Strawberries are perhaps the most popular berries in the world, with their bright color, beautiful shape and awesome nutritious content. Add to that their sweet, delicious taste, almost everybody loves strawberries. They can be eaten as they are or incorporated in various recipes including milkshakes, cakes or other types of desserts. They are known to be rich in vitamins and flavonoids, which are excellent for health but ironically, they are also responsible for undesirable allergic reactions. Children love strawberries but here are some things to remember when considering feeding strawberries to babies.
When Can Babies Eat Strawberries？
Strawberries can cause allergic reactions in babies and experts have varying opinions and guidelines on when these fruits may be introduced in their diet. Some recommend waiting until infants are at least one year old before they start these delightful berries. However, in the US, a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics states that these guidelines have been modified to allow children to eat strawberries from age six month onwards.
Allergic reactions to strawberries are commonly manifested as rashes and itching, especially when the fruit touches the skin around the mouth. Occasionally, however, severe reactions may occur, involving swelling in the throat. Other symptoms include hives in the body and worsening of asthma or eczema.
Skin reaction in response to the acidity of the fruit contributes to the appearance of diaper rash is some babies and is not considered an allergic reaction.
How Can I Introduce Strawberries to Babies?
1. Look for signs that your babies are ready for strawberries. Strawberries may be given to babies as a finger food, but you have to make sure they are ready ...
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...omiting diarrhea Some individuals experience anaphylaxis, a life-threatening severe allergic reaction that causes breathing difficulty and a sudden decrease in blood pressure.
5. What can I do if strawberry seeds are found in babies’ diaper?
Strawberry seeds in the baby's diaper may mean that your baby has trouble digesting the seeds. This is a harmless condition and should not be a cause of alarm.
Summary
Strawberries are delicious and nutritious fruits that moms often want to introduce to their babies' diets. They are best given pureed, mashed or in tiny pieces when a baby is at least six to 12 months old.
Works Cited
http://www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com/when-can-my-baby-eat-strawberries.html http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/strawberries-blueberries-good-baby-3162.html http://www.livestrong.com/article/543876-the-signs-of-a-strawberry-allergy-in-a-baby/
Publishers Weekly: This legend explains the origins of strawberries, grown by the sun to help the first man and woman patch a quarrel. "Spare text, an uncomplicated story line and gentle illustrations keep this quiet but resonant tale accessible to even the youngest child," said
Anaphylaxis shock occurs when someone who is sensitive to a substance they are exposed to which results in constricted airway and possible inability to breathe. Parents with children that experience any form of allergic reaction most notify the day care provider so appropriate precautionary steps are taken to maintain a safe health environment for these children. As allergy conditions have slowly increased within our society day care providers have taken more aggressive action to protect these children by extending a “peanut free environment” within the school setting. The percentage of children who experience their first allergic reaction outside the home has increased by 77% over past years daycare providers need to be trained and prepared to handle all types of allergic reaction situations. Steps that a provider and parent should take are as follows: 1. Food allergy action plan, 2. Inform all staff, 3. Post child’s name and allergy,
There are many allergic reactions that come with food allergies. The main one is called anaphylaxis. This fatal reaction is a violent allergic reaction that occurs thought the body causing nausea, vomiting, swelling, chest pain, choking and collapse.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using a disposable syringe, without the needle, to feed 1-14-week-old cleft lip and palate babies and compare findings with a control group of normal babies.
When the child was first born (his name is Lionel), one of the first major decisions we made was determining what type of food we should give to him. I never leaned toward either one of the options more than the other, so I decided to feed him by giving him both breast milk and formula. This was a good decision in my opinion, because he got the nutrients and antibodies from the breast milk, as well as the ability to eat
However, your baby may be sensitive to other foods in your diet and these might cause an upset stomach. These foods include dairy products (cheese, milk, yogurt, cream, pudding, and other milk products), peanuts, corn wheat, eggs and fish. There is no need to avoid all these nutritious foods if you suspect your baby has food sensitivity. Instead, try to identify which particular food may be the culprit and avoid eating it for a week, then observe what happens. It may take more than a week before your body is cleared of the food eaten, but your baby may improve within days.
It is quite a frightening experience because people with asthma have very sensitive airways. If something irritates the airways of a person with asthma, the airways become red and swollen, and this may be even more difficult for air to pass through the airways into the alveoli and out again. People become breathless and breathe more frequently, which makes them feel more anxious. Secondly, severe asthma can be life-threatening. Suffering from asthma can be frightening to experience and people often feel scared and anxious.
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It is important to note that everybody reacts differently to fruits. That is why you should experiment with different fruits in order to see which ones cause your symptoms.
Turnbull, Bianca, and Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith. "Taste Sensitivity to 6-n-Propylthiouracil Predicts Acceptance of Bitter-Tasting Spinach in 3–6-y-Old Children." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 76.5 (2002): 1101. Print.
Having Eczema, many things can cause flare ups including foods. Foods such as eggs can cause flares in younger children. “Avoiding eggs, fish, peanuts, and soy may help some people reduce flares…” (Ehrlich 1). Dairy products, wheat, corn tomatoes, and citrus such as lemons and oranges can cause allergic reactions in the skin. “Eat less saturated fats (meats, especially poultry, and dairy, refined foods, and sugar. These foods contributed to inflammation in the body.” (Ehrlich 2).
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF programme, the UK Baby Friendly Initiative, recommends exclusively breastfeeding up to the first six months of life and as a dietary supplement after that. To successfully start and maintain breastfeeding for a longer duration, and to avoid supplementary forms of feeding, these organisations recommend that artificial teats or pacifiers should not be given to infants who are breastfeeding in their Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Baby Friendly Initiative, 2010).
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Statistics show that infants aged one-two months old (fed on breast-milk) ideally take on the following amounts of nutrients per day as an estimated intake; boys 526 (kcal), and girls 478 (kcal). At four months old soft foods are introduced, steadily increasing the nutrients for the rest of the infancy stage. The next stage of development is childhood, at one-three years