🫒 Can babies eat olive oil?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. An easy way to add healthy fats. Drizzle on vegetables or cook with it.

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

How to serve olive oil by age

6 months

Drizzle a little extra-virgin olive oil over vegetables, grains or mash, or use it for cooking.

  1. Drizzle a little over food
  2. Or use it for cooking

Amount: ½–1 tsp

9 months

Use in cooking and as a drizzle.

  1. Use extra-virgin olive oil
  2. Cook with it or drizzle over food

Amount: ½–1 tsp

12 months (1 year)+

Any way in family cooking.

  1. Use extra-virgin olive oil
  2. Use in family cooking

Amount: 1 tsp

Is olive oil a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk.

Nutrition

Healthy fats (monounsaturated), vitamin E. Helps absorb vitamins A, D, E and K.

Goes well with

pasta, broccoli, bread / toast

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