🍈 Can babies eat honeydew melon?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Mild, pale green melon. Choose ripe fruit that gives slightly at the stem end.

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

How to serve honeydew melon by age

6 months

Offer a ripe strip about the width of two adult fingers, rind and seeds removed.

  1. Remove the rind and seeds
  2. Cut a strip about two fingers wide

Amount: 1–2 strips

9 months

Thin slices or small pieces.

  1. Remove the rind and seeds
  2. Cut ripe melon into small pieces

Amount: A few pieces

12 months (1 year)+

Thin slices or bite-size pieces.

  1. Remove the rind and seeds
  2. Cut into thin slices or pieces

Amount: A few slices

Is honeydew melon a choking hazard?

Medium risk Medium risk if firm. Pick ripe melon and remove the rind. Wash the outside before cutting.

Nutrition

Vitamin C, potassium, hydration.

Goes well with

yogurt, mint, cucumber

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