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🥩 Can babies eat beef?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. One of the best sources of easily absorbed iron.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- Medium
- Common allergen
- No
- Iron-rich
- Yes
How to serve beef by age
6 months
Offer a large strip of slow-cooked beef to suck on, or soft meatballs/patties.
- Slow-cook beef until tender
- Offer a large strip to suck on
- Or make soft meatballs or patties
Amount: 1 large strip
9 months
Ground beef crumbles or small meatballs.
- Cook ground beef and crumble it
- Or make small meatballs
Amount: 1–2 tbsp
12 months (1 year)+
Small pieces of tender beef.
- Cook beef until tender
- Cut into small pieces; avoid tough chunks
Amount: 1–2 tbsp
Is beef a choking hazard?
Medium risk Medium risk. Avoid tough chunks; slow-cook or grind.
Nutrition
Iron (heme), zinc, vitamin B12.