Chickpea, tahini and Garlic
From 6 months · 3 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Chickpea
Cook chickpeas until fully soft, then mash or flatten them well. A smooth no-salt hummus-style mash works nicely, or stir the mash into other purées. Never offer a whole, intact chickpea at this stage.
Smooth mash, or each chickpea flattened.
A whole, intact chickpea is a choking hazard because of its round, firm shape. Mash or flatten each one until it's soft and no longer rounded. Don't offer whole chickpeas to babies and young children.
tahini
Tahini is a smooth way to offer sesame, one of the common allergens worth introducing early. Stir a small spoonful into yogurt, oatmeal, or a vegetable purée, or thin it with breast milk, formula, or water until it pours easily. Give it on its own the first time and watch for any reaction. Keep it smooth and never serve a thick spoonful straight.
Thinned to a smooth, pourable consistency and mixed into a food. No thick spoonfuls or globs.
Like any seed or nut butter, a thick spoonful of tahini can stick in the mouth and form a choking hazard. Always thin it with breast milk, formula, water, yogurt, or a purée to a smooth, easily swallowed consistency, and never offer it by the spoonful as a thick glob or spread it thickly on bread.
Garlic
Garlic adds depth to early meals without any salt. Finely mince or mash a small amount and cook it soft into purees, mashed vegetables, beans, or sauces. It is a seasoning rather than a finger food, so a little stirred through a dish is all a baby needs. Skip raw garlic and whole cloves at this stage.
Finely minced or mashed and cooked soft into a dish; not a standalone piece.
Putting it together
Blend the chickpea, tahini and garlic into a smooth dip.
Sources
- Meal idea from NHS
- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Chickpea (nutrient data)
- AAP - Introducing common food allergens to your baby
- USDA FoodData Central - tahini (nutrient data)
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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