Pine Nut Kernels

Description

Pine nuts and pine nut butter that have been prepared in an age-appropriate way may be introduced as soon as your baby is ready to start solids, which is generally around 6 months of age. Nuts and nut butters are common allergens as well as choking hazards and must be modified to be safe for babies. Whole pine nuts must be finely ground, and pine nut butter must be completely smooth and thinned with breast milk, formula, or yogurt.

Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pine cones. Also called pignoli, pion, and pinyon nuts, they grow in the Northern Hemisphere, where there are 18 varieties of pine trees with nuts that are suitable for human consumption. Compared to other nuts and seeds, pine nuts are soft in texture and buttery in taste, which makes them a tasty way to add nutritional value to sauces (like pesto!) and texture in grain dishes for older babies.