Toast For Baby Tips And Toppings

Strips of toast with a soft, nourishing topping is one of the easiest baby meals—especially as a baby-led weaning food. It is an easy baby food that can be offered soon after starting solids and is incredibly versatile and useful. As with bread for babies, there is no one perfect way to make this food, but there are some tips to keep in mind. I’ll cover tips for the types of bread to try when making toast for babies, settings for how much to actually toast the bread, topping suggestions, and frequently asked questions to help you know what to expect. This can also be used as a super simple baby snack! (You may also like Baby Pancakes, yogurt for babies, First Birthday Smash Cake, and crackers for babies and toddlers.

Ingredients You Need

To make toast for a baby or toddler, you need bread—which can be whole grain (without large seeds or nut pieces), sourdough, or another type of sandwich or loaf bread—and a topping such as: Sign up for our email updates to get tips and ideas sent to your inbox.

Peanut butter baby food, almond butter, sunflower seed butter, or other nut or seed butter Hard-cooked egg yolks, mashed into a pureed egg for baby Sweet Potato Baby Food Butternut Squash Baby Food Puree Avocado puree Blueberry Chia Seed Jam Any homemade baby food puree or baby food combination Whole-milk yogurt, cream cheese, ricotta cheese, or other soft style of cheese

TIP: When choosing bread for baby, remember that it’s OK if you try different kinds over time. I like to use whole grain sandwich or sliced loaves of bread for babies, which you can look for in the bakery aisle of your supermarket. You can also try sourdough or another type of bread your family prefers. Avoid bread with honey for kids under age 1.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Here’s a look at the process of making toast for a baby so you know what to expect.

How to Store

You can store toasted strips of bread in a container at room temperature for about two days. You can also store it in the refrigerator, but it will soften slightly.

Best Tips for Success

Use a whole grain bread, sourdough bread, artisanal bread, or other bread your family likes to share with baby. Avoid bread with large seeds or nuts, which could be a choking hazard, and avoid honey for babies in bread until baby is over 12 months. Cut into sticks about the size of one or two fingers. Top with a thin layer of topping such as a mashed baby food, nut or seed butter, avocado, hard-cooked egg yolk, or whole-milk yogurt.

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