What foods are off-limits before age 1?
Honey is very dangerous because it contains botulinum spores, which can cause the life-threatening disease botulism in infants with immature digestive systems. You should avoid feeding your infant foods that commonly cause allergies such as: egg whites, peanut butter, other nut butters, oranges, grapefruits, other citrus fruits, shrimp, lobster, other shellfish, according to Intellihealth. Also, children should not have small, round, hard foods that can cause choking until much later – such as grapes, raw carrots, popcorn, cut-up hot dogs, raisins, nuts, seeds, jelly beans, gum drops and other hard candies.
