Food Allergy and Gluten

Food Allergy

You should not avoid certain foods in your baby’s diet in an attempt to prevent allergy. There is no benefit to delaying the introduction of peanut. Peanut in soft forms (e.g. pure nut butters that are sugar and salt free) should be introduced into the diets of healthy babies and those with mild eczema at 6 months, along with foods containing milk, egg, fish and tree nuts (for example cashew, almond, brazil, hazelnut, pistachio, walnut). You should introduce these foods one at a time.

Gluten

There is now no need to avoid gluten when you are introducing foods into your baby’s diet. Gluten containing foods, in the appropriate consistency, for example bread, pasta, crackers and breakfast cereals can be introduced into your baby’s diet anytime between 4 months (17 weeks) and 12 months of age in small amounts initially.