🟤 Can babies eat flaxseed?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Ground flaxseed adds omega-3s and fiber. Whole seeds pass straight through.

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

How to serve flaxseed by age

6 months

Stir ground flaxseed into oatmeal, yogurt or purées.

  1. Use ground flaxseed
  2. Stir into oatmeal or yogurt

Amount: ½ tsp, mixed in

9 months

Ground flax in pancakes, muffins or sprinkled on fruit.

  1. Bake ground flax into pancakes
  2. Or sprinkle on soft fruit

Amount: 1 tsp

12 months (1 year)+

Ground flax in any food.

  1. Use ground flaxseed
  2. Mix into any food

Amount: 1–2 tsp

Is flaxseed a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk when ground. Start small — it adds a lot of fiber.

Nutrition

Omega-3 (ALA), fiber, lignans.

Goes well with

oats, banana, yogurt

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