Comments on: Food Safety For Infants http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/ Food hygiene essentials necessary for running a food business or safe home Kitchen Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:22:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Routledge http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Andrew Routledge Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:58:16 +0000 http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/#comment-1267 In addition to my previous comments I would like to add the following which is something that I did with my kids. When you decide that they are old enough to eat peanuts, nuts, seeds, M&M's, chocolate raisins, or anything else that is round and could block the wind pipe tell them to hild it in their hand and bite it in half and then chew it and then to show you the chewed peanut or whatever else it may be. Also, when first trying kids on peanuts or for that matter any other kind of nuts, be prepared for allergies. Have antihistamine drops at hand and most importantly make sure that you are not outside a reasonable time response of emergency medical assistance (2-3 minutes). Nut allergies can be can be very severe. Be particularly wary if you know of any history of allergic responses within your family group or that of your spouse's family. In addition to my previous comments I would like to add the following which is something that I did with my kids. When you decide that they are old enough to eat peanuts, nuts, seeds, M&M’s, chocolate raisins, or anything else that is round and could block the wind pipe tell them to hild it in their hand and bite it in half and then chew it and then to show you the chewed peanut or whatever else it may be. Also, when first trying kids on peanuts or for that matter any other kind of nuts, be prepared for allergies. Have antihistamine drops at hand and most importantly make sure that you are not outside a reasonable time response of emergency medical assistance (2-3 minutes). Nut allergies can be can be very severe. Be particularly wary if you know of any history of allergic responses within your family group or that of your spouse’s family.

]]> By: Andrew Routledge http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 Andrew Routledge Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:19:54 +0000 http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/#comment-1261 I believe that Kids should not be given unground nuts until they are five or six at least. This should include, peanuts, macademia nuts, hazel nuts, almonds, pecans, wall nuts, brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, whole chickpeas, pistachios, whole fried soya beans or peas (as in salty snacks), cashews etc, etc. If your husband wants her to enjoy the peanut taste, restrict him to peanut butter but in great moderation because it is very salty and fattening. About the unswallowed peanut, take her to the emergency unit to get it checked out. You don't mess around with peanuts with toddlers! I believe that Kids should not be given unground nuts until they are five or six at least. This should include, peanuts, macademia nuts, hazel nuts, almonds, pecans, wall nuts, brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, whole chickpeas, pistachios, whole fried soya beans or peas (as in salty snacks), cashews etc, etc. If your husband wants her to enjoy the peanut taste, restrict him to peanut butter but in great moderation because it is very salty and fattening. About the unswallowed peanut, take her to the emergency unit to get it checked out. You don’t mess around with peanuts with toddlers!

]]> By: Margaret http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Margaret Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:02:47 +0000 http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/#comment-1247 My 3 year old swallowed half of a peanut . She did not choke. She told me she swallowed it without biting it. She says she can feel it in her throat and that it did not go into her stomach. Later she told me it went into her stomach and now again she said it did not. She is talking and breathing fine. I don't hear any obstruction in her breathing or whistle sounds etc... I do not agree with giving her peanuts, but my husband thinks I am paranoid and gives them to her cut in half. Should I be worried? Should I take her to the doctor? My husband thinks she is fine because she did not choke and again thinks I am being paranoid. Thank you for your advice. Margaret My 3 year old swallowed half of a peanut . She did not choke. She told me she swallowed it without biting it. She says she can feel it in her throat and that it did not go into her stomach. Later she told me it went into her stomach and now again she said it did not. She is talking and breathing fine. I don’t hear any obstruction in her breathing or whistle sounds etc… I do not agree with giving her peanuts, but my husband thinks I am paranoid and gives them to her cut in half. Should I be worried? Should I take her to the doctor? My husband thinks she is fine because she did not choke and again thinks I am being paranoid. Thank you for your advice.

Margaret

]]> By: Andrew Routledge http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Andrew Routledge Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:30:33 +0000 http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/#comment-1106 Normally the problem with cherry pips is one of choking, if that did not occur (obviously), then the pips should pass through in a couple of days or so. However, I strongly urge you to pay your GP a visit and inform him or her as to exactly what happened. He might send you for an ultra sound just to make sure that the pips are progressing normally along the small intestine and have not become lodged anywhere that the shouldn't. He could also prescribe some liquid parafin (parafin oil) just to speed things along a little. Again, that's up to his judgment or the judgment of a gastroenterologist. Normally the problem with cherry pips is one of choking, if that did not occur (obviously), then the pips should pass through in a couple of days or so. However, I strongly urge you to pay your GP a visit and inform him or her as to exactly what happened. He might send you for an ultra sound just to make sure that the pips are progressing normally along the small intestine and have not become lodged anywhere that the shouldn’t. He could also prescribe some liquid parafin (parafin oil) just to speed things along a little. Again, that’s up to his judgment or the judgment of a gastroenterologist.

]]> By: polin http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 polin Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:42:51 +0000 http://food-hygiene-essentials.com/food-safety-for-infants/#comment-1103 my four years old child swallowed 3cherry pits I desperatly waited that she will get rid off them What happens if they stay in her stomach or appendesites what step should we take I am werry worried Please help my four years old child swallowed 3cherry pits I desperatly waited that she will get rid off them What happens if they stay in her stomach or appendesites what step should we take I am werry worried Please help

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