Our son is 13 months now and we have been doing baby-led weaning since he’s been 6 months old. It’s been a push and pull with some meals turning really messy.

For the last few months, we’ve been cooking mostly “adult” meals with a little less salt. Our son loves eating the same stuff and for the most part, minor modifications like cutting pieces to the right size are enough to make the meal baby friendly.

However, not everything is great for self feeding. Soups and saucy meals turn into a huge mess. So recently, we end up spoon feeding him a lot.

While that means less mess, it means one of us has to focus on the baby before they can eat themselves.

Enter: corn on the cob.

“Corn on the cob is perfect for buying you time to eat your own meal, and our son absolutely loves it. He gets to feed himself, it takes him some time to get every corner, it’s great practice, and it’s mostly mess-free.

Depending on your child’s stage, you can cut off the kernels first or, if they are ready, leave them on and give them a (baby) fist-sized piece to devour.

It’s adorable.

And given how rewarding corn on the cob is for self-feeding babies, it’s unreal how easy it is to prepare.

  • 5 minutes in boiling water is enough.

  • You can make a lot in one go.

  • They don’t need extra salt or anything (though you can dress with butter if you want)

It’s perfect.

I honestly wish everything came on the cob.