The Five Foods to Never Give Before One

Five rules, the reasons behind them, and nothing else. Print it, stick it on the fridge, and send it to whoever is looking after your baby on Thursday.

Inside

• Honey, and why cooking and pasteurization do not make it safe
• Cow's milk as a drink, and why yogurt and cheese are a different question
• The choking shapes, and which ones can be fixed by cutting
• Added sugar and salt, and the one habit that solves most of it
• Unpasteurized and undercooked foods, plus the high-mercury fish list
• Two more worth knowing: water before six months, and the supervision rule

A note on this one

• This is the short, cheap entry point to the series. If it is useful, the full guides go considerably deeper.

Format

• 2-page PDF, A4, instant download
• Print-friendly, and readable on a phone one-handed at 3am
• Guidance checked against AAP, CDC, NIAID and Health Canada recommendations, with US and Canadian differences flagged where they differ

Educational material, not medical advice. Written for healthy, full-term babies. Always follow your pediatrician, family doctor, or dietitian, who know your baby.