🫛 Can babies eat okra?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Soft and a little slippery when cooked. Whole pods make an easy finger food.

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

How to serve okra by age

6 months

Steam or roast whole pods, stem trimmed, until very soft.

  1. Trim the stem end
  2. Steam or roast whole until very soft

Amount: 2–3 pods

9 months

Cooked okra cut into thin rounds.

  1. Cook until soft
  2. Cut into thin rounds

Amount: A few pieces

12 months (1 year)+

Cooked rounds or pods.

  1. Cook until soft
  2. Serve as rounds or whole pods

Amount: A few pieces

Is okra a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk when cooked soft.

Nutrition

Vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, fiber.

Goes well with

tomato, rice, chicken

More vegetables