Quickie - can I give a 8.5 month old calves liver?

[oldnewmummy]

That's it really. He's being BLW'd and has had beef before with no problem.

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I would, as an occasional thing, but not very often

There is a recipe in Annabel Karmel's book for some kind of chicken liver dish that is suitable from 6 months. Not sure how different calves liver is to chicken liver though, I think it would be ok...

you can give liver but not too often as the vitamin A gets stored by the body and can be dangerous at high levels. This is from the food standards agency and is about liver in general (not just babies):

Liver and liver products, such as liver pate and liver sausage, are a good source of iron and they are also a rich source of vitamin A.

But, because they are such a rich source of vitamin A, if you eat liver or liver products every week, you might want to choose not to have them more often.

This is because the body stores any vitamin A it doesn't use and so levels can build up over many years and be harmful.

If you do eat liver or liver products every week, you should avoid taking any supplements that contain vitamin A or fish liver oils (which are also high in vitamin A).