Bitelings
🫛 Can babies eat green beans?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Long and easy to hold. Must be cooked until soft.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- Medium
- Common allergen
- No
- Iron-rich
- No
How to serve green beans by age
6 months
Steam whole beans until very soft. Babies grab and gnaw.
- Steam whole beans until very soft and squishy
- Let baby grab and gnaw
Amount: 2–3 beans
9 months
Cut soft-cooked beans into small pieces.
- Cook until they squish
- Cut into small pieces
Amount: A few pieces
12 months (1 year)+
Bite-size cooked pieces.
- Cook until they squish
- Cut into bite-size pieces
Amount: A few pieces
Is green beans a choking hazard?
Medium risk Medium risk if firm. Cook until they squish.
Nutrition
Vitamin K, vitamin C, fiber.