When can eggs typically be introduced into an infant’s diet?

Introducing eggs into an infant’s diet is generally recommended around the age of 6 months. This timing aligns with guidelines suggesting that children can start to consume a variety of solid foods, including potential allergens like eggs, around this age. Research has shown that early introduction of allergenic foods, such as eggs and peanuts, can help reduce the risk of developing allergies.

Introducing eggs after fruits and vegetables, while it may seem logical due to the common practice of starting solids with fruits and vegetables, isn't the recommended path according to the latest nutritional guidelines. Instead, the focus is on both introducing these foods and considering the potential allergenic nature of foods like eggs during this key period in the infant's development when their digestive system can tolerate a broader range of foods. This introduction should be monitored for any adverse reactions, consistent with introducing other allergenic foods.

So while infants can be introduced to eggs after starting solids, saying they should be exclusively introduced after fruits and vegetables doesn’t reflect the current understanding of the best practices related to food introduction for infants.