Lack of interest

Looking for advice!

My (freshly) 8 month old is always hit or miss with eating solids. He usually does okay if I spoon feed with purées (I wait for his assistance and then let him explore the spoon on his own as well), but when presented with food in front of him there’s little interest to take the initiative.

For example, last night I put some ground beef and a couple noodles that came out of marinara in front of him and he kind of touched it but really just looked at it. I eventually used a spoon to introduce pieces of beef that he kept in his mouth for 4-5 minutes and didn’t swallow until he took a bite of puréed prunes. Like mentioned above, looking for advice. Even if it’s just “give him time and exposure”, which is what I think is what I should do #chillpill