🫘 Can babies eat black-eyed peas?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Small, creamy beans with an earthy flavor. Cook quickly, no long soak.

From
6 months
Choking risk
Medium
Common allergen
No
Iron-rich
Yes

How to serve black-eyed peas by age

6 months

Smash cooked peas flat or mash into a spread.

  1. Cook until soft
  2. Smash each one flat
  3. Or mash into a spread

Amount: 1–2 tbsp

9 months

Lightly smashed for pincer practice.

  1. Cook until soft
  2. Smash lightly

Amount: 1–2 tbsp

12 months (1 year)+

Whole soft peas.

  1. Cook until soft
  2. Serve whole

Amount: 2–3 tbsp

Is black-eyed peas a choking hazard?

Medium risk Medium risk whole. Flatten for young babies.

Nutrition

Protein, iron, folate, fiber.

Goes well with

collard greens, rice, sweet potato

More beans & legumes