Honey question

[mum5]

Just wondering who avoids honey, and do you avoid it ALL, or just the raw / or honey in it's natural state.

Do you not mind if it is in bread?

Just curious.

Thanks

[raqi]

We've avoided honey (in all forms) so far, but now that DD's turning one, we'll probably ease up on that.  The botulism spores of concern apparently are temperature-resistant, so cooking doesn't kill them off.  I think that the risk is really minimal, but I decided to err on the safe side on this one.

[Ldavis24]

I spoke to a honey vendor at a farmer's market this summer and she that age has nothing to do with when a child can eat honey actually.

She said according to the American Honey Bee Association (or something like that) no child until the age of 2 should consume honey because it is not a matter of the child's stomach being strong enough to destroy the toxin or spores or whatever, but the physical length of the child's intestines. Now I don't know exactly what this means but it was a whole conversation we had as I was about to let DD try the end of one of those honey stick things that I had just finished. She freaked out when I did that (DD was over a year at this point). Sooo just food for thought!

FYI, I still let DD have stuff with honey in it, she's not 2 yet but she loves stuff that has a hint of honey and honey is great at easing coughs.

[mum5]

this is really interesting to me. not sure why, just trying to understand a little more, I guess.

My ds has definately had products w/ honey in them such as bread, but not raw honey yet. I am wondering actually how common it is to get botulisim , which in it self would be terrible. Yuck.

[cocoanib]

DD is almost 1 and we have avoided so far. If there is some in bread or something like that then I don't mind. It's just I would'nt give her a piece of bread with it slathered all over the top, like I eat :)

I'm not sure when I'll relax about it. maybe after 2, just to be safe.

[Adaline'sMama]

We avoid raw honey, but we allow DD to have products like bread, graham crackers, ect with honey in it. I really think honey is great for allergies, coughs, sore throat, and general healing (its great for burns!), so I will probably give her raw, local honey after her first birthday.