When is the right age to offer raw apple pieces?

Melissa - posted on 03/16/2011

Heck no! Raw apples for my 1 year old at abut 8 month. Peel the skin and let him enjoy :)

Charleen - posted on 03/15/2011

I have been peeling off the skin and letting my son knaw on apple slices since he was 6 months and he started drinking milk then too. I also started other things like pizza crust and other things too like that early on as soon as teeth started coming in and rice was at 4 months

Jessyka - posted on 03/13/2011

My son started eating raw apples, skin and all, at nine months. :)

Jade - posted on 03/12/2011

this post makes me seem terrible! my son cut his first teeth bowt 5 months old and at 6 months he grab his sisters whole apple i presumed he wouldnt be able to bite it, but he ate half of it and only eats an apple whole not chopped or peeled n he just turned 1

Rachel - posted on 03/10/2011

Honestly...my son has been eating raw apple since he cut his first two teeth, about 8 mos. Maybe that was a little early, but I would never let him walk around with food, and I always sit nearby when he's eating. He never had a problem, he was very good at scraping pieces off with his two little teeth.



He's 13 months now, and I find that the best way to give him raw apple is in slices-anything smaller and he tries to swallow it without chewing.

Jo - posted on 03/10/2011

my son's just turned 1 and i wouldn't give him raw apples yet. i guess it depends on the kid. my son has 8 teeth but doesn't really chew. if you're not sure, i'd suggest trying pear first since it tends to be a little bit softer. we tried pear and he choked and gagged on that so will try again in a bit :)

Cindy - posted on 03/09/2011

My son is 13 months old too. I give him peeled raw apple pieces (like an apple cut into 8th's). I only give him one piece at a time though because he likes to stuff his face FULL. lol.

Kristy - posted on 03/07/2011

My daughter has been eating raw apple pieces she was about 9 months old....She already had 4 teeth though and she loves them and still does..

Allicia - posted on 03/07/2011

i dont think so. my baby has been getting raw apples since she was 10 months old. she loves them. she does have teeth to chew. i dont think i would of given apples to her if she didnt have teeth to chew.

Chassidy - posted on 03/06/2011

My daughter is the same age if there is an apple laying around she will eat it. I use to peel it but now she does just fine. it really all depends on how many teeth you little one has but mine almost has all of her teeth.

Samantha - posted on 03/04/2011

i froze baby carrots and apple slices to help with the teething (about 6 months), when she got enough teeth to bite chunks we took away the carrots, but she still loves apples

Chloe - posted on 03/03/2011

My son had raw apples at about 8mths as long as you remove the skin he should be fine.

Susan - posted on 03/02/2011

i was giving my son peeled raw apples when he got his teeth and would chew his food.