Hi S.!
My son is just shy of 10 months and loves to eat (most of the time)! We started a variety of foods early on and have really good luck with: fresh fruit cut into very small pieces especially strawberries, blueberries, and bananas. Kraft Cheese singles in small peices, not a great food but it does have some calcuim! Lots of yogurt, all flavors! Yoplait is a great choice! All the Gerber Toddler snacks: Yogurt Puffs, Little Star things (can't think of name), and the Cheetoh type snacks in the can. These say they are for toddlers but our son loves them and they dissolve really quickly so he doesn't choke. I don't know if your son is like mine, but he does not want to be fed, he wants to do it himself! We also have found that they can eat pretty much anything from your plate as long as it is cut really really small. I just tried Chef Boyardee and he liked it pretty well, watch out though this one is messy! And of course, the all time favorite: Mac and Cheese! Hope this helps a little bit!