Bitelings
🐠 Can babies eat white fish?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Cod, haddock and similar fish are mild and flaky.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- Low
- Common allergen
- Fish
- Iron-rich
- No
How to serve white fish by age
6 months
Large flakes of cooked fish, bones removed.
- Cook the fish and flake into large pieces
- Remove all bones
Amount: A few large flakes
9 months
Small flakes or fish cakes.
- Flake cooked fish into small pieces, bones removed
- Or make fish cakes
Amount: A few flakes
12 months (1 year)+
Pieces.
- Cut cooked fish into pieces
- Remove all bones
Amount: A few pieces
Is white fish a choking hazard?
Low risk Low risk once bones are removed.
White Fish and allergies
Allergen: fish Introduce white fish on its own, early in the day, and watch for a reaction. Ask your pediatrician first if your baby has eczema or a known food allergy.
Nutrition
Protein, iodine, vitamin B12.