mashy, yeap, they freeze up those but they do not give those to babies. Those they eat themselves.
baby ja, like what Reira said, you have to train baby to chew. Ray has no teeth yet but he could self-feed himself bit size fruits, vegetables like carrot, sweet potato, etc. He can chew pasta in bite size (No ABC pasta over here so the smaller we can get is like shell but it is still big).
sharon, depending on what vegetables, things like pumpkin, sweet potato can add directly to cook with porridge but make sure Ryan has no allergy before you add into porridge.
jul, if I am using the normal long spaghetti, I cut it into short bite size for Ray. There are many ways of cooking spaghetti sauces, so it is a personal preference. I used onion, garlic, romanian tomatoes, minced beef, mixed spices, then after all boiled, I scoop up for Ray 1st before adding in red wine, seasoning.