I give DD banana or when when he was tht age things like pear etc so fruit basically. If I make her porridge I load the spoon sit it on the high chair and let her put it in her mouth I also let her just all hands in, messy but she loved it. I also made her porridge by just putting hot water over rolled oats and covering for a bit so it was more textured iykwim then adding a dairy free milk alternative.