I’ve just given my 2 year old a desert and just realised it contains alcohol

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Just bought a lemon desert from Lidls we’ve all sat down to share it after dinner and half way through thought i could taste alcohol so checked the ingredients and it does contain it. I’m freaking out. He’s only had a tablespoon worth of a fair sized pack but I am freaking out and feel like absolute shot 😢 posting here for traffic.

@Choochuw Did you like sucking all the “cider” out till the lollies went white?!

Blimey..freaking out. Some people have a lot of time on their hands to worry about things like this…

@AzureNewt it is NOT 1.8% ABV.

1.8% of its contents are alcohol. Very different. It is not an alcoholic dessert anymore than a glass of orange juice is.

Don't worry, eiher the sand will absorb it or else the scorching sun will evaporate the alcohol.

Why are you freaking out? It’s nothing.

Hearing all these stories has helped so much. Thanks all, even the eye rollers ;)
DP has just taken him to bed… I’ll probably be checking in on him all night but all these comments have made me feel less hysterical!

He could have had a tablespoon full of straight vodka and probably still have been fine. 😜

@Llistamista what do you mean?
edited post. Re-read your post. I get what you mean.

why the comparison to orange juice?

Op you need to seek help for anxiety. Checking in on your child all night because he ate a spoonful of a non alcoholic Lidl dessert that has a tiny amount of alcohol as an ingredient is not normal or healthy

What's all the fuss about? Lol people used to put brandy on their kids gums when they were teething

What do I mean about what?

Chill out, not a problem.

From what I can see, a banana is around 0.2% alcohol by volume.

If the dessert is 1.8% ABV, the alcohol in a teaspoon of the dessert is the same as 9 teaspoons of banana.

You wouldn't be panicking about him having 9 teaspoons of banana, would you?

@Llistamista i’ve edited my post.

She is making fun of your spelling mistake. You called it a desert; the big sandy thing lile the Sahara.

The pudding is a dessert.

I gave my 18 month old daughter rum and raising ice cream, I thought it was just flavouring until I checked the ingredients! She really liked it 🙈 and had a couple of bowls over a week or two 😂
She's 6 now, absolutely fine.
I wouldn't worry OP.
It's a miniscule amount of alcohol.

@CagneyAndLazy I'm so confused of all the comparison to fruit. Am I missing something?

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Even if he ate the entire dessert to himself, it still wouldn't be enough alcohol to have any effect on him. It's absolutely fine! Don't worry in the slightest.

I’m not laughing at a spelling mistake?

orange juice is alcoholic. As are almost all natural fruit substances.

@WarshipRocinante 😂🙈 oh dear. The message was so rushed I haven’t re-read over anything I’ve sent :0

Yes, lots of 'natural' foods contain alcohol!

Awww people are being harsh. Yes it's fine but it's understandable have a little freak out. Someone tried to give my kid tiramisu the other day - though it was the coffee content I was concerned about there (they're bigger though.)

@Llistamista I had no idea!

When DD was a baby my Gran recommended dipping her dummy in brandy if she wasn’t sleeping 😂 Must have been something she did with my mum, and she lived to tell the tale.