Figuring out how to serve them can be a challenge, though.

Should you slice them?

Here are the answers to your top tomato questions, along with some scrumptious serving ideas.

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When can babies have tomatoes?

Stick with bigger tomatoes cut into age-appropriate sizes for younger babies.

As for canned tomatoes and jarred or bottled sauces?

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While it’s beloved by little kids (and adults!

), it isnt the best choice for babies and young tots.

Try dicing beefsteak or roma tomatoes, or quartering cherry or grape tomatoes.

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Tomato pieces should still be very small.

Avoid serving whole small tomatoes until age 4.

Tomato recipes for babies and toddlers

Your baby isnt ready for a BLT just yet.

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But there are still plenty of tasty, tot-friendly ways to put tomatoes on the menu.

What are the benefits of tomatoes for babies and toddlers?

Can babies be allergic to tomatoes?

Preparing tomatoes for a 6-month-old

Notice some redness around your babys mouth after she chows down on tomatoes?

These rashes arent unusual, and theyre not always a sign of an allergic reaction.

More likely, its mild skin irritation from the tomatos high acidity levels.

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As for actual tomato allergies?

Thankfully, they’re not very common in babies and toddlers.

But kids under 3 arent typically affected.

Preparing tomatoes for a 9-month-old

Are tomatoes a choking hazard for babies?

Dont be surprised if your sweetie gobbles them up and signals for more!

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Preparing tomatoes for a 9-month-old

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