Introducing your baby to new foods is an exciting, and sometimes scary, time. One area many parents may be concerned about is introducing allergens, like nuts, to their baby.

Nuts should be introduced to infants at around 4-6 months – and should ideally be a part of their diet by 12 months. Use nut butters, pastes or flours to avoid the risk of choking from whole nuts.

In the last 20 years, allergic diseases have become an increasingly important public health issue in Australia.

The Food Allergy Prevention Project, a National Allergy Strategy project, aims to address this by raising the awareness of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) guidelines for infant feeding and allergy prevention.

These guidelines encourage feeding of the most common food allergens (including peanuts and tree nut pastes/flours) to babies within the first year of life.

To help you on your food journey, Nuts for Life and the National Allergy Prevention Project have partnered to produce 10 simple and delicious recipes incorporating tree nuts.

All the recipes haev been developed with infants (aged 6-8 months) in mind. You can modify theses by pureeing them, or leaving them lumpier – depending on the developmental needs of your baby.

Try the recipes