First foods database
🍇 Raisins for babies: when and how to serve it
Can babies eat raisins? From around 12 months, chopped or soaked, in small amounts. Raisins are a choking hazard whole for young babies and are sticky and sugary, so they are best kept to mealtimes.
Good source of: Iron, Fibre, Potassium
How to serve raisins by age
6 to 9 months
Not as a snack yet. Small, sticky and chewy, whole raisins are hard for young babies. You can soak and blend a few into porridge for sweetness.
9 to 12 months
Soak raisins in hot water until plump and chop finely before mixing into porridge, yoghurt or baking.
12 months and up
Offer soaked or chopped raisins with meals. Whole raisins are fine once your toddler chews well, always seated and supervised.
Choking safety
Whole dried raisins are small and sticky and can lodge in the airway. Soak to soften and chop them for younger children, and offer them seated.
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
- Sticky and high in sugar: offer with meals to protect teeth.
- Choking hazard: soak and chop for young children.
- Sultanas and currants need the same care.
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Questions parents ask
Can babies eat raisins?
Can babies eat raisins? From around 12 months, chopped or soaked, in small amounts. Raisins are a choking hazard whole for young babies and are sticky and sugary, so they are best kept to mealtimes.
When can babies eat raisins?
Chopped or soaked raisins are suitable from around 12 months. Before that, blend soaked raisins into food instead.
Are raisins bad for toddler teeth?
They are sugary and stick to teeth, so give them with meals rather than as a grazing snack.
Sources
- NHS Start for Life: Weaning
- NHS: What to feed young children
- NHS: How to stop a child from choking
- NHS: Foods to avoid giving babies and young children
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).