8 months still eating purées

Emily

Hi, my son is 8 months old and still is pretty much only eating purées, I’ve been trying him with the pouches with more of a chunkier texture and he still will have trouble with the little pieces. He will sometimes eat mashed banana and I’ve tried avocado but he doesn’t like it, what are some very first foods with more texture I could introduce? I’m so scared of him choking but I know he needs to start eating finger foods.

Thanks