Can Babies Eat French Toast?

French toast is a dish made of sliced bread, which is soaked in eggs or milk, or in the combination of these two elements, then fried. Other names for this dish are eggy bread, Bombay Toast, German Toast, gypsy toast or poor knights. French toast can be served as a sweet dish. In this case before frying the bread there is milk, sugar, vanilla or cinnamon added, or the toast is topped at the end with powdered sugar, butter, different fruits or even syrup. If it is prepared as a savory dish, it is mostly made with a pinch of salt, of pepper, or with both and can be accompanied by sauces like ketchup or mayonnaise.

The earliest reference to French toast is actually in a collection of Latin recipes called Apicius from the 4^th or 5^th century. In the fourteenth century it appears in German and Italian recipe books.

Why Is It Recommended For Children?

The good old breakfast favourite can be given to babies as finger food starting at the age of 8 months. Parents should pay attention to allergic reactions to dairy or eggs. If your child suffers from any of these, you should avoid giving your baby French toast. French toast is high in calories, fat and sodium.

Can Babies Choke on Toast ?

Babies can choke on pieces of bread, if they are not cut the right size. Bread can get stuck on the roof of their mouths. Some children cannot eat solid food properly until the age of 2 years old.

French Toast Fingers

Ingredients: 1 medium egg, 1 tbsp baby formula or milk, 15g unsalted butter, 2 slices of bread.

Whisk together the egg and the milk in a shallow bowl. Remove the crusts from the bread and soak the two pieces of bread on both sides in the mixture prepared earlier. Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat. Once it is bubbling, put the soaked bread in the pan and cook for 2 minutes on each size, until the bread turns a golden color. Remove the bread from the pan, drain in kitchen paper, cut into fingers and serve to baby once they are cooled enough.