When can babies eat egg noodles?

From around 6 months, once your baby is ready for solids, served in a safe shape and texture for their age.

Egg noodles

Soft, slippery and fun to grab, once your baby has had egg and wheat.

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Quick answer

Babies can eat egg noodles from around 6 months, once they show signs of being ready for solids. Prepare it as shown below.

From 6 monthsLow choking risk as servedAllergens: Egg, Wheat

How to serve egg noodles by age

6 months+

Wide noodles or a small bundle of soft strands

Cook egg noodles a few minutes past the package time, until very soft. Drain, let them cool, and offer them plain or tossed in a smooth sauce with no added salt. Offer them once your baby has had egg and wheat on their own.

Size: Wide noodles or a small bundle of strands, cut to about the size of an adult finger, roughly 6–8 cm long and 2 cm wide (2½–3 × ¾ in).
Check before serving: Squash a noodle between your thumb and finger. It should flatten easily, with no firm center.

US and UK advice differ here. The AAP suggests mashed food or soft pieces no larger than ½ inch; the NHS suggests soft finger-sized pieces your baby can hold in their fist. Both agree the food must squash easily.

Always have your child sit upright in a high chair or at the table, and stay with them the whole time they eat. Keep to the size and texture for their stage. Every baby develops on their own timeline.

How to prepare egg noodles

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Boil egg noodles in plenty of water. Don't add salt, stock cubes or flavor sachets.
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Cook them a few minutes longer than the package says, until a noodle squashes easily between your fingers.
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Drain, let them cool, and cut them to the right length for your baby's stage. Serve plain or with a smooth sauce with no added salt.
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First time? Pick a day your baby is well, at home, when you can watch them for a couple of hours afterward.

How much to offer

For the very first taste, offer a few strands. If there's no reaction, offer more next time. Your baby decides how much to eat: stop when they turn away or close their mouth. Once egg and wheat are in your baby's diet, keep offering them regularly.

Common mistakes

Making egg noodles the first taste of egg or wheat

Egg noodles contain two common allergens. Offer egg and wheat on their own first, one at a time, so you know what caused any reaction.

Cooking them al dente

Firm noodles are too hard for babies. Cook them until they squash easily between your fingers.

Adding soy sauce, stock cubes or flavor sachets

Babies shouldn't have added salt. Soy sauce can be high in salt, and the NHS says stock cubes often are too. Skip the sachet that comes with instant noodles, and flavor with unsalted sauce or soft vegetables.

Offering them once and stopping

Once egg and wheat are introduced and your baby is fine with them, keep both in your baby's usual diet.

Questions parents ask

Can egg noodles be a choking hazard for babies?

Well-cooked noodles are a low choking risk, and the NHS lists noodles among first finger foods. Firm, undercooked noodles are harder to manage, so cook them soft, and cut long strands short for young toddlers. Stay with your child during meals.

Can babies be allergic to egg noodles?

Egg noodles contain two common allergens: egg and wheat, which also contains gluten. Both can be introduced from around 6 months (not before 4 months). Offer egg and wheat on their own first, one at a time and in small amounts, so you can spot any reaction. If your baby already eats egg and wheat without a problem, egg noodles aren't a new allergen. Once introduced and tolerated, keep both in your baby's usual diet. Check the label for any other allergens. Wheat allergy is different from celiac disease, a digestive condition triggered by gluten.

Are egg noodles healthy for babies?

Cooked enriched egg noodles provide carbohydrate for energy, some protein (about 4.5 g per 100 g), folate and selenium, and a little iron (about 1.5 mg per 100 g).

Can babies eat egg noodles at 6 months?

Yes, once your baby has had egg and wheat on their own. Cook them very soft, cut them to about finger length, and start with a few strands.

Can babies eat instant noodles?

Be careful with them. Instant noodles can be salty even before you add the flavor sachet, so skip the sachet and check the label: the NHS calls a food high in salt if it has more than 1.5 g of salt per 100 g. Babies shouldn't have added salt, and the NHS advises avoiding salty foods for babies. Plain dried egg noodles cooked in unsalted water are the simplest choice.

How soon would an egg or wheat reaction show?

Reactions usually start within minutes of eating, but can take up to 2 hours. See the signs to look for, and when to get help, on our allergens page.

If your baby refuses egg noodles

Many babies need 10 or more tries before they accept a new food. Keep offering it alongside foods they already like.
Try wider noodles, shorter pieces, or a different sauce.
Eat some yourself at the same meal. Babies copy what they see.
If your baby keeps refusing noodles, offer egg and wheat other ways, such as omelet strips or soft toast strips.

Never force or pressure your baby to eat. Some days they'll eat more, some days less, and that's normal.

Buying and storing egg noodles

Keep dry egg noodles in a sealed container in a cool, dry place.
Cooked noodles keep for 3 to 4 days in a covered container in the fridge.
Cooked noodles can be frozen for 3 to 4 months. Reheat only once, to 165°F (74°C), until steaming hot, then let them cool before serving.
Throw away any food left out at room temperature for more than 2 hours (1 hour if it's hotter than 90°F / 32°C).

When to talk to your doctor

Contact your pediatrician, GP or health visitor if:

Your baby has had any reaction to egg or wheat, even a mild one. Stop offering egg noodles until you've talked to your pediatrician.
Your child has ongoing diarrhea, tummy pain or poor weight gain while eating foods with gluten. These can be signs of celiac disease.
You notice mild signs of an allergic reaction after eating, such as a few hives or a little vomiting. See signs of a reaction.
You're worried about how much your baby eats, their growth, or they refuse most solid food for weeks.

Call 911999your local emergency number (such as 112 in Europe or 000 in Australia) now if your baby has trouble breathing, wheezing, can't cough or cry, has lips, mouth, tongue or throat that suddenly swell, or becomes pale, bluish, floppy or unresponsive. Also call if hives come with repeated vomiting.

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