Would you feed your baby pesto?

robinsokj · January 2011

yay or nay?

sleepingbeauty825 · January 2011

I would. Its just herbs and olive oil, right?

rach7883 · January 2011

Most likely not, it has pine nuts in it adn your not supoossed to do any nuts until after a year/18mos...

BurnNurse · January 2011

sleepingbeauty825:
I would. Its just herbs and olive oil, right?

Thats what I was thinking, but my LO is just now starting to get spicier/herby foods, so in a couple months.

second_time_around_4_me · January 2011

Yes, if it had no pine nuts.

robinsokj · January 2011

But, that whole PB thing has basically been changed, so that would mean the same for pine nuts right? Are pine nuts even really nuts? I don't know a soul who is allergic to them.

second_time_around_4_me · January 2011

robinsokj:
But, that whole PB thing has basically been changed, so that would mean the same for pine nuts right? Are pine nuts even really nuts? I don't know a soul who is allergic to them.

Pine nuts are a tree nut, so they are an allergen. As far as the new rules; I'm not sure, but our pedi told us no nuts of any kind before he turns one. I do know that different doctors have different feelings on this, though.

Princessn678 · January 2011

I have, DD loves it. The kind I bought does not have pine nuts in it. I think at this point even if it did I would give it to her. We have no family history of nut allergies.

RadicalDreamer143 · January 2011

Princessn678:
I have, DD loves it. The kind I bought does not have pine nuts in it. I think at this point even if it did I would give it to her. We have no family history of nut allergies.

This. We have no food allergies in my family at all. I'd feel differently if we did.

nestinginjapan · January 2011

I just did today! I got a sandwich that was chicken, pesto, provolone, and sun-dried tomatoes. I gave him little bites of the bread/pesto and the cheese and he couldn't get enough!

onislandtime · January 2011

I would (minus the pine nuts)

bakedlaurabean · January 2011

Yes. He's already had it. Forgot about the pine nuts, though. Whoops. I do know someone allergic to pine nuts.

Dreamsicle23 · January 2011

I would. I give my kid everything that's not a choking hazard/impossible to chew besides raw honey and cow's milk. My pedi said after 6 months he could eat anything that I eat (within reason) and that the recommendation to delay allergen foods is outdated/

Temp536318000007725 · January 2011

DD has had it and liked it. I don't give her more than a tiny bit though b/c things with parmesan are usually very high in sodium which is no good for babies.