The peanut butter countdown
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- January
- 28
I’m starting to wonder what it is about 2, that magical age when apparently a toddler can start eating fish, honey and eggs.
My daughter will be 2 at the end of March. What is going to change 52 days from now that will allow her to ingest peanut butter? I love peanut butter and feel bad when I can’t share it with her. I’ve given her little tastes, but never gone full board because I start picturing her going into anaphylactic shock with no Epi pen in sight. Still, I think we may have to have at the very least, peanut butter chocolate cupcakes at her birthday party. YUM!!!
I know all of this has to do with allergies, but I’m not clear on how she might have a reaction now and not in two months? Either way, I guess I’ll wait since we’ve already come this far. 52, 51, 50—let the countdown begin.
Admittedly, the egg ban was lifted several months ago. Sometimes I think it’s more hype when you consider that only 3 to 6 percent of all children have food allergies. The concept of peanut-free tables in school cafeterias still fascinates me.
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Food allergies are definitely tricky. And peanut free tables are a bit of a pain, but when you consider the alternative for that 3-6%, it’s worth it. Also, all schools are handicapped accessible, but I’ve only ever seen 1-2 children at my kids’ school requiring a wheelchair or walker at a time. But the efforts to make their days easier is worth it, too.
Yummmmm… Cupcakes….
Food Allergies…it’s a tough one. As a mother of 4, I never worried & has similar thoughts as you regarding Peanut allergies,until Child #4 was diagnosed w/ allergies at age 1 to milk,soy,eggs,oats, peanuts & tree nuts..what a wake up call. Scanning every label & withholding foods his brothers could eat w/o pause. Now as he gets ready for Kindergarten ( with his epi-pen) it’s frightening to send him out & hope that he does sit at the peanut free table & that a child doesn’t think it funny to give him an offending food because they don’t understand the risks. He has not had any severe reaction to date and my ped had us w/hold eggs/peanuts until age 3…so I can’t imagine what would have happened had I given him tastes along the way.
All that being said….Happy Birthday to your little one.
Enjoy !
Everything in moderation. If it doesn’t run in your family, then just be smart on the quantity and keep an eye out for ill effects.
By 2 all my kids were eating everything. baby food was expensive and nasty! and full of carrots.
Feed the kid what you eat. or better. I don’t believe in raising kids veggie or vegan it isn’t healthy. as adults that’s fine. but a kid won’t tell you they are starving…
vegan is very unnatural for us as a species.
Good Luck.