Allergen note
Rabbit is a lean meat that rarely causes allergies, so it can be one of your baby's early meats from about 7 months, once they are managing other solids. As with any new food, watch for a rash, vomiting or other reactions after the first few tastes.
How to serve
At 7–8 months, offer finely shredded or minced rabbit mixed into vegetable purée, or soft rabbit meatballs your baby can hold. From 9 months, offer small, tender shreds to pick up; from 12 months, bite-sized pieces of well-cooked rabbit from a family stew.
Preparation
Rabbit is very lean and dries out quickly, so braise, stew or slow-cook it in unsalted broth with vegetables until it is fully cooked and falling off the bone. Remove every bone, including the small, thin rib bones, then shred or mince the meat.
Texture and choking risk
Rabbit has many small, sharp bones that are easy to miss, and dry, stringy meat is hard for babies to chew. Pick through the meat carefully with your fingers, keep the pieces moist and tender, and always supervise with your baby sitting upright.
Sources: cdc.gov · cdc.gov · healthychildren.org · healthychildren.org · nhs.uk · nhs.uk
Starting ages are typical guidance for healthy, full-term babies who show signs of readiness. Your paediatrician may advise differently, especially where there is a family history of allergy.
Track first tastes and reactions
Log when your child first tries rabbit, note any reaction and see it in the allergen tracker.
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