Honey Nutt Cheerios ? ? ? ?

My pedi recommended starting with the puffs by Gerber as a first finger food (Graduates). They dissolve very quickly in their mouth. They come in a lot of different flavors: apple, banana, peach, strawberry, etc.

We just did the plain cheerios which both my little ones loved :-) Also, Gerber has finger foods that were like puffs and came in veg & fruit "flavors" - we like corn if I remember right :-)

The issue with honey is that it honey is formed by botulism which is a poison in larger doses. I doubt that honey nut cheerios would be an issue but I gave our son plain cheerios and he loved them. With kids we think everything needs to taste sweet for them to eat it but that's not true; our son eats healthy whole wheat bread with crust and cereals without sugar coatings but still enjoys sugar snacks every once in a while. I am diabetic so in our home we avoid added sugars because they aren't there for nutritional reasons. I guarantee you that if you start limiting simple sugars in your family’s diet for a couple weeks you won't crave them anymore and your family and their teeth will be much healthier.

Hello, J.,

I would be less concerned about the honey than the genetically-modified grains used in this cereal and other sugars and non-nutritive ingredients. There is no nutritive value in packaged cereals. What we see about nutrition on the side panels are a few isolated vitamins sprayed on to the cereal which are then destroyed in the baking process anyway.

Are you open to healthy snacking for a life-time of healthier eating?

My very best to you,

T.

As long as there are no nut/honey allergies running in the family that can predispose Jacob to an allergic reaction, I wouldn't worry about it too much :)

Even though no reaction this time, I wouldn't repeat it. Honey is very bad for a baby and why expose nuts too early, he could develop the allergy due to the repeated exposure. Best Earth makes a great O cereal with cinamon and honey, it's at whole foods, has elmo on the front, it's good, he'll like it.

The general rule is no honey until age 1. After that it should be fine.
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I don't think the honey is as much of a problem as the high sugar content. Just give the regular ones.

You are OK giving foods with honey as an ingredient. It is raw honey that is not OK. However, that being said, Honey Nut Cheerios as a first food isn't the best because it is high in sugar and it will tame taste buds to prefer sugary foods. I'd stick with plain cheerios or even better Trader Joe's O's.

Enjoy!
M.