Provolone cheese

Provolone is a semi-hard pasteurized cheese with a mild, smooth flavour. The easiest way to offer it early is melted into a warm dish, or coarsely grated and stirred through soft food so it softens. Choose a pasteurized provolone. It is a fairly salty cheese, so keep portions small and use it more for flavour than as a main part of the meal.

Melted into warm food, or coarsely grated and stirred in. Avoid cubes, slices, or chunks.

You can keep melting provolone into warm dishes or grating it over soft food. A thin slice that has been warmed until soft and stretchy, then torn into small soft strips, can also work as your baby practises picking up finger foods. Firm cubes or thick slices of cheese are a choking risk, so keep pieces thin, soft, and small.

Melted, coarsely grated, or warmed-soft and torn into small thin strips. No firm cubes or thick slices.

Provolone can be part of family meals, melted into dishes or served as thin, soft pieces. Coarsely grated cheese and small soft strips are fine; firm cubes and thick slices are still a choking risk, so cut them down small and thin. It stays a salty cheese, so use it for flavour rather than in large amounts.

Melted, coarsely grated, or thin soft strips. Avoid firm cubes and thick slices.