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SOa great first fish for baby 🐟
1️⃣ Salmon may be intro’d as soon as baby is ready for solids, typically around 6 mos. Compared with other fish, salmon tends to be low in mercury and can be offered a couple of times per week.
2️⃣ Packed with vitamins A, B6, B12, D, and folate, salmon are rich in the nutrients that babies need. They’re also high in omega-3 fatty acids, critical for cognitive development.
3️⃣ Salmon doesn’t pose a high choking risk, although bones in freshly cooked fish certainly are. To reduce the risk, carefully check for any bones and remove them before serving.
4️⃣ Finned fish is a common food allergen, and salmon is among the most common. That said, about 40% of people with finned fish allergies don’t experience their first reaction until adulthood. Most individuals do not outgrow the allergy.
By age:
➡️ 6 mos+: Offer strips of freshly cooked salmon (bones and skin removed) about the size of two adult fingers pressed together, or flake the fish and mix into other soft, scoopable foods. If using canned salmon with added salt, rinse the fish in running water in a colander to reduce sodium levels, then mix into other foods for baby to scoop. Or offer salmon cakes, as long as they are soft and larger than baby’s mouth.
➡️ 9 mos+: Offer bite-sized pieces of cooked, deboned or canned salmon; cakes and patties; or salmon salad. You can also continue to serve longer strips of salmon fillet for biting and tearing practice.
➡️ 12 mos+: Serve the cooked, deboned fish in longer strips, bite-sized pieces, cakes and patties, or flaked on its own or mixed into other foods. Feel free to introduce smoked salmon, lox, gravlax, or pickled salmon in moderation.
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