Get the recipe: Peas for Baby-Led Weaning
Peas are a perfect first food — naturally sweet, soft, and packed with nutrients. They’re also one of my favorite early foods for babies, right up there with broccoli and avocado. Whether you’re pureeing, mashing, or serving them as a finger food, peas are a simple and versatile option for baby-led weaning. They’re one of my favorite early foods for babies 6 months and up!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peas fresh or frozen
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 2 inches of water to a boil. Add peas to a steamer basket and place in the saucepan. Cover.
- Steam for 4-6 minutes or until tender. Let cool.
- Flatten with the back of a fork, mash and serve in an age-appropriate way.
Notes
Age: 6+ months
Yield: 4 portions for baby
Storage: you can store the peas in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days..
How to Serve Peas for Baby-Led Weaning
Peas can be a choking hazard for your baby, regardless of whether you are doing baby-led weaning starting at 6 months or during the finger foods stage at 9 months, so it is important to cook and serve them properly.
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- 6+ months - Mashed or Pureed on Self-Feeding Spoon: Mashed peas have a thicker consistency so will be easy to stick to a self-feeding spoon. Or you can let your baby just dive their hands right in and scoop them up that way.
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- 9+ months - Flattened: At 9 months, the pincer grasp is newly developing so flattened peas can give your baby some practice with it.
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- 12+ months - Whole: By 12 months, babies will likely be able to handle eating whole peas, and be able to pick them up with a more developed pincer grasp.
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