When they say " no honey for infants", does that refer to raw honey only?

Because I have the book Super Baby Food and there's a recipe for whole wheat bread with honey and there's no mention of waiting until the baby is over a year old to eat it. And What to Expect the First Year says to start giving your baby whole wheat bagels around 8 to 9 months but most wheat bagels have honey in them. So, what's the deal?When they say " no honey for infants", does that refer to raw honey only?
Honey is UnPasturtized so no honey... I actually still haven't given any to my daughter %26amp; she' almost two! I don't wanna risk her getting sick.



If its an ingreadient in the bagel it should be fine... since the bagel is cooked.When they say " no honey for infants", does that refer to raw honey only?
The reason you should avoid honey until 1 year of age is that because of where it comes from it can, on rare occasions, contain botulism (some sort of spore which can cause paralysing). From about 1 year, most people are strong enough and big enough that they can cope, but under that age it's too much of a risk. Cooking with honey doesn't guarantee that any botulism will be killed off so it applies to all things with honey in it.



Hope this helps.
The problem with honey is, that sometimes bacteria causing botulism survive in inactive form in the honey and become active in the baby's digestive track, which is not quite mature enough to suppress these bacteria aka. keep them from becoming active. Once honey is baked or boiled the bacteria are killed. Thus honey as sweetener in bread, bagels and canned preserves is safe. Fresh honey or only lightly warmed honey (like in hot milk with honey) is potentially dangerous.When they say " no honey for infants", does that refer to raw honey only?
If you can find pasteurized honey it might be safe, but I would discuss it with your pediatrician.



Most 8-9 month old babies don't have enough teeth to chew a bagel. I wouldn't give a bagel to a baby that young, even to teethe on. Maybe what the book is referring to is whole grain cereal containing whole wheat.
It means don't give either pastuerized or unpasteurized honey. However, in a cooked recipe, it'd be fine. The concern is that botulism is common in honey (raw, as in straight from the jar).When they say " no honey for infants", does that refer to raw honey only?
it means NO HONEY AT ALL. honey can not only make baby's sick it can kill them. when people write these recipe books they are not children experts and they don't care. they write them to make money by selling them.
all honey, it naturally carries parasites. its good for us adults but when it comes down to children their tummies cannot handle it.
All honey. It can cause infant botulism.
There is some controversy over this. Some experts will say that baked honey has no risk of botulism. Most experts state that while pasteurization, filtering, baking, or processing reduce the risks of botulism it doesn't eliminate the risks -and while the risk is very, very low why risk it at all?





http://www.manukahoneyusa.us/FAQ.htm

Pasteurized honey is a known source of bacterial spores that produce the toxin which can cause infant botulism. It is rare, but this serious form of food poisoning will affect the nervous system of babies and can result in death!



http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/honey_fa鈥?/a>

DO NOT feed your baby honey. - Honey may contain Clostridium botulinum spores that can cause infant botulism - a rare but serious disease that affects the nervous system of young babies (under one year of age). C. botulinum spores are present throughout the environment and may be found in dust, soil and improperly canned foods. Adults and children over one year of age are routinely exposed to, but not normally affected by, C. botulinum spores. Unlike milk, fruit juices and other foods, pasteurization will not kill these spores because honey cannot be heated hot enough to kill the spores without burning the honey.



http://www.drgreene.com/21_1037.html

Sometimes honey is pasteurized 鈥?usually it is not. Pasteurizing does not reliably destroy botulism spores. Some honey is filtered; some is not. Filtering does not reliably remove botulism spores.



http://www.wisegeek.com/why-shouldnt-inf鈥?/a>

Although honey is a delicious natural sweeter, it should not be fed to infants under one year of age because of the risk of infant botulism. In the United States, most honey products are labeled to indicate this, although the reason why is not spelled out, which confuses some consumers. In addition, the label does not specify that infants should not be fed any honey products, including baked goods with honey in them. Infant botulism is a type of food poisoning that can result in death.