Eggs are an excellent food for babies and are so easy to make.

This super easy scrambled egg for babies recipe can be whipped up in just a couple of minutes and makes a nutritious breakfast, lunch or dinner for your little one.

Why are eggs so good for babies?

Eggs are rich in protein, B12, choline, iodine, vitamin A and folate, which are all essential nutrients required for healthy growth and development in babies.

They also contain some iron which is a particularly important nutrient for babies as their iron stores become depleted at around 6 months. For this reason, plenty of iron-rich foods are needed to meet their requirements.

When can babies have egg?

Babies can have well-cooked eggs (white and yolk) as soon as they are ready to start solids, which is generally at around 6 months.

Just be aware of the safety precautions when it comes to feeding eggs to babies (see the below sections on safe cooking and allergies).

Safe cooking of eggs for baby

Raw and undercooked eggs can carry the bacteria salmonella, which causes foodborne illness affecting the digestive tract.

Babies are more susceptible to salmonella infection as their immune systems are not yet fully developed.

For this reason, eggs should be well-cooked as salmonella is sensitive to temperature. Cooking eggs and other high-risk foods such as meat and poultry to a temperature of 70°C will ensure any salmonella present is killed off.

When making scrambled egg for your baby, make sure it’s cooked until firm, so that there are no runny parts left.

Eggs and allergies

Eggs are one of the 9 common allergy-causing foods, so they should ideally be introduced to your baby between the ages of 6 and 12 months.

This recipe also includes the option of adding milk, which is another common food allergen. For this reason, milk and eggs should be introduced separately first so that any reactions are easier to identify.

For more information on introducing allergens to your baby, check out my Ultimate Guide To Introducing Allergens.

Scrambled Egg For Babies

Prep Time: 1 minute
Cooking Time: 2 minutes

Makes: 1 serve
Not suitable for freezing

Suitable from 6 months (NB: egg and cow’s milk are both common allergens so are best introduced separately. Click here for more information about introducing allergens to babies)

Ingredients (makes 1 serve)

1 tsp butter

1 egg

1 tbsp milk (optional)

Optional add ins:

Cheese
Finely chopped or grated vegetables such as mushrooms, zucchini, capsicum, spinach or tomato
Finely chopped herbs such as parsley or basil

Method

1. Crack egg into a bowl, add milk and whisk lightly

2. Heat butter in a small frying pan over low heat. Pour egg mixture into frying pan and stir gently with a wooden spoon until egg is well-cooked