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I live in Asia and we have peanut butter, peanut oil, peanut sauces as well so Im not sure why 'the American diet' is being brought up. But theres a wide variety of products, some all natural and some not....as far as allergy prevention you could literally put a teeny dab of it to build immunity vs eating a lot of it regularly if you prefer.
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I know! I'm European and don't necessarily agree with all aspects of American food culture and I often considered it very unhealthy.
However, we're discussing at home whether to introduce peanut butter. We're trying to introduce "clean foods" like pasta, rice, and a variety of vegetables, and avoid sugar until our child is one year old.
Here, peanut butter doesn't fit on my list because of the often added sugar, oil, and sweeteners, and other stuff and the fact it comes in containers to last for a long time, which makes me question its freshness.
I understand the American guidelines suggest introducing peanut butter within 6 months to prevent allergies. However, peanut allergies are estimated to affect only 1-2% of children. The study behind these recommendations showed a reduction in allergy cases of about 10% (within this already small 1-2% population, it is very little reduction). Additionally, the study compared children who were exposed to peanuts before and after 5 years old. Considering the large gap in time, there could be other factors influencing confounders that was introduced in that time or reasons for not introducing. Other sources also claim the study was funded by the peanut industry, raising even more concerns about founding bias. https://robynobrien.com/science-for-sale-the-funding-behind-the-latest-study-on-peanut-allergy/
Is this a American vs European thing or how do you guys see the introduction of peanut butter recommendations. Any concerns or if it is a go any special brands
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Mo
But the point of the post is exposure to prevent allergy, yet you dont like that peanut butter contains sugars and oils. So then expose them to peanuts/peanut butter without the added sugars and oils. Pretty simple. The "American diet" comment wasnt necessary. I live in Asia (not China) and here they also expose children to peanuts at a young age too even though the sugary style peanut butter isnt popular, so it isnt a bias push to sell more peanut butter lol and I dont think only the APA recommends this. It also doesnt make sense that this recommendation is some ploy to sell more peanut butter because the amount of peanut butter that would realistically be consumed by a 6-12 month old is so miniscule that this recommendation wouldnt increase consumption/sales. Americans may possibly be concerned with this more than some other countries if peanut exposure to.infants is more widespread due to kids bringing it to school/daycare or older siblings eating it, whereas theres maybe less probability of exposure in Europe, but that doesnt make the recommendstion nonsense.
Ma
Thanks. Appreciate your reply. It is only American Academy of Pediatrics who has it as a recommendation to expose babies from six month. China and US is the biggest consumers of peanut butter, so i know it big many places. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/peanut-butter-consumption-by-country
It is is not a big thing in Scandinavia.
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/11/30/166249335/bad-news-for-u-s-farmers-europeans-still-think-peanut-butter-is-nasty
https://www.verbling.com/discussion/the-most-hated-product-in-europe
girl just eat the peanut butter or don’t. there’s so many “clean” brands to choose from. this type of stuff is not exclusive to america. just feed your kid lol.
A
I am not worried about peanut butter recommendations in countries. I meant fattening, unhealthy, sugary, processed foods. Just feed your kid dude. I barely eat peanut butter and most people I know in america barely eat it.
Ma
Thanks. Appreciate your reply. It is only American Academy of Pediatrics who has it as a recommendation to expose babies from six month. China and US is the biggest consumers of peanut butter, so i know it big many places. Peanutbutter is is not a big thing in Scandinavia and not first choose in many european countries.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/peanut-butter-consumption-by-country
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/11/30/166249335/bad-news-for-u-s-farmers-europeans-still-think-peanut-butter-is-nasty
https://www.verbling.com/discussion/the-most-hated-product-in-europe
You can get natural peanut butter that doesn’t have added sugar. You can also finely crush peanuts and use it as a sprinkle or to coat slipper foods. Do what you feel is best. 🤷🏻♀️We gave peanut butter/nut butters starting at 6m. We used whatever peanut butter we had in the house. I didn’t overly stress about the sugar content as we used such a small amount in those first 6m. A small smear on toast or a small amount mixed in yogurt.
Ma
Thanks. Appreciate your reply. It is only American Academy of Pediatrics who has it as a recommendation to expose babies to babies from six month. I think Solid Starts are American based so they are following that advice. I basically criticalizing the study behind to make that recommadation. Many places it is even written the authors are sponsored by the peanut industry
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/peanut-butter-consumption-by-country
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/11/30/166249335/bad-news-for-u-s-farmers-europeans-still-think-peanut-butter-is-nasty
https://www.verbling.com/discussion/the-most-hated-product-in-europe
We have grocery stores (in America) that have giant things of peanuts that you crush and make your own natural peanut butter right there. Also, get a kore natural option with less sugar? Unless you’re feeding them tons and tons of peanut butter I don’t think giving them small amounts to introduce the peanuts with be too much sugar, especially considering their healthy diet. Also, I think saying American food is wholly unhealthy is a bit judgy. There’s many many Americans who don’t just eat chips and energy drinks and sodas and candy everyday. Lots of us buy “Whole Foods” like meats and veggies and cook daily. It’s about your personal eating habits.
If you want to do your own peanut butter just use some non salted peanuts, a pan and a food processor. Toast your peanuts a little bit on the frying pan (no more than 3-4 min) then purée them using the food processor. If you have access to a thermonuclear or a similar kind of cooking robot, you can also use that recipe It’s quick, easy and you control the ingredients you use
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