🍉 Can babies eat watermelon?

Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Juicy and refreshing. Large sticks are easy to hold.

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

How to serve watermelon by age

6 months

Offer a seedless stick about the size of two adult fingers, rind removed.

  1. Remove the rind and any hard seeds
  2. Cut a stick about the size of two adult fingers

Amount: 1–2 sticks

9 months

Small cubes or sticks.

  1. Remove hard seeds
  2. Cut into small cubes or sticks

Amount: A few cubes

12 months (1 year)+

Slices or cubes.

  1. Remove hard seeds
  2. Cut into slices or cubes

Amount: A few slices or cubes

Is watermelon a choking hazard?

Low risk Low risk. Remove hard seeds.

Nutrition

Hydration, vitamin C, vitamin A.

Goes well with

mint, cucumber

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