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Can babies eat cauliflower?
Cauliflower can be offered once your baby has started solids, prepared to suit their stage.
How to cook cauliflower for a baby
- Method
- Steamed or Roasted
- Ready in
- 15 Min.
- Texture
- Smooth purée
How you cut and serve cauliflower changes as your baby grows. That is set out age by age below.
How to prepare cauliflower, age by age
- 6 to 8 months
- Steam until very soft, then blend to a creamy purée.
- 9 to 11 months
- Smooth mash — cauliflower blends to a very creamy texture.
- 12 to 17 months
- Small soft florets.
- 18 months and over
- Bite-size florets they can pick up.
Is cauliflower an allergen?
Cauliflower 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 cauliflower good for babies?
Cauliflower belongs to the cruciferous family, rich in glucosinolates that support liver detoxification. Also provides choline — critical for brain development and memory formation. Its very mild flavour and neutral white colour makes it easy to blend into other meals without changing the taste.
- Vit C
- Vit K
- Choline
- Folate
- Fiber
Storing cauliflower
In the fridge
2 Days. Refrigerate cooked cauliflower in a sealed container
In the freezer
3 Months. Steam, cool, and freeze in individual portions
Goes well with
Baby recipes with cauliflower
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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.