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🫐 Mulberries for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat mulberries? Yes, from about 6 months. Fresh ripe mulberries are soft, sweet and easy to squash, while the dried ones sold in health food shops are chewy and need soaking first. Both bring vitamin C and a little iron.
Good source of: Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Iron, Fibre
How to serve mulberries by age
6 to 9 months
Pull off the small green stalk and squash fresh ripe mulberries flat, or mash them into yoghurt, porridge or ricotta. Soak dried mulberries in just-boiled water for 10 minutes until plump, then blend or chop very finely.
9 to 12 months
Offer fresh mulberries halved or lightly squashed so baby can pick them up with the pincer grip. Stir finely chopped soaked dried mulberries into pancake batter or oat bakes.
12 months and up
Fresh mulberries whole for confident chewers, sitting down. Chopped dried mulberries can go into snacks alongside meals.
Choking safety
Fresh mulberries are soft and fairly low risk once squashed, but dried ones are firm and sticky and can lodge in the mouth. Soak and chop dried mulberries for babies, and remove the tough little stalk from fresh ones.
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
- Dried fruit sticks to teeth: offer with meals rather than as a grazing snack.
- Mulberry juice stains skin and clothes.
Easy ideas
- Squashed mulberries on toast with ricotta
- Mulberry porridge with a swirl of yoghurt
- Soaked dried mulberries blended into banana pancakes
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat mulberries?
Can babies eat mulberries? Yes, from about 6 months. Fresh ripe mulberries are soft, sweet and easy to squash, while the dried ones sold in health food shops are chewy and need soaking first. Both bring vitamin C and a little iron.
Are dried mulberries OK for babies?
Yes, once soaked until soft and chopped or blended. They are naturally sweet, so keep portions small and offer them with meals.
Can mulberries help with iron?
They contain a little iron and plenty of vitamin C, which helps the body absorb iron from foods like lentils and fortified cereal eaten at the same meal.
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).