Mushroom for babies: how to serve it by age

How to serve mushroom by age

Large mushrooms cooked soft in big strips or wedges baby can grip, or finely chopped into mash or omelet.

Cooked mushrooms chopped into small, thin bite-size pieces, or minced into sauces and meatballs.

Thinly sliced or chopped cooked mushrooms in family meals; cut chewy stems small or remove them.

choking risk in its raw or whole form

Cook until soft, then slice thin or chop small.

Rubbery, slippery chunks and whole button caps are hard to chew.

Always cook mushrooms thoroughly, and use store-bought ones only, never foraged wild mushrooms.

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