First foods database
🎃 Acorn squash for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat acorn squash? Yes, from about 6 months. Roasted acorn squash is soft, sweet and nutty, mashes beautifully and gives a good dose of vitamin A, making it a lovely first food.
Good source of: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Potassium, Fibre
How to serve acorn squash by age
6 to 9 months
Halve, scoop out the seeds and roast until the flesh is completely soft. Scoop and mash, or offer roasted wedges with the skin on as a handle (baby gnaws the flesh; remove skin before they chew it).
9 to 12 months
Offer soft roasted cubes, or mash into risotto, porridge or pasta sauce.
12 months and up
Roasted squash pieces with family meals, in soups, curries and bakes.
Choking safety
Cooked acorn squash is soft and low risk. The skin is tough and seeds are hard, so remove seeds and do not let baby chew off pieces of skin.
Gagging is common and noisy while babies learn to eat. Choking is usually silent. Always stay with your baby while they eat, sitting upright. How to help a choking baby (NHS).
Good to know
- Roast without salt or sugar glazes.
Easy ideas
- Mashed squash with cinnamon
- Roasted wedges with a little olive oil
- Squash and red lentil soup
Goes well with
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat acorn squash?
Can babies eat acorn squash? Yes, from about 6 months. Roasted acorn squash is soft, sweet and nutty, mashes beautifully and gives a good dose of vitamin A, making it a lovely first food.
Can babies eat the skin of acorn squash?
Roasted skin is tough, so it is best removed or used only as a handle for young babies.
How is acorn squash different from butternut?
It is slightly drier and nuttier but used the same way. Roast and mash either for babies.
Sources
OBubba gives general information based on UK guidance. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose anything. Every baby is different. If your baby has a known allergy, severe eczema or a medical condition, speak to your doctor or health visitor before starting solids. Learn baby first aid, and in an emergency call your local emergency number (999 in the UK).