bitter tastes. Two basic tastes that are beneficial to practice early to increase acceptance of fruits and vegetables later in life.


So my tip is to vary the contents of the taste button. Try to include vegetables AND fruit. Don't be afraid of sour and bitter flavors that can easily cause a little grimace. Grimaces are not always due to the baby not liking the taste, rather it is usually due to unaccustomedness.

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Taste button

A taste button is a great way to give children lots of flavor without the mess.

Our pacifier comes with a wide handle that is easy for the little ones to hold. It also comes with three silicone pacifiers in three different sizes, where the smallest works from 4 months, the middle from 6 months and the largest from 10 months. With a taste button you can introduce taste sensations to your baby from 4 months.


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Elin Oresten Knatteplock

/Elin Oresten

Lic. nutritionist and founder of Knatteplock.

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Children love to imitate, by eating the same food it facilitates learning and makes mealtime a positive experience of togetherness. As a parent you don't have to feed but can sit next to and enjoy the food.

Picking food gives children the opportunity to explore a variety of textures and consistencies at their own pace. This can lead to a healthier relationship with food and a greater enjoyment of eating. By offering different textures and flavors, the child gets a broader taste palette, and there is a greater chance that the appetite will continue even during the naturally picky period that usually comes around two years. Research shows that children who are introduced to a more varied diet from the start eat more variety and more vegetables later in life.

  • Promotes exploration and independence at mealtime.
  • Develops early chewing skills.
  • Simplifies family meals and strengthens community.

Why finger food ?

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Common questions about picking food

Finger food is a way of offering food where the baby/child eats themselves either with their hands or with a spoon.

Finger foods give children the opportunity to explore a variety of textures and consistencies at their own pace, from an early age. This can lead to a healthier relationship with food and greater enjoyment of eating.

Make sure your baby shows signs of being ready for solid foods. She should be able to sit up in a chair on her own, be able to bring objects to her mouth on her own, and show an interest in food. Maybe your baby is reaching for your food or looking at your plate with fascination, then there is probably interest!

Consider offering foods that are fairly soft but easy to grasp. For example, sweet potato sticks, slices of liver pâté, cooked broccoli or omelette/pancake strips. Sandwiches with butter and/or liver pâté are also perfect for practicing motor skills. Slippery foods that are difficult to grasp can be rolled in seeds or sandwich crumbs. For example, avocado or banana. But in general, it is good to offer the baby what the rest of the family eats as often as possible.

Small babies don't have a pincer grip so it's big pieces that matter at first. The pieces should be longer than the palm of their hand because small babies (6 months) often can't open their palm on request. It may feel scary but it's actually safer with bigger pieces than smaller pieces when it's a small baby! If they take too big bites they spit it out again.

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Many people worry about how their children will be able to chew finger foods without teeth. The good news is that it goes very well. Young children process food with their tongue, palate and toothless jaws.

Children only get molars when they are a little older (over 1 year old) and waiting to introduce solid foods until then can have negative consequences for the child's eating development.

Children don't learn to chew by eating puree, they learn to chew by practicing chewing different textures in their mouths.

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