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kiwis: yes or no?

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Just bought some of that squeeze pouch puree stuff to try and one of them has a fruit veggie mix that includes Kiwi.  LO has not had kiwi yet.  Some things I've read say yes its ok for babies after 6 months and some things say not before 12 months bc its considered a citrus fruit.  I'm waiting for the nurse from the ped office to call me back but in the mean time, does any body know if its okay?
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Re: kiwis: yes or no?

  • alitriaalitria member

    I believe kiwi is technically a berry.

    It's interesting, I have some Earth's Best babyfood pouches labeled for six months and older and they have a flavor that includes oranges.  Never really thought about it and it didn't seem to bother him! 

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  • Babybear70Babybear70 member

    here's how I look at it....the companies wouldn't make foods that would be harmful for our children, and package them as baby food unless they were alright to have. We have been told that strawberries are not good for them to have, yet how many foods out there have strawberries in them? EXACTLY!!! Now sure, citrus we are supposed to wait on, but you don't see mandarin orange baby food either do you?

    So, my 2 cents, give it to your LO. If it wasn't deemed safe to be sold, it wouldn' tbe on the shelves. I make all of my son's food, and I certainly have not shyed away from from berries, pineapple, meats or any kind of veggie. All you can do is try.

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  • unaveragejaneunaveragejane member
    DH was just asking me about kiwis! I find them fairly acidic, so I plan to hold off on kiwi and citrus until he is older, but mixed with other foods in a pouch, they are probably fine.
                 

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  • alizabethannealizabethanne member
    imageBabybear70:

    here's how I look at it....the companies wouldn't make foods that would be harmful for our children, and package them as baby food unless they were alright to have. We have been told that strawberries are not good for them to have, yet how many foods out there have strawberries in them? EXACTLY!!! Now sure, citrus we are supposed to wait on, but you don't see mandarin orange baby food either do you?

    So, my 2 cents, give it to your LO. If it wasn't deemed safe to be sold, it wouldn' tbe on the shelves. I make all of my son's food, and I certainly have not shyed away from from berries, pineapple, meats or any kind of veggie. All you can do is try.

    This is how I see it too. If they shouldn't have it, it wouldn't be in baby food. The only time I hold it back is if there is  family history of allergies or sensitivity to those foods.

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  • Meery82Meery82 member
    My son tried one of these kiwi mixes a few weeks ago. He made a face, so I tried it and it was pretty tart. I had to mix in some bananas to get him to eat it. No reactions though.
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  • jess9802jess9802 member

    When he was 6 mos. old my son lunged for a piece of sliced kiwi my husband was eating, and baby ended up loving it - we offer it every once in a while. It's never seemed to bother him.

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  • NerdyMama2NerdyMama2 member
    imagealizabethanne:
    imageBabybear70:

    here's how I look at it....the companies wouldn't make foods that would be harmful for our children, and package them as baby food unless they were alright to have. We have been told that strawberries are not good for them to have, yet how many foods out there have strawberries in them? EXACTLY!!! Now sure, citrus we are supposed to wait on, but you don't see mandarin orange baby food either do you?

    So, my 2 cents, give it to your LO. If it wasn't deemed safe to be sold, it wouldn' tbe on the shelves. I make all of my son's food, and I certainly have not shyed away from from berries, pineapple, meats or any kind of veggie. All you can do is try.

    This is how I see it too. If they shouldn't have it, it wouldn't be in baby food. The only time I hold it back is if there is  family history of allergies or sensitivity to those foods.

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  • AsquaredAsquared member
    It's not like peanut butter or honey- I say go for it!  Just keep an eye on if he/she is handling it fine.  Wipe her face well after she eats and clean her up very soon after pooping the next time. :)
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