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🥬 Can babies eat collard greens?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Sturdy leaves that turn silky after long, slow cooking.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- Low
- Common allergen
- No
- Iron-rich
- Yes
How to serve collard greens by age
6 months
Remove stems, cook leaves until very soft, chop finely, and mix into rice, beans or mash.
- Remove the stems
- Cook until very soft
- Chop finely and mix in
Amount: 1–2 tsp, mixed in
9 months
Chopped soft-cooked collards in beans, rice or eggs.
- Cook until very soft
- Chop and mix into dishes
Amount: 1–2 tbsp, mixed in
12 months (1 year)+
Chopped cooked greens in any dish. Skip salty ham hocks.
- Cook without salty ham
- Chop into dishes
Amount: 1–2 tbsp, mixed in
Is collard greens a choking hazard?
Low risk Low risk when cooked soft and chopped.
Nutrition
Vitamin K, vitamin A, calcium, iron.
Goes well with
black-eyed peas, rice, sweet potato