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Vegetables
Celery for babies
When and how to serve celery at every stage of starting solids.
- Introduce from
- 9–12 months
- Safety notes
- Common choking hazard
How to prepare celery by age
6–9 months
Not yet. BabyJoy’s guide introduces celery from 9–12 months.
9–12 months
Cooked until very soft, strings removed.
12 months+
Raw if cut very thin across fibers.
Choking hazard
Celery can be a choking hazard for babies and young children. Prepare it exactly as described for your baby’s age, seat your baby upright and always supervise meals.
Gagging (loud coughing, watery eyes, a red face) is a normal part of learning to eat. Choking is silent: your baby cannot cough, cry or breathe and needs immediate help. Learn infant CPR and choking rescue.
Nutrition highlights
- Vitamin K
- Folate rich
Serving ideas
- In soup
- With nut butter
- In stir-fry
Prepare these as described above for your baby’s age.
Choosing and storing
Storage: Refrigerate. Can last 1-2 weeks.
Sources
This guide is based on published guidance from:
