Bitelings
🌽 Can babies eat polenta?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Cornmeal cooked into a creamy porridge, or set and cut into fingers.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- Low
- Common allergen
- No
- Iron-rich
- No
How to serve polenta by age
6 months
Cook polenta until thick, let it set, and cut into finger-size strips. Soft polenta works on a spoon.
- Cook until thick
- Let it set in a dish
- Cut into finger-size strips
Amount: 1–2 fingers
9 months
Small cubes of set polenta, or soft polenta with sauce.
- Let cooked polenta set
- Cut into small cubes
Amount: A few cubes
12 months (1 year)+
Polenta any way, soft or baked.
- Serve soft polenta on a spoon
- Or set, bake and cut into fingers
Amount: 2–3 fingers
Is polenta a choking hazard?
Low risk Low risk.
Nutrition
Carbohydrates, vitamin A, B vitamins. Gluten-free.