🍚 Can babies eat rice?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Sticky rice is easier to grab. Vary your grains — rice can contain arsenic.

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

How to serve rice by age

6 months

Press cooked sticky rice into small balls or patties.

  1. Cook sticky rice
  2. Press it into small balls or patties

Amount: 2–3 small balls

9 months

Rice balls, or loose rice for pincer practice.

  1. Offer rice balls
  2. Or loose rice for pincer practice

Amount: A few rice balls

12 months (1 year)+

Any rice dish.

  1. Cook the rice
  2. Serve it in any rice dish

Amount: 1–2 tbsp

Is rice a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates, manganese. Rotate with other grains.

Goes well with

salmon, egg, peas

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