Cutting up blueberries?

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My daughter is OBSESSED with blueberries and it takes forever to cut up the amount she packs away for a snack! Anyone know when it’s safe to give them whole?

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I did baby led weaning so felt comfortable knowing my son’s abilities to handle whole foods. He’s had whole blueberries since he was 8 or 9 months.

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Mine loves em too. They used to come out pretty chunky in his diaper though so to be easier in his tummy I freeze em and then thaw them. It makes them a lot more mushy /less firm and his diapers aren’t blue and chunky anymore! 👍🏻 I think the freeze/thaw method would also make them far less of a choking hazard, even the big ones.

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Smush them with your finger instead. So much faster than cutting & they are no longer a choking hazard when smashed.  I’ve read that they are still considered a choking hazard and should be cut or smashed until age 4-5.  My son chews really well, but the problem lies if they accidentally suck one back.  Perfect shape & size to get lodged and much harder to eject with back blows.

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I’ve always given them whole unless they’re like crazy huge.

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We just started giving whole but also avoid those obnoxiously large or not quite ripe ones.

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I just recently started giving them whole

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Ive been giving my son whole blueberries since he was 14 or 15 months old. I just remind him to chew so ill tell him remember to bite bite. He hasn't choked so far.

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i have a little tool from Pampered Chef called a Close and Cut... it can hold a cup of food that can be up to 1 and a half inches thick. you run your knife through the gap between the disks and it slices everything in half in one swipe. great for doing lots of blueberries, cherry tomatoes, grapes, and even bagels or chicken breasts  quickly... saves me a ton of time prepping snacks for my son!

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Unless they're abnormally large I don't cut them.

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I never cut my daughter's.. just her grapes xxx

Cutting up blueberries?

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