Hi, I have a 10 month daughter and i would like to give her dry apricots that we get in grocery stores that contain sulphurs such as sulphur dioxide. Is it okay to give this fruit? I am planning to soak and mash with other fruits.
thanks for your answers in advance.
2006-10-02 05:13:00 · 8 answers · asked by Annie 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Rather than soak dry apricots, just give her some fresh ones (mash after taking out the seed of course).
Also remember that the dry ones sometimes have some pit residue in them. I know from experience.
2006-10-02 05:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by MickYahoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you started feeding your child other regular foods besides this? If so, you're probably going to be okay, especially if you've already fed her real apricots(which would be preferred) and she didn't have an adverse reaction to it. If you breast-fed there's a good chance that you fed her worse things without even realizing it, sulphur dioxide isn't harmful in the small amounts it's found in most processed foods.
2006-10-02 05:25:28 · answer #2 · answered by rhambass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of these dried fruits are grown and some even dried in other countries. Apricots are probably from Turkey and these other countires don't have the same stringent FDA laws like we have and I wouldn't give it to my baby. Try canned, frozen and fresh, but keep off the dries till she's older.
2006-10-02 05:16:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a good idea, it better to give her real fruits like peaches and pears and banana "mashed fruits or small pieces" but NO STRAWBERRIES until the baby is at least 2 years old or older cuz it too rich for the baby.
2006-10-02 05:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by Rita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is okay but keep in mind that apricots are considered highly allergic compared to other fruits. Common allergic reaction would be red splotches on babies face.
2006-10-02 05:26:16 · answer #5 · answered by sistermoon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that it would be too hard on her tummy. I also want to add that strawberries (all berries) should wait until 2 years because of the chance of allergies, not because they are too rich.
2006-10-02 10:41:14 · answer #6 · answered by Leigh B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I gave them to my daughter too. I just cooked them in a little water to make them soft and mashed them up and added them to cereal. She loved it.
2006-10-02 05:34:04 · answer #7 · answered by sooz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as they are very well mashed and separated, because they can be hard to swallow. They are also hard to digest so keep them to small amounts.
2006-10-02 05:15:16 · answer #8 · answered by LisaT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋