🟣 Can babies eat figs?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Fresh, ripe figs are soft and jammy inside. Dried figs are chewy and need extra prep.

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

How to serve figs by age

6 months

Offer a ripe fresh fig cut in half or quarters, stem removed. Dried figs: soak and blend into oatmeal.

  1. Remove the stem
  2. Cut a ripe fig in half or quarters
  3. Soak and blend dried figs

Amount: ½ fig

9 months

Small pieces of ripe fresh fig. Soaked dried figs, chopped very finely.

  1. Remove the stem
  2. Cut fresh fig into small pieces
  3. Chop soaked dried figs finely

Amount: A few pieces

12 months (1 year)+

Slices of fresh fig. Dried figs chopped small.

  1. Slice ripe fresh fig
  2. Chop dried figs into small bits

Amount: A few slices

Is figs a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk when fresh and ripe. Dried figs are sticky — chop finely.

Nutrition

Fiber, calcium, potassium. Can help with constipation.

Goes well with

yogurt, ricotta, oats

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