Prep warning
Always cook well and remove all bones and skin before serving.
Choking notes
Fish bones can get stuck in the mouth, throat, or esophagus. Carefully remove all bones and the skin before serving.
How to serve by age
6-9 months
Cook well and remove skin and bones. Serve in a large, easy-to-hold piece, or flake and mix into mashed potato, purees, rice, soup, or stew, or make into fish cakes or sticks.
A large piece roughly the size and shape of two adult fingers side by side, or flaked into other foods.
9-12 months
Cook well and remove bones. Serve small, bite-sized flakes for self-feeding, or continue with larger pieces of fillet, or flake into pasta, rice, soups, stews, or egg dishes.
Small, bite-sized flakes, or larger pieces of fillet.
12-18 months
Cook well and remove all bones. Serve as desired: baked fillets, pan-fried, in fish stews or tacos, or lightly breaded and baked as fish sticks or cakes for dipping.
Baked fillets, bite-sized pieces, or breaded fish sticks or cakes.
Key nutrients
Allergen information
Fish is a common allergen. Read Fish guidance
Common questions
When can my baby eat Hake?
Most babies can try Hake from around 6 months, once they show signs of readiness. Check the prep and cut-size notes above before you start.
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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