🐠 Can babies eat tilapia?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Very mild white fish with a soft texture and low mercury.

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

How to serve tilapia by age

6 months

Offer large flakes of cooked fish, bones removed, or soft fish fingers.

  1. Cook through
  2. Remove the bones
  3. Offer large flakes

Amount: 1–2 tbsp

9 months

Small flakes or fish cakes.

  1. Remove the bones
  2. Flake into small pieces

Amount: 1–2 tbsp

12 months (1 year)+

Pieces.

  1. Remove the bones
  2. Serve in pieces

Amount: 2–3 tbsp

Is tilapia a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk once bones are removed.

Tilapia and allergies

Allergen: fish Introduce tilapia 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, selenium, vitamin B12.

Goes well with

rice, black beans, mango

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