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Blueberries for babies

How to serve it at 6, 9 and 12 months.

The AAP names berries among soft foods a baby can mash with their gums, and the CDC's choking list says to cut berries rather than serve them whole. A choking hazard on the CDC's list. Not a major allergen. At about 6 months: Mash them smooth, or stir mashed berries into a food your baby already eats.

Checked October 29, 2026.

How to serve blueberries at 6, 9 and 12 months

Serving blueberries, following the CDC and AAP texture and choking guidance
AgeHow to serve it
About 6 monthsMash them smooth, or stir mashed berries into a food your baby already eats.
About 9 monthsMash them, or cut each one into small pieces; never serve them whole.
About 12 monthsCut small, at the table, with an adult watching.

Every baby is different. Start the same way for every food: your baby sits up, you are right there, and the pieces match what they can do.

Is blueberries a choking hazard?

It is named on the CDC's choking list. The AAP says to cut food for infants and young children into pieces no larger than one-half inch, to have children sit while they eat, and to watch every meal.

Is blueberries an allergen?

It is not one of the nine major food allergens the FDA names.

Even so, try one new single-ingredient food at a time, so you can tell what a food does (CDC).

Where this comes from

Named by: AAP: Baby-Led Weaning, Is It Safe?; CDC: Choking Hazards. The serving steps follow the CDC's texture advice and the AAP's finger-food and choking pages.

Call your pediatrician if…

Your pediatrician knows your child. Call them if you have a worry about a food, a reaction or choking. The AAP and the CDC have more:

Peabody editors write these pages from the sources below. We are not doctors, and this is not medical advice for your child.

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