First foods database
🌿 Dill for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat dill? Yes, from about 6 months. Dill has a light, fresh flavour with a hint of aniseed, and it pairs beautifully with fish, eggs, potatoes, cucumber and yoghurt, making simple baby meals taste special without salt.
Good source of: Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Manganese
How to serve dill by age
6 to 9 months
Finely chop fresh dill and stir a little into fish and potato purée, mashed vegetables or plain yoghurt.
9 to 12 months
Add chopped dill to omelettes, fishcakes, salmon pasta and yoghurt dips for soft vegetable sticks.
12 months and up
Use dill in family meals such as baked salmon, potato salad, tzatziki and soups. It is also delicious with egg salad and cucumber sandwiches.
Choking safety
Long feathery fronds can tickle the throat or stick to the roof of the mouth. Chop dill finely and mix it into food rather than serving sprigs. Dried dill is safe to sprinkle.
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
- Dill is safe as a food herb. Herbal remedies or concentrated dill products are different; ask your health visitor or pharmacist before using any remedy for a baby.
Easy ideas
- Salmon with dill yoghurt
- Dill and new potato mash
- Cucumber and dill yoghurt dip
Goes well with
Recipes with dill
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat dill?
Can babies eat dill? Yes, from about 6 months. Dill has a light, fresh flavour with a hint of aniseed, and it pairs beautifully with fish, eggs, potatoes, cucumber and yoghurt, making simple baby meals taste special without salt.
Can babies have dill?
Yes, in small amounts chopped into food from around 6 months.
Is dill good with fish for babies?
Yes. Dill's gentle flavour works well with salmon, cod and trout, and it encourages babies to enjoy herby savoury food.
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).