🍅 Can babies eat tomato?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Cherry tomatoes are round and slippery — cut them carefully.

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

How to serve tomato by age

6 months

Quarter cherry tomatoes lengthwise, or offer large wedges of ripe tomato.

  1. Quarter cherry tomatoes lengthwise
  2. Or offer large wedges of ripe tomato

Amount: A few quarters

9 months

Quarter cherry tomatoes, small pieces of large tomatoes.

  1. Quarter cherry tomatoes lengthwise
  2. Cut large tomatoes into small pieces

Amount: A few quarters

12 months (1 year)+

Keep quartering cherry tomatoes until age 4.

  1. Quarter cherry tomatoes lengthwise
  2. Keep doing this until age 4

Amount: A few quarters

Is tomato a choking hazard?

High risk High risk for whole cherry tomatoes. Quarter lengthwise.

Nutrition

Vitamin C, lycopene, potassium.

Goes well with

pasta, cheddar, egg

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