🥑 Can babies eat avocado?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Soft, creamy and full of healthy fats. One of the easiest first foods for little hands.

From
6 months
Choking risk
Low
Common allergen
No
Iron-rich
No

How to serve avocado by age

6 months

Offer a ripe wedge the size of an adult finger. Leave some skin on the end for grip, or roll it in ground oats or hemp seeds so it is less slippery.

  1. Cut a ripe wedge the size of an adult finger
  2. Leave some skin on the end for grip
  3. Or roll it in ground oats or hemp seeds

Amount: 1–2 wedges

9 months

Cut into small bite-size cubes for pincer-grasp practice, or mash onto toast fingers.

  1. Cut ripe avocado into small bite-size cubes
  2. Offer them for pincer-grasp practice
  3. Or mash onto toast fingers

Amount: A few cubes

12 months (1 year)+

Serve slices or cubes, or mash into a dip for veggies and toast.

  1. Serve slices or cubes of avocado
  2. Or mash into a dip for veggies and toast

Amount: A few slices or cubes

Is avocado a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk when ripe and soft. Avoid hard, unripe pieces.

Nutrition

Healthy fats, fiber, folate, vitamin E, potassium.

Goes well with

banana, egg, bread / toast, salmon

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