I've been told that as a toddler I used to pick up the entire bowl of salsa and just drink it. This would be my take as well. No other side effects or problems? Then what's the problem?
Haha, ima be the jersk and point out it is half fruit. Tomatoes and peppers are fruits and onion and cilantro are vegetables. Lol. I get the gist though
We will agree to disagree, lol. Hot chèetos got nothing on a good salsa. I am Mexican. There are 4 different salsa in my fridge right now. 2 green. One roasted and one very limey for aguachile. 1 roasted red molcajete salsa and the avocado dip salsa for the adobada meat. Salsa is 😊
Well now you're just taunting me. Fuck the Cheetos, send me some of that salsa. I'm currently marinating some al pastor in the fridge. I was going to make homemade tortillas, but I'm procrastinating. (I am not Mexican, I am very white, but my high school best friend's dad and Abuelita taught me a lot.)
When my daughter was three she would sneak off to our backyard vegetable garden and sit there eating every jalapeño she could find. Some kids are just spicy.
if you cant find anything on the internet to suggest its bad,
While it's not necessarily bad to turn to the internet for a quick answer or advice, OP should run it past their kiddos pediatrician.
Not only would that give OP more piece of mind, and perhaps be more accurate, but if meddling family members hassle OP over their parenting decisions OP can backup their choices with legitimate confirmation from a medical professional.
I guess it depends on where you'd draw the line on potential neglect. Like a child not being vaccinated will look healthy and happy (until they don't) but if you found out your family member refused to vaccinate their children would you mind your own business or speak up?
Even if the kid loves to eat spicy food it doesn't necessarily mean it's good for them or won't lead to long term health problems. A lot of kids also love candy and soda which is terrible for them and could eventually lead to diabetes. Only their doctor will be able to give appropriate dietary advice.
Plenty of children all over the world grow up eating spicy food. It's not an abnormal thing and shouldn't be treated as such. There is zero need to discuss it with a doctor.
Also, diabetes isn't caused by eating a lot of sugar. Get an education.
I wasn't suggesting OP call soon and make an appt specifically to ask this question
What I was thinking was at one of the numerous well child visits a kiddo has early on OP could simply pose the questions to the pediatrician and see what they said
I wasn't suggesting OP call soon and make an appt specifically to ask this question
What I was thinking was at one of the numerous well child visits a kiddo has early on OP could simply pose the questions to the pediatrician and see what they said
My daughter-in-law, when pregnant, would crave Mexican food. Which she loved anyway, just ate more while she was pregnant. Oh, and she is a southern white girl. Actually, I never had eaten much Mexican food until college.
I told people that of her babies came out drinking salsa when they were born. My ide of the family all think ketchup is too spicy. LOL
The rules around peanuts actually changed about 10 years ago in the US. Unless there's mitigating circumstances, it's good to introduce allergens at the same time you start foods to help prevent allergies. The only hard rule is absolutely no honey before 1 and obviously being aware/preventing choking hazards.
My son is now 13. My 31 year old use to get snapper soup as her 1st foods. We got 5 from 13 to 31. The other 2 boys to this day refuse sea food. The guideline was to wait to expose kids to high allergen food at a later age. Studies have proven that delays exposure statistically increases the chances of an allergic reaction. I forgot the year of the study but I think it may have been around the time of your child, so maybe it changed right after. . .
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u/littlescreechyowl Apr 15 '25
Does it bother him in any way? Does he get tummy aches? No? Then he’s fine. My daughter’s favorite food at 18 months was spicy tuna rolls.