Orange for babies: how to serve it by age

How to serve orange by age

Peeled segments with seeds out and the tough membrane removed, offered whole or gently flattened. Skip peel-on wedges.

Segments with the membrane peeled off, cut into small bite-size pieces, seeds out.

Segments cut in half or into bite-size pieces, seeds out. Keep peeling tough membranes until baby chews them well.

choking risk in its raw or whole form

Remove peel, seeds, and tough membranes; flatten segments for young babies and cut them small later.

Peel, tough membranes and seeds are hard for a new eater to chew and swallow.

Serving it with an iron-rich food like beans, meat or iron-fortified cereal is a nice pairing: vitamin C improves iron absorption.
Seedless, easy-peel types like navel oranges or mandarins save prep time.

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