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 Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:58 am
When is it ok to give my son things made with strawberries.. i know you avoid giving them to babies cz they are common allergys, but i bought him some toddler cereal bars and ive been giving him the apple and just setting the strawberry ones aside??
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:42 am
How old is he again? If he is old enough to be eating the bars then he should be just fine to eat them. If they are the ones I'm thinking it isn't a raw strawberry product, the strawberries are cooked like a jelly right? If so, then you should be fine since cooking would generally neutralize any allergen.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:24 pm
13 months , yeah it looks like jelly inside. thanks
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:47 pm
If he's 13 months most foods should be okay for him to try now. I mean at 1 they say you can try cow's milk and honey and such. With my daughter we waited a week between giving her new foods so that we could watch for an allergic reaction, but thankfully she hasn't had any.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:25 am
I agree with Jenannen on this one. Honestly, I'd never heard of strawberries being a common allergen in the first place. Unless a strawberry allergy runs in your family, I can't see why it would have been singled out for you. But yes, it's probably safe at this point. It is recommended to watch after adding a new food for about a week to check for any adverse reactions, and to use particular caution when introducing a food that has been known to cause a problem for someone in your family.
The seven most common food allergens are: wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, gluten (if you need more info on this one, look for webpages discussing Celiac Disease), peanuts, and tree nuts. These are the foods most likely to cause a problem for any person, if there's a problem at all, although children sometimes have random sensitivities that they grow out of. For instance, I had a problem with black pepper for about a year. The good news is that a new labeling law went into effect in America at the start of this year (2006) requiring that all food products have the seven common food allergens clearly labeled on their packaging. Hence, now you can look at the bottom of the ingredients list for a line that says (for example): "Warning, contains wheat, dairy, and eggs, processed in a plant that also processes peanuts."
Warning signs that your child may be having a reaction to food include bright red cheeks (think marionette rouge), skin disorders such as a mild rash or psoriasis, bloating, irritability, or suddenly not talking anymore. If you and, I hope, your doctor already checked for the above common food allergens and nothing seems to work, the next thing to check for is a sensitivity to preservatives or food dyes. If you're at that point, though, I'd also strongly suggest taking your child to an allergy specialist. They know much more than I do.
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