Comments on: Beautiful breakfast…

By: cgadmin

cgadmin — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:12:21 +0000

Thanks for that! =)

By: Rupert

Rupert — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:07:32 +0000

A recent study here in the UK found that some people with a nut allergy can under a guided programme become tolerant to nuts.

http://www.24dash.com/news/Health/2009-02-20-Scientists-one-step-closer-to-curing-nut-allergies

By: Terence

Terence — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:49:51 +0000

It may be, M’s family does have a history of eczema and N has it also. I didn’t read that specific article until you posted it, but I thought it might have been introduced early. N had reacted to bananas at about 8-9 months but has no allergic reaction to them now. He likes eating them =)

So I am hoping that he will eventually get to enjoy peanut butter.

By: cgadmin

cgadmin — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:51:05 +0000

Peanuts make the top of the big 8 list of food allergies but there really is no definitive answer to this question. Much depends on your family history. If you or anyone in your child’s family has a food allergy or allergic type disorder (like asthma or eczema) or if your child has had a food allergy in the past, then you should wait to introduce peanuts and peanut butter. How long? According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, you should wait until your child is 3 years old.

If there is none of the above in you or your child’s history, however, then peanut butter can be a healthy addition to the diet when your child turns 1 year old. Just be sure to avoid giving big spoonfuls of peanut butter and never give children under 3 years of age whole peanuts because these pose a choking hazard.

((http://babyparenting.about.com/od/nutritionandfeeding/f/peanutbutter.htm))

So it would seem you may have just introduced it too early to your little guy.

By: Terence

Terence — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:39:52 +0000

He had a serious breakout one time, and the only diet change we can think of is that we gave him peanut butter. I admit I am not 100% sure he is allergic to peanuts, but I don’t exactly want to use him to be sure if he is. I figure when he is over 2 years old he will be old enough for a full allergen test and we will know then.

By: cgadmin

cgadmin — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:52:17 +0000

How do you know he is allergic anyways?

By: Terence

Terence — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:29:27 +0000

I am sad about that. I love peanut butter. I hope he grows out of it somehow. Babies do that sometimes.

By: Dan Morris

Dan Morris — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:11:39 +0000

Mmm. . . peanut butter on pancakes. I just found this list of uses for peanut butter and I don’t think putting it on pancakes was on there. I’ll have to suggest that to them. Check it out http://www.benefits-of-resveratrol.com/uses-for-peanuts.html

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:56:35 +0000

Thanks for reading and commenting anyways. It makes perfect sense why you would not keep it in your house! Good papa!

By: Terence

Terence — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:53:45 +0000

I saw that jif, but I have not bought peanut butter since we figured out N was allergic to peanuts…