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Can babies eat milk for cooking?
Milk for Cooking can be offered once your baby has started solids, prepared to suit their stage. This is a common allergen (Milk).
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How to serve milk for cooking for a baby
- Method
- Ready to use
- Texture
- Liquid
How you cut and serve milk for cooking changes as your baby grows. That is set out age by age below.
How to prepare milk for cooking, age by age
- 6 to 8 months
- Mix pasteurised whole cows' milk into porridge or a soft cooked dish. Do not offer it as a drink.
- 9 to 11 months
- Use pasteurised whole cows' milk in cooked food such as porridge or sauce, not as a main drink.
- 12 to 17 months
- Use pasteurised whole cows' milk as an ingredient in porridge, sauces or other cooked dishes.
- 18 months and over
- Use pasteurised whole cows' milk in cooked family dishes as the recipe directs.
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Is milk for cooking an allergen?
Contains cows' milk, a common allergen. Use in food from around 6 months; do not offer cows' milk as a main drink before 12 months.
Read: Introducing whole milk as a drink
Is milk for cooking good for babies?
Pasteurised whole cows' milk may be used in cooking or mixed with food from around 6 months. Breast milk or first infant formula remains the main drink during the first year; cows' milk as a main drink starts at 12 months.
Storing milk for cooking
In the fridge
5 Days. Refrigerate in original sealed container
In the freezer
3 Months. Freeze in portions for use in cooking
Baby recipes with milk for cooking
- Apple & Blueberry Oatmeal
- Banana Oat Porridge
- Ginger Carrot Porridge
- Orange Mango Oat Porridge
- Peanut Butter Banana Oats
- Prune & Banana Oat Porridge
- Scrambled Egg & Spinach
- Creamy Edamame & Sweet Potato Mash
- Mild Fish Pie with Mash
- Peanut Butter & Banana Porridge
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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.