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🥫 Baked beans for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat baked beans? Yes, from about 6 months, but choose reduced-salt, reduced-sugar beans and offer them occasionally. Regular tinned baked beans contain a fair amount of salt and sugar, though the beans themselves are a good source of protein and fibre.
Good source of: Protein, Fibre, Iron, Folate
How to serve baked beans by age
6 to 9 months
Lightly mash reduced-salt, reduced-sugar baked beans and serve on toast fingers or mixed with mashed potato. Easiest of all: homemade beans from tinned haricot beans in passata.
9 to 12 months
Whole soft beans (squashed if needed) on toast, with jacket potato or alongside an omelette.
12 months and up
Beans on toast, with jacket potatoes or in a bean chilli.
Choking safety
Baked beans are soft and low risk. Squash them for young babies who are just learning to chew.
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
- Choose reduced-salt and reduced-sugar varieties.
- Homemade beans let you skip salt and sugar entirely.
Easy ideas
- Mashed beans on toast fingers
- Beans with jacket potato and cheese
- Homemade beans in passata with paprika
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat baked beans?
Can babies eat baked beans? Yes, from about 6 months, but choose reduced-salt, reduced-sugar beans and offer them occasionally. Regular tinned baked beans contain a fair amount of salt and sugar, though the beans themselves are a good source of protein and fibre.
Can babies eat baked beans?
Yes, occasionally, as long as they are reduced-salt and reduced-sugar.
How can I make baked beans for babies?
Simmer tinned haricot beans (in water) with tomato passata, onion and a little smoked paprika, with no added salt or sugar.
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).