OT Chick Peas

Ground up obviously, what age would you introduce to a baby, no history of
allergies in the family? Google has let me down on this one :-) TIA

Judy

Kereru wrote:
Ground up obviously, what age would you introduce to a baby, no history of
allergies in the family? Google has let me down on this one :-) TIA

Same as soy, which for me would be a year. If you'd be more or less
conservative with soy, I'd use do chickpeas at the same time. (And any
other legume / pulse).

Phoebe

Phoebe & Allyson wrote:
Kereru wrote:
Ground up obviously, what age would you introduce to a baby, no
history of allergies in the family? Google has let me down on this
one :-) TIA

Same as soy, which for me would be a year. If you'd be more or less
conservative with soy, I'd use do chickpeas at the same time. (And
any other legume / pulse).

Peas are a legume, though, and typically a first-food. So the rule doesn't
seem to apply to all legumes. And peanuts are a legume, but recommendations
are for delaying *them* until age three or so.

One of Vernon's favorite foods at about 8 months of age was hummus. I didn't
*decide* to feed it to him, though--he snagged it from me g!
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Circe wrote:

Peas are a legume, though, and typically a first-food.

I don't know that they *should* be a first food, though - the allergic
sequence calls them a 12-month food, and they're on Dr. Sears' "most
allergenic" list.

And peanuts are a legume, but recommendations
are for delaying *them* until age three or so.

Peanuts are a freakish food, though, in that they act like things they
aren't.

One of Vernon's favorite foods at about 8 months of age was hummus. I didn't
*decide* to feed it to him, though--he snagged it from me g!

Yeah, I know that feeling. Caterpillar is a big fan of refried beans
and oranges, neither of which are on the list of approved foods for her.
(So maybe I would feed her chickpeas - but I wouldn't necessarily tell
someone else to feed their baby chickpeas based on that.)

Phoebe

This is what I found on the matter. Sorry it is not much..

http://www.allergicchild.com/soy_allergies.htm

Kereru wrote:

Ground up obviously, what age would you introduce to a baby, no history of
allergies in the family? Google has let me down on this one :-) TIA

Judy