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    This document lists 15 foods that should be avoided when feeding babies solid foods for the first time. These include popcorn, nut butters, whole nuts and grapes which pose choking hazards. Other foods to avoid are uncooked hard fruits and vegetables, fruit juice, certain types of fish high in mercury, hot dogs cut into small pieces, dried fruit, foods with added sugar or salt, honey and hard candies as babies do not need these foods and some pose choking risks. Cow's milk should not replace breastmilk or formula before age 1.

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    This document lists 15 foods that should be avoided when feeding babies solid foods for the first time. These include popcorn, nut butters, whole nuts and grapes which pose choking hazards. Other foods to avoid are uncooked hard fruits and vegetables, fruit juice, certain types of fish high in mercury, hot dogs cut into small pieces, dried fruit, foods with added sugar or salt, honey and hard candies as babies do not need these foods and some pose choking risks. Cow's milk should not replace breastmilk or formula before age 1.

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    This document lists 15 foods that should be avoided when feeding babies solid foods for the first time. These include popcorn, nut butters, whole nuts and grapes which pose choking hazards. Other foods to avoid are uncooked hard fruits and vegetables, fruit juice, certain types of fish high in mercury, hot dogs cut into small pieces, dried fruit, foods with added sugar or salt, honey and hard candies as babies do not need these foods and some pose choking risks. Cow's milk should not replace breastmilk or formula before age 1.

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    15 FOODS NEVER TO

    FEED YOUR BABY


    Babies can eat most - but not all - foods.
    Here are 15 foods you want to steer clear of when
    starting your baby on solid foods.

    1 . POPCORN
    Wh o l e g r a i n s a re u s ually a good idea, but not so with
    p o p c o r n . Po p c o r n a n d p o p c o r n ker nel s c an b e a c ho k ing hazard.

    2. NUT B UT T E RS
    Al m o n d o r p e a n u t b u tter may b e f ine fo r o ld er infants ;
    b u t , n u t b u t t e r s a re not great starter foods as they’re sticky and
    to u g h to sw a l l o w f o r new eater s .

    3. WHOLE NU TS
    Ea r l i e r i n t ro d u c t i o n o f p ea nuts c a n help p revent a llerg y, bu t avoi d
    w h o l e , i n ta c t n u ts a s they p o s e a c ho k ing r is k .

    4. WHOLE GRAPES
    Gr a p e s a re f i n e i f t hey’re cut into quarters for younger infants and
    a t l e a st h a l v e s f o r o ld er b ab ies .

    5. WHOLE C HE R RY TOMATOES
    Yo u r b a b y w i l l l o v e tomatoes, just steer clear of the whole
    c h e r r y o n e s a t f i r st. Cut into q uar ter s to s tar t.

    Katie Ferraro, MPH, RDN, CDE (c) 2017


    15 FOODS NEVER TO
    FEED YOUR BABY

    6. COW’S M ILK
    A l i t t l e c o w ’ s m i l k cooked into something is f ine, but substituting
    c o w ’ s m i l k f o r b re a s tmil k o r fo r mul a b efo re ag e 1 is no t.

    7. HARD RAW FR UI TS A N D V EG ETA BL ES


    Ha r d f o o d s l i ke c a r rots, apples and pears should be avoided in
    th e i r r a w sta te , b u t are f ine if c o o ked until s o ft.

    8. FRUIT J U IC E
    Th e A m e r i c a n A c a d emy of Pediatrics says no fruit juice for babies
    b e f o re 1 . Th e re’ s n o need fo r it, and fres h fr uit is a b etter bet!

    9. C E RTAIN T YPES OF F I SH
    St e e r c l e a r o f h i g h mercur y f ish like king mackerel, marlin,
    o r a n g e ro u g h y, sh a r k , s wo r d f is h, tilef is h and b ig eye tuna.

    10 . HOT D OGS C UT I N COI N SH A P ES


    Pro c e s s e d m e a t i s h igh in salt, but if you have to ser ve ho t dogs, do
    so i n m a tc h sti c k - and no t c o in - s hap es .

    Katie Ferraro, MPH, RDN, CDE (c) 2017


    15 FOODS NEVER TO
    FEED YOUR BABY

    1 1 . DRIE D FRUIT
    Ma n y d r i e d f r u i t s h ave added sugars which babies don’t need;
    th e y ’ re a l s o a c h o k i ng risk so stick to fresh or cooked soft

    1 2. FOODS WITH A D D ED SUG A R


    Ma n y b a b y a n d k i d s’ foods pack a surprising amount of sugar.
    Mi n i m i z e d p ro c e s s e d and packaged foods that have added sugar..

    1 3. FOODS WIT H A D D ED SA LT
    Be c o m e a s o d i u m s l euth and read those labels! Season with
    h e r b s a n d sp i c e s i n stead o f s alt when c o o k ing fo r yo ur b aby.

    1 4. HONE Y
    Ho n e y i s a n o - g o f o r babies under age 1. Honey poses a risk for
    b o tu l i sm a n d b a b i e s d o n’ t need s weetened fo o d anyway!

    1 5. HARD C AND I ES
    S a m e a s w i t h h o n e y, babies don’t need dessert! But hard
    c a n d i e s p o se a n a d d ed r is k as they are a c ho k ing hazar d .

    Katie Ferraro, MPH, RDN, CDE (c) 2017

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