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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  I'm not sure how old your friend's toddler is, but in some cases, too young can be too young. Most doctors will say that peanut butter is okay for kids whose families have on history of nut allergies once they're a year old. However, they should still be carefully monitored because large spoonfuls of peanut butter or peanut butter with chunks in it could be choking hazards.

  over 2 years ago
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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  Also, yes, offering foods too early can definitely predispose a child to having food sensitivities and allergies. One of my sons had reflux almost from birth and his doctor advised putting rice and wheat cereal into his milk when he was four months old. I'm fairly certain this contributed to him testing positive for more than 40 food allergies a year and a half later, at least in the sense that his digestive system was delicate and was something we really needed to pay attention to, especially since it was clear that he also had texture issues (which later were clearly sensory issues).

  over 2 years ago
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  Elizabeth (Community Guide)

  my pediatrician suggested we start at 2, I did start a bit before then though ;)

  over 2 years ago
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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  I let my guy with no allergies start at two years, but the other one still hasn't had any peanut butter. He doesn't even test positive for sensitivities, but he just isn't pulled to it... (He also won't eat bread, so sandwiches are pretty much off-limits for us, anyway.)

  over 2 years ago
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  Sandy (Community Guide)

  Pretty much all foods can cause some sort of allergy. From my experience start slow. 1 new food at a time so you can see how the little one is reacting to the food. Also a good way to tell is to avoid processed, store frozen, ect foods as these have a lot of extra ingridients that can also trigger. Keep it simple at first of easy to swallow foods. Things like PB should be kept creamy and wait til the little one is really good at swallowing.

  over 2 years ago
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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  Sandy makes a good point about introducing new foods one at a time--and wait a good three or four days in between each new one, because sometimes reactions can take that long to surface.

  over 2 years ago
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  Christine

  Glad you asked this question! It is something you wouldn't necessarily think of (like not eating sushi when pregnant) but once you think about it it makes sense. I would research more on the web.

  over 2 years ago