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🥜 Can babies eat peanut?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Early, regular peanut exposure can lower the chance of peanut allergy. Never whole nuts.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- High
- Common allergen
- Peanut
- Iron-rich
- No
How to serve peanut by age
6 months
Thin smooth peanut butter with water, breast milk or formula, or stir peanut powder into oatmeal or yogurt.
- Thin smooth peanut butter with water, breast milk or formula
- Or stir peanut powder into oatmeal or yogurt
- Never offer whole nuts or thick globs
Amount: ¼ tsp to start
9 months
Thin layer of smooth peanut butter on toast strips.
- Spread smooth peanut butter thinly on toast strips
- Avoid thick globs
Amount: 1 toast strip
12 months (1 year)+
Thin spreads. No whole or chopped peanuts until at least age 4.
- Use thin spreads only
- No whole or chopped peanuts until at least age 4
Amount: 1 toast strip
Is peanut a choking hazard?
High risk High risk as whole nuts or thick globs of nut butter. Thin it out.
Peanut and allergies
Allergen: peanut Introduce peanut on its own, early in the day, and watch for a reaction. Ask your pediatrician first if your baby has eczema or a known food allergy.
Nutrition
Protein, healthy fats, niacin.