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Can babies eat cucumber?
Cucumber can be offered once your baby has started solids, prepared to suit their stage.
How to cook cucumber for a baby
- Method
- Raw or Lightly Steamed
- Texture
- Soft strips
How you cut and serve cucumber changes as your baby grows. That is set out age by age below.
How to prepare cucumber, age by age
- 6 to 8 months
- Peel, deseed and offer as a long soft strip for gnawing at 6 months.
- 9 to 11 months
- Peeled and deseeded soft strips or small diced pieces.
- 12 to 17 months
- Small diced pieces — peel if waxed.
- 18 months and over
- Thin slices or sticks with or without peel.
Is cucumber an allergen?
Cucumber 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 cucumber good for babies?
Cucumber is over 95% water, making it an excellent hydrating food in warm weather. Provides small amounts of vitamin K and potassium. Its mild flavour and cooling effect makes it soothing for teething babies. Always deseed and peel for younger babies to reduce choking risk.
- Vitamin K
- Potassium
- Hydration
Storing cucumber
In the fridge
5 Days. Refrigerate cut cucumber in a sealed container
In the freezer
Not recommended. Cucumber does not freeze well — texture becomes watery
Goes well with
Baby recipes with cucumber
- Hummus with Cucumber Dippers
- Cheese & Cucumber Sticks
- Hummus & Pitta Dippers
- Salmon & Cream Cheese Rice Cakes
- Trout & Cucumber Bites
- Avocado & Chicken Mini Wraps
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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.