How to get a baby to eat broccoli

Broccoli belongs to the Brassicaceae family (formerly Cruciferae). It's a vegetable with numerous health benefits, both for us and for babies! It's easy to cook and, what's more, it's available year-round! It's therefore one of the vegetables not to forget when your baby starts baby-led weaning.

Broccoli with firm stems and bright green flowers is the best! You can keep it for 4 to 5 days in your refrigerator.

You can pair it with salmon or fish in general. It is also often paired with carrots or potatoes.

The benefits of broccoli for babies:

Broccoli has an excellent reputation for its nutritional profile! Its richness in micronutrients is inversely proportional to its low energy value. In other words, it's as low in calories as it is rich in vitamins (C, K, B9, E, A), minerals (calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium), trace elements (zinc, manganese, copper, nickel, fluorine, cobalt, iodine, selenium), and antioxidants. For example, it provides twice as much vitamin C as an orange. In short, a true nutritional powerhouse!

Strong antioxidant power;
Excellent source of vitamin C;
Rich in dietary fiber;
Promotes digestion.

Broccoli in baby food:

From 6 months and the start of BLW , you can introduce broccoli into your baby's diet.

To help your little one discover the true flavor of this green vegetable, we recommend offering it to them from June to November .

Broccoli will be offered:

From 6 months :

in steamed florets
crushed;
in the form of melt-in-the-mouth flans .

Points to consider with baby broccoli

Just like cauliflower, broccoli can be difficult for babies to digest. To avoid this, offer this vegetable sparingly at first, and check their tolerance.

How to cook broccoli for a baby?

Once baby has discovered broccoli in the form of florets, you can offer it to him in different ways: this will allow him to discover this food in all its forms and will awaken his taste buds, but also his curiosity.

Smooth texture : a broccoli puree

Liquid texture : a creamy broccoli soup

Melt-in-your-mouth texture : steamed florets, croquettes, patties, etc.

Soft texture : muffins and pancakes