When do kids start eating eggs?

[maplekitty]

The reason I ask is because some friend of mine just celebrated their DS's first birthday. However he didnt have a birthday party and when I asked why it was a combination of because their family lives far away and they didnt want the hasle. Fair enough, so I asked if L was going to have a birthday cake and they said no, and when I asked why not they said because they havnt introduced eggs or sugar yet into his diet.

I just sort of thought that by age 1, a kid would be eating scrambled eggs and so I was wondering when eggs are usually introduced??

[LeslieR]

At 8-10 month they can have the yolks. At over one year they can have the whites.

[lml41981]

For parents who are strictly monitoring what the child eats for allergy reasons, egg yolk can be introduced anywhere from 9-12 months. Egg whites, however, wouldn't be introduced until 18-24 months.

Here's a website that has a chart with when allergenic foods are generally safe to be introduced. Of course, a person's pediatrician may disagree...so it is best to discuss family history with the pediatrician to determine how vigilant you need to be with your kid's diet.

http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/first-foods.html#foodchart

[magdesilver]

My DD just had egg yolks today for the first time. For her birthday I will be making her a seperate cake with a no-egg recipe and cream cheese frosting.

[maplekitty]

So I guess first b-day cakes are usually only make with yolks or no eggs then?

[LeslieR]

Honestly, I doubt most people worry/even think about it.

[dana b]

my dd had eggs at a year old, her cake had eggs in it.

[DanaLynn]

My son had a regular cake for his 1st birthday. I have never been to a 1st bday party that had an eggless cake.

[BTB]

Honestly, I doubt most people worry/even think about it.

It really depends on who you ask - if you have a lot of atopic friends, they'll think it's a big deal to avoid the super allergenic foods, like eggs, as long as possible. If you're lucky enough to not have to worry about it, great! But even "regular" folk, without a history of allergies/asthma/eczema, are often advised to hold off on egg white until 1 year.

[kmmommy]

DS had a cake for his 1st birthday and it had eggs in it.

However, he didn't eat plain scrambled eggs until 18 months. I didn't give egg yolks before that either. I figured I'd rather be safe than sorry with the chance of allergies.

[lml41981]

My DD just had egg yolks today for the first time. For her birthday I will be making her a seperate cake with a no-egg recipe and cream cheese frosting.
Could you PM me the no-egg recipe? I looked on Wholesomebabyfoods.com and they all have eggs.

[BTB]

PM it to me, too, please! :)

[lml41981]

Honestly, I doubt most people worry/even think about it.
Maybe most people don't, but I certainly hope those people don't sneak food to DD on the sly. I am monitoring what she eats because my mom and I have food allergies and our entire family has some sort of environmental allergy.

In fact, we're not even starting DD on solids at 6 months. We're planning to wait until 7 months (6.5 at the earliest).

[psusna]

I started DS on scrambled yolks at 10 months. He inhaled them at first, but now could take it or leave it. I'm not concerned about his intake of whole egg in his birthday cupcake. If he eats more than two or three bites of it, I'll be shocked.

[vjel]

I have been searching for an eggless cake recipe and came across this one from allrecipes.com (http://www.allrecipes.com). My DD is not allergic to eggs but my best friend's DS is. He has never been able to eat cake so I thought I'd make him some eggless cupcakes to eat at my DD's 2nd b-day party next month. I have NOT tried this recipe out yet but it got some great reviews on allrecipe.com and looks easy. I'm sure for people use to eating normal cake, it's not going to be the same (taste and texture wise). Anyway, thought I'd post it since a couple of you have asked for a recipe. :)

INGREDIENTS:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup melted butter

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda. Make a well in the center and pour in the sweetened condensed milk, orange juice, vanilla and melted butter. Mix well and pour into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

[magdesilver]

I got this recipe from another board I'm on and it got some great reviews! I am only planning this for DD's cake- it will be a small round cake (mayb 6" round or a little smaller). The rest of the adults will have a sheetcake. But it seems that the cake is tasty enough for adults too! There were no cooking times with the recipe but people posted it was about 20-25 minutes for cupcakes.

applesauce cake:
1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup applesauce
1 1/2 cups flour

preheat oven to 350. cream first 5 ingredients together. stir in applesauce and flour. grease an 8x8 pan and pour in batter. bake 30-45 minutes. cake can be topped with powdered sugar or icing. this recipe makes one layer cake. (i have had it as cupcakes, too.)

You can add shredded carrots to make it like carrot cake.

[catmom]

If he eats more than two or three bites of it, I'll be shocked.

Aw man, we went to such trouble to make DD a wheatless birthday cake.... must've spent $20 on all the ingredients. I think she ate one bite. More like a crumb, maybe. Why did we bother?

[marchfamily]

DD was probably around 9-10 months - and I used the whole egg. We've been pretty relaxed about introducing food...with the exception of nuts, since I'm allergic to walnuts.

[emschwar]

Aw man, we went to such trouble to make DD a wheatless birthday cake.... must've spent $20 on all the ingredients. I think she ate one bite. More like a crumb, maybe. Why did we bother?
LOL! I made Noah a dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free (at the time, he couldn't digest any of them), banana flavored cake (with banana frosting - that was his favorite food at the time) and he wouldn't even touch it!

I've heard from some people that the ped tells them to use the birthday cake as the first introduction to whole eggs. If that goes ok, then try another form of whole eggs.

[lee60657]

We are pretty relaxed about allergies b/c noone on either side has any. That is not to say that we don't monitor what DD eats, we are strict about no nut products. DD has been eating eggs (the whole thing) since about 10 mths. DH got confused and thought she could have egg whites, not yolks and he feed her scrambled egg whites. Thankfully, she had no reaction so she has been have hard boiled and scrambled eggs ever since. She loves them. She had a regular mini cake (w/eggs, sugar, etc.) for her 1st b-day...she basically played with it :)

[LexyLou]

I've heard from some people that the ped tells them to use the birthday cake as the first introduction to whole eggs. If that goes ok, then try another form of whole eggs.


Yikes! I was thinking of doing this but wouldn't it suck for your kid to have an allergic reaction at their birthday party?

What can I use as a substitue for butter if DD has a dairy intolerance?

[emschwar]

Alexis - if you google "Dairy free cake recipe" you should find plenty! Also, butter's mostly fat, so most people can get away with a little bit of butter w/o problem if they're dairy free.

[LexyLou]

Thank you, Emily.

[alienhost]

The recent (Spring?) issue of Martha Stewart Kids had a dairy and egg free applesauce cake. Unfortunately I lent out my copy but you might still be able to find the mag in stores or someone else w/ a copy.