runny eggs

[hogshead]

Hi just a quick question. Does anyone know at what age you can offer runny boiled eggs?

Ds is 17 months old and isn't keen on my bouncing scrambled egg! Thanks

You're supposed to cook eggs hard until about school age because of the risk of salmonella, which is a particularly dangerous disease for very young children.

The risk of eggs being infected with salmonella is, however, very low. So if your eggs are fresh, uncracked, and kept in a cool place, the chance are that they'd be fine.

Like stomach-sleeping, only you can make that decision .

BTW, you can make softer, but still cooked-through, scrambled eggs and omlettes by adding a teaspoonful of milk or water when you beat up the eggs.

Lion stamped eggs are from vaccinated hens though, so should be ok shouldn't they?

OK, PFB didn't have runny eggs until he was about 5, by which time it was too late and he will now only eat scrambled or omelette. Dc2 & 3 had them from about 24m, and love them.

And my sibs and I had them from about 12m - and this was often abroad, without reliable refrigeration, before chickens were routinely vaccinated against salmonella. Eggs were considered a safe food because they naturally came in sealed packages.

Thank you for your replies! My other Sunday breakfast staple is fried eggy bread I just fancied a change this morning!