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Is there anything bad about raisins?

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mcflumpy · 25/03/2010 22:50

Stupid question but is there? I introduced them to my 9mo last weekend (BLW) and she will devour as many as she can. I only offer them after her meal therefore assuming she is quite full but she could just go on and on eating them. Took a day or two for her to master picking them up and getting them in but now she is literally scooping up handfuls and shovelling them in.... She has been off fruit for a couple of weeks so I'm delighted she is eating it of a fashion but worried about the quantities...is there any harm in it?

I also tried grapes which she puts in her mouth but forcefully spits out in disgust...

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thetraveller · 26/03/2010 06:13

I know loads of people use raisins as snacks for babies / toddlers, but my HV (who's generally very good) and dentist both told me that raisin's aren't great for their teeth (I think it's to do with the tiny sugary seeds getting stuck). They said it was much better to give alternative snacks like cheese cubes / fresh fruit pieces. Have you tried blueberries? DS (also 9mo) loves them. I squished them a bit at first because I was worried about the choking risk, but he seems to be fine eating them whole now. He also loves other berries, slices of apple and pear, segments of orange etc.

whomovedmychocolate · 26/03/2010 06:34

Very high sugar content, dehydrated so not as good as whole fresh fruit in filling you up and can cause constipation.

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mcflumpy · 26/03/2010 06:42

Thanks for the replies I'll give blue berries a try and ration the raisins. She doesn't have any teeth yet but don't want to set a precedent....

The only fruit she will eat at the moment is oranges which I don't like giving her too much of either. Hoping her reluctance is just a passing phase as she loved all fruit (except bananas) for the first couple of months...

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whomovedmychocolate · 26/03/2010 06:57

If she likes oranges try kiwi fruit. FYI blueberries give very interesting nappies!!!

They do change a lot though, DD used to loathe all fruit and now loves it, DS loved everything and now will only eat apples

KAEKAE · 26/03/2010 19:47

I was told the same about them getting stuck behind their teeth, by my dentist... but my two year old loves them. I don't mind him having them, they are better than other sweet things he would rather have. He brushes his teeth twice a day, me giving them a good brush before he goes to bed so I let him have them.

BertieBotts · 26/03/2010 19:51

Nothing wrong with a large portion of raisins as opposed to a smaller portion - it's if you are using raisins all the time as snacks (which I do must cut back) that it can have an erosive effect on the teeth, because they are much stickier than other ngs

debka · 26/03/2010 20:57

oh no- my dd lives on raisins!!

nickschick · 26/03/2010 20:58

They rehydrate though so beware at nappy changes.

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mcflumpy · 26/03/2010 22:20

Yes nickschick I noticed that!!...what goes in...must come out.... twice the size!...Looking forward to the blueberry nappy....

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differentnameforthis · 26/03/2010 22:47

My dd loves raisins! The whole tooth thing, it is because they get stuck in the pits of the tooth & have a high sugar content. But if you restrict them to before dinner, and brush after 30mins after dinner, you shouldn't have any problems.

Both my girls love them & not a cavity in sight!

They haven't constipated dds, in fact they seem to have the opposite effect on dd2!

nickschick · 26/03/2010 23:25

lo @ blueberry nappies .

navyeyelasH · 26/03/2010 23:42

like everything else they are fine in moderation, the sugar content it higher than other fruits but if you cancel this out with some low sugar foods then it's all fine.

JetLi · 28/03/2010 16:38

DD (8m) also likes the odd raisin. We tend to soak them so they're a bit softer and she'll chase it around her (toothless) mouth for ages. I think they're A Good Thing because dried fruit is pretty high in iron.

silver18 · 30/03/2010 12:25

Raisins as snacks = very bad idea, as is all dried fruit, as it does cause tooth decay (not erosion as previously stated). Fresh fruit is fine though. Can give a complicated explanation as to why if required but think would bore folk to death. It's fine to give them as part of a meal however.

Eliza70 · 30/03/2010 21:52

Gave my son terrible diahorrea (sp?), was watching him wander round the room in a all-in-one vest and wondering what were the brown lumps falling out of it... I've never moved off the sofa so fast!! Blueberries great though, concur re the interesting nappies!!!

zippy79 · 08/04/2010 12:56

I think that I would be reluctant because of the choking hazard

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