Fats & oils for babies and toddlers
A little fat gives small portions more energy and helps your baby absorb vitamins A, D, E and K. A drizzle of olive oil over vegetables or a little unsalted butter melted into a mash are simple ways to use them. The pages below give the typical starting age for each, and explain how to prepare olives: pitted and cut into small pieces.
🫒 Butter
Butter is a dairy food and has nothing to do with nut butters. It is mostly milk fat but contains small…
🫒 Flavored butter
Butter is a dairy food, not a nut product, but it contains small amounts of milk protein, so it can cause a…
🫒 Olive oil
Olive oil comes from a fruit, not a nut, and it is not a common allergen; true reactions are rare. From 12…
🫒 Olives
Plain olives rarely cause allergic reactions and are not related to nuts, but stuffed olives can contain…
🫒 Vegetable oil
Highly refined vegetable oils (usually soybean, canola, sunflower or corn) contain almost no protein, so…
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