First foods database
🔴 Radish for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat radish? Yes, from about 6 months, but cooked or grated rather than raw and whole. Roasted radishes turn mild and juicy, a gentle way to introduce this peppery vegetable.
Good source of: Vitamin C, Folate, Fibre
How to serve radish by age
6 to 9 months
Roast or boil radishes until a knife slides through, then quarter them lengthways or squash flat. Finely grated raw radish can be stirred into yoghurt or mashed potato in small amounts.
9 to 12 months
Offer soft cooked quarters, or grate raw radish into dips, slaws and sandwiches.
12 months and up
Thinly sliced raw radish can be offered to children who chew well, with supervision. Cooked radish is still easiest.
Choking safety
Whole raw radishes are small, hard and round: a classic choking shape. Never give them whole to babies or young children. Cook until soft and quarter, or grate finely.
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
- Raw radish is peppery: grating it into creamy foods softens the bite.
Easy ideas
- Roasted radish quarters
- Grated radish stirred into yoghurt
- Radish and potato mash
Goes well with
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat radish?
Can babies eat radish? Yes, from about 6 months, but cooked or grated rather than raw and whole. Roasted radishes turn mild and juicy, a gentle way to introduce this peppery vegetable.
Can babies eat raw radish?
Only finely grated. Whole or chunky raw radish is hard and round and is a choking risk for under-5s.
What does cooked radish taste like?
Roasting makes radishes milder and slightly sweet, more like a turnip than a raw radish.
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).