🍓 Can babies eat strawberries?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Large, ripe strawberries are easy to hold. Small firm ones need cutting.

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

How to serve strawberries by age

6 months

Offer a very large whole berry (bigger than baby's mouth) with the hull removed, or mash it.

  1. Pick a very large berry, bigger than baby's mouth
  2. Remove the hull and offer it whole
  3. Or mash it

Amount: 1 large berry

9 months

Quarter small berries or cut into thin slices.

  1. Quarter small berries
  2. Or cut into thin slices
  3. Avoid small, firm, whole berries

Amount: A few pieces

12 months (1 year)+

Slices or halves.

  1. Cut into slices or halves
  2. Avoid small, firm, whole berries

Amount: A few slices

Is strawberries a choking hazard?

Medium risk Medium risk. Avoid small, firm, whole berries.

Nutrition

Vitamin C, folate, manganese.

Goes well with

yogurt, ricotta, oats

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