Bitelings
🫛 Can babies eat snap peas?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Crunchy raw pods are hard to chew. Cook them soft first.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- High
- Common allergen
- No
- Iron-rich
- No
How to serve snap peas by age
6 months
Steam until very soft, remove the string, and mash or chop finely into food.
- Remove the string
- Steam until very soft
- Mash or chop finely
Amount: 1–2 tsp, mixed in
9 months
Soft-cooked pods cut into small pieces.
- Remove the string
- Cook until soft
- Cut into small pieces
Amount: A few pieces
12 months (1 year)+
Cooked pieces. Raw pods only thinly sliced once chewing is strong.
- Serve cooked pieces
- Raw only thinly sliced
Amount: A few pieces
Is snap peas a choking hazard?
High risk High risk raw — crunchy pods break into hard pieces. Cook soft.
Nutrition
Vitamin C, vitamin K, fiber.