Blueberries for Babies: How to Serve Them Safely by Age

• From around 6 months
• Not a common allergen
• Round: squash or halve

Blueberries can be offered from around 6 months, but whole blueberries are small and round, and that shape is a choking risk. Cook or squash them for young babies, press them flat as your baby learns to pick things up, and cut them in half for toddlers.

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How to serve it by age

1. 6–8 months

   ✋ Finger food (BLW)

   Press each blueberry completely flat between your fingers, or offer them cooked and squashed.

   🥣 Purée or spoon

   Squash or cook blueberries and stir them into yoghurt or porridge.

3. 9–12 months

   ✋ Finger food (BLW)

   Flatten each blueberry so it’s no longer round, for pincer-grasp practice.

   🥣 Purée or spoon

   Stir squashed blueberries into porridge, yoghurt or pancakes.

5. 12+ months

   ✋ Finger food (BLW)

   Squash or halve blueberries, or bake them into soft pancakes or muffins, where they cook soft.

   🥣 Purée or spoon

   Mix halved or squashed blueberries into breakfasts and baking.

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28 Bibful recipes with blueberries

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  Avocado, Banana & Blueberry Purée5 min · from 6 months
• 
  Pear, Beetroot & Blueberry Overnight Oats5 min · from 6 months
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  Frozen Strawberry, Mung Bean & Egg Bowl5 min · from 6 months

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Preparation tips

• Round is risky. Small round foods like blueberries, grapes and cherry tomatoes are a choking risk. Squash, flatten or halve them.
• Frozen works too. Thaw frozen blueberries and squash them; they’re soft and easy to flatten.
• Purple everywhere. Blueberries stain. A bib and a wipeable floor help.

• Choking vs. gagging
• Foods to avoid before 12 months

Frequently asked questions

Can babies eat whole blueberries?

Not while they are young. Whole blueberries are small and round, which is a choking risk. Squash, flatten or halve them.

When can babies eat blueberries?

From around 6 months, cooked or squashed into food, or pressed flat as a finger food.

More first foods

• 🍎 Apple
• 🥑 Avocado
• 🍌 Banana
• 🥩 Beef
• 🍞 Bread
• 🥦 Broccoli
• 🎃 Butternut squash
• 🥕 Carrot
• 🍗 Chicken
• 🥚 Egg
• 🫛 Green beans
• 🫘 Lentils
• 🥣 Oats
• 🥜 Peanut
• 🍐 Pear
• 🐟 Salmon
• 🍓 Strawberries
• 🍠 Sweet potato
• 🥛 Yogurt

This page is general information, not medical advice. It follows NHS Start for Life and World Health Organization guidance on introducing solid foods. Always stay with your baby while they eat, and speak to your health visitor or GP if you have concerns about feeding, allergies or choking.