Hummus and Snap pea
From 12 months · 2 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Hummus
Hummus works well as a toddler dip, sandwich spread, or sauce stirred through soft pasta or grains. Homemade or low-salt versions are best, since many store brands are high in salt. Offer it with soft vegetable sticks, strips of bread, or alongside a meal. Thin a very stiff batch slightly so it stays smooth and easy to swallow.
Dip, spread, or sauce; thin a very stiff batch.
Snap pea
Cook snap peas until tender, remove the string, and serve the soft pod chopped into small pieces with the peas burst or halved. The firm, rounded raw pod stays a choking shape until your child chews reliably, so keep cooking it soft and cutting it down.
Small chopped pieces of soft pod, peas burst or halved.
A whole snap pea pod is firm, rounded and stringy — a high choking risk for babies and young children. Always cook it soft, pull off the tough string, and either mash the peas or chop the cooked pod into small pieces. Never offer a whole raw pod.
Putting it together
Serve the snap peas alongside the hummus for dipping.
Sources
- Meal idea from NHS
- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- AAP - Introducing common food allergens to your baby
- USDA FoodData Central - Hummus (nutrient data)
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Snap pea (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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