How to get a baby to eat raspberries?

With the return of spring, raspberries and strawberries make their grand comeback! These little red berries, with their delicious and slightly tangy flavor, are a hit with children. Right from the start of BLW Breastfeeding Week), your little one will be able to enjoy raspberries for their afternoon snack.

How to choose the best raspberries at the supermarket? To introduce your little one to the true flavor of raspberries, we recommend choosing well-formed, plump raspberries with a uniform color. They should feel dry to the touch. Their aroma can also guide you in selecting the fruit. If they smell strongly of raspberries, they're fresh! Avoid punnets with juice at the bottom or mold.

How to introduce raspberries to a baby?

The benefits of raspberries for babies:

Raspberries are an excellent fruit to offer your baby. This small red fruit is very rich in antioxidants, which help strengthen your baby's natural defenses. Furthermore, the vitamin C in raspberries plays an important role in boosting the immune system while also providing your baby with energy.

Raspberries are also rich in fiber, which helps stimulate intestinal transit and maintain good health.

This red fruit is a true ally for health.

  • Strong antioxidant power
  • Rich in fiber
  • Rich in vitamin C

Raspberry in baby food:

From the very beginning of BLW , you can introduce raspberry into your baby's diet.

To introduce your little one to the true taste of this red fruit, you can offer it to them from May to September .

Raspberries will be offered:

From 6 months :

  • crushed to be offered on a carrier or using the pre-filled spoon;
  • entire.

From 8 months : cut in half

How to present raspberry in BLW ?

Points to consider with raspberry for babies:

Raspberries are often associated with small, round, and hard fruits that are considered high-risk. However, their soft, melt-in-the-mouth texture means this little red fruit isn't classified as a high-risk food. Therefore, there's no problem offering a whole raspberry to a baby from 6 months old.

Raspberries can be slightly difficult to grasp due to their small size. We recommend starting with another fruit and waiting until your baby's fine motor skills are a little more developed to avoid causing frustration at mealtimes.

How to cook raspberries for a baby?

Once your baby has discovered raspberries in their natural form, you can offer them in different ways using delicious recipes you can prepare at home. Discover the different textures you can give raspberries on your baby's plate:

Smooth texture : mashed, like a compote, etc.

Liquid texture : a smoothie, a milkshake, etc.

Melt-in-your-mouth texture : cakes, pancakes, etc.

Crispy-melty texture : like Pims, cookies, etc.

Soft texture : muffins, soft cakes and pancakes

Some raspberry recipes for babies:

Starting purees at 4 months and wanting to start BLW at 6 months is perfectly possible. Or perhaps you're wondering how to combine breast milk/infant formula and BLW .

Need help getting started?

Receive our free printable PDF guide

By signing up, you agree to receive informative emails from BLW Bébé about nutrition, tips, recipes, promotions and information on introducing solid foods.