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Can babies eat zucchini?
Zucchini can be offered once your baby has started solids, prepared to suit their stage.
How to cook zucchini for a baby
- Method
- Steamed or Roasted
- Ready in
- 10 Min.
- Texture
- Smooth purée
How you cut and serve zucchini changes as your baby grows. That is set out age by age below.
How to prepare zucchini, age by age
- 6 to 8 months
- Steam until tender, then blend until smooth.
- 9 to 11 months
- Small soft pieces or thick mash.
- 12 to 17 months
- Small diced pieces — soft enough to squash.
- 18 months and over
- Bite-size pieces they can self-feed.
Is zucchini an allergen?
Zucchini 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 zucchini good for babies?
Zucchini has a very mild, neutral flavour that blends well with stronger-tasting foods. Provides vitamin C, vitamin B6, and potassium. Its high water content and gentle fibre make it easy to digest — a great vegetable to mix into other purées when introducing new flavours.
- Vit C
- Vit B6
- Folate
- Potassium
- Manganese
Storing zucchini
In the fridge
2 Days. Refrigerate cooked zucchini in a sealed container
In the freezer
3 Months. Blanch, cool, and freeze in small portions
Goes well with
Baby recipes with zucchini
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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.