What fruits are o.k. to give to my 10 month year old baby?
All of them. There is no evidence that in infants without a family history of allergic disorders withholding “allergenic” foods prevents allergies, and may actually cause them. Also 90% of all allergies are to the top 9 allergens: wheat, milk, soy, peanuts, treenuts, sesame seeds, egg (whites), shellfish, sulphites. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449/page… In a review of the research, Nancy Butte, a pediatrics professor at Baylor College of Medicine, found that many strongly held assumptions — such as the need to offer foods in a particular order or to delay allergenic foods — have little scientific basis. […] Food allergy fears get some of the blame for the bland approach. For decades doctors have said the best way to prevent allergies is to limit infants to bland foods, avoiding seasonings, citrus, nuts and certain seafood. But Butte’s review found no evidence that children without family histories of food al
Any fruits that aren’t allergens in your family should be fine. While you may want to offer acidic fruits (lemons and grapefruit) sparingly, they are still fine. Don’t worry about only giving ‘gentle’ fruits or offering them several days apart. Normal healthy babies are at a low risk for food allergies. Unless you have a strawberry allergy strawberries should be fine to offer. Guidelines say wait until 12 months, BUT Gerber 2nd foods have strawberries in some flavors (like strawberry banana).
All. No pureeing required. “In a review of the research, Nancy Butte, a pediatrics professor at Baylor College of Medicine, found that many strongly held assumptions — such as the need to offer foods in a particular order or to delay allergenic foods — have little scientific basis… Food allergy fears get some of the blame for the bland approach. For decades doctors have said the best way to prevent allergies is to limit infants to bland foods, avoiding seasonings, citrus, nuts and certain seafood. But Butte’s review found no evidence that children without family histories of food allergies benefit from this. Others suspect avoiding certain foods or eating bland diets actually could make allergies more likely. Some exposure might be a good thing.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449/ “Many parents worry about babies choking. However, there is good reason to believe that babies are at less risk of choking if they are in
