🧀 Can babies eat goat cheese?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Fresh soft goat cheese spreads easily. Goat's milk usually cross-reacts with cow's milk allergy.

From
6 months
Choking risk
Low
Common allergen
Cow's milk
Iron-rich
No

How to serve goat cheese by age

6 months

Spread fresh, pasteurized goat cheese (no rind) thinly on toast strips or mix into vegetables.

  1. Use fresh, pasteurized cheese
  2. Skip rinded, ripened types
  3. Spread thinly on toast

Amount: 1–2 tsp

9 months

Crumbled over vegetables or pasta, or as a spread.

  1. Crumble over food
  2. Or spread thinly

Amount: 1–2 tsp

12 months (1 year)+

Any fresh goat cheese.

  1. Use fresh, pasteurized cheese
  2. Serve any way

Amount: 1–2 tbsp

Is goat cheese a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk. Avoid mould-ripened goat cheese with a white rind unless cooked until hot.

Goat Cheese and allergies

Allergen: cow's milk Introduce goat cheese 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

Calcium, protein, vitamin A.

Goes well with

beets, pasta, bread / toast

More dairy