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Can babies eat butter beans?
Butter Beans can be offered once your baby has started solids, prepared to suit their stage.
How to cook butter beans for a baby
- Method
- Boiled or Canned
- Ready in
- 30 Min.
- Texture
- Smooth purée
How you cut and serve butter beans changes as your baby grows. That is set out age by age below.
How to prepare butter beans, age by age
- 6 to 8 months
- Use canned butter beans and blend until creamy smooth.
- 9 to 11 months
- Smooth, creamy purée — butter beans blend to an exceptionally silky texture.
- 12 to 17 months
- Mashed beans or mixed into soft dishes.
- 18 months and over
- Lightly mashed or whole soft beans from around 12 months.
Is butter beans an allergen?
Butter Beans is not one of the main food allergens. Any new food can cause a reaction the first time it is offered, so give it on its own and stay with your baby while they eat.
Is butter beans good for babies?
Butter beans (also called lima beans) have an exceptionally creamy texture when cooked — one of the smoothest of all legumes for purées. Rich in plant-based protein, iron, potassium, and magnesium. Their mild, buttery flavour is well accepted by babies and pairs beautifully with olive oil and herbs.
- Protein
- Iron
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Fiber
Storing butter beans
In the fridge
3 Days. Refrigerate cooked butter beans in a sealed container
In the freezer
3 Months. Cook, cool, and freeze in portioned containers
Goes well with
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This page is general information based on NHS weaning guidance, not medical advice. Always stay with your baby while they eat. If you have concerns about allergies, choking or your baby's development, speak to your health visitor or GP.