Dried fruit is a no-no?

Echowysp

I'm reading that it's a choking hazard because it can gather in their throats.  Ds loves raisins, though.  What's the story on it?

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I've never heard that. DS eats raisins daily, dried apples, bananas, blueberries, cherries, strawberries, cranberries. We have had no problems.

expecting-n-tx

I have had people on here tell me that too but DD loves it and it is healthy.

MollyK0222

DD does well with raisins.  I see how it could be a choking hazard, but if DC has teeth and is good w/ chewing then I'm sure it's fine.

chatty6176

I have never heard that.  DS loves dried apricots and if I tired to cut them out of his daily routine I think he'd freak.  Like pp said, they are healthy and I'd rather him that then some other things.  Just monitor them like all food is my opinion...maybe not a popular one, but that's mine.

JustMarried2005

we feed them to my son, however he doesn't shove a bunch of them into his mouth at a time.  He usually eats 1-2 each time, so I think that is less of a choking hazard but still something to watch.

Nancy_Louise

  DS loves dried fruit.  I see it as no more of a choking hazard than fruit snacks.  He eats both well.  A piece or two at a time.

Renee070806

ds loves dried fruit.. i give it to him all the time!

Echowysp

Looks like I can give ds his raisins again!

LoriFalce

I choked on absolutely nothing today. I was breathing, it tickled my throat and the next thing I know, I'm trying to Heimlich my lung out of my neck.

Joseph loves raisins and dried cherries and craisins. He'd kill a man for banana chip. I'm not planning on removing dried fruit from his life any time soon.