Forget about the concept of baby food - offer whatevers going to go in your mouth once they get the hang of things. It makes life much pleasanter to share a picnic/ food samples at the farmers market/ anything that can be scrounged at Waitrose, than taking a specific meal. Also - Silly Billyz long sleeved bibs are a wonder. Wash and tumble dry with no stains, and without the added issue of tipping the pelican bib up over your head in our case. Oh and food doesn't have to be eaten in separate courses. As a scummy mummy I dish up his pudding whilst we are still eating when signs are shown that it is required without removing the first course, and often the first starts going back in after some pudding