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🌾 Can babies eat millet?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Tiny, mild, gluten-free grain. Cooks into a creamy porridge.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- Low
- Common allergen
- No
- Iron-rich
- No
How to serve millet by age
6 months
Cook millet with extra water into a soft porridge, or press cooked millet into patties.
- Cook with extra water until creamy
- Serve as porridge or patties
Amount: 1–2 tbsp
9 months
Millet porridge or patties.
- Cook until soft
- Serve as porridge or patties
Amount: 1–2 tbsp
12 months (1 year)+
Any millet dish.
- Cook until soft
- Serve in any millet dish
Amount: 2–3 tbsp
Is millet a choking hazard?
Low risk Low risk when cooked.
Nutrition
Magnesium, phosphorus, B vitamins. Gluten-free.