b'Copyrighted Material - Do Not Reproduce, Print, or Distribute Copyrighted Material - Do Not Reproduce, Print, or Distributesample samplekeep your baby safekeep your baby Food safety tips: safe Do not give food thatWash fresh fruits and vegetables before cutting or eating them.could be choking hazardsCook foods to a safe temperature. Use a food thermometer to check temperatures.Gagging is a noisy, normal reflex that helps for babies and toddlers: Heat ready to eat foods like deli meats and leftovers until they are steaming prevent choking. Gagging or coughing will bringhot. Cool before feeding to your baby.food up and away from the airway. Your baby doesAny hard, crispy, crunchy foodsnot usually need your help when gagging. Tough, dry or large pieces of meat Your baby can eat most foods, but not all.Choking is not normal. Round or coin-shaped foods, like hot dogs,Avoid fish that are high in mercury, including king mackerel, marlin, When the airway is blocked, a baby will make little sausages, meat sticks, string cheese orange roughy, shark, swordfish, tilefish and bigeye tuna.to no sound and may turn blue. A choking baby is inThick layers or spoonfuls of peanut or nut butters A small amount of cows milk cooked into foods is safe, but distress and needs help right away. Whole nuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, popcorn babies should not drink cows milk until after they are 1 year old. Always stay with your baby while eating.Peels or skins on fruits like apples, peaches, pears Do not give your baby fruit juice. It has too much sugar If your baby chokes, he or she will notRaw fruits or vegetables that are hard or round,and not enough nutrition for small tummies.be able to cry to let you know. like whole grapes, berries, cherry tomatoes, Prevent choking: carrots, corn kernels, peasSticky dried fruits such as raisins, apricots, datesFeed your baby in a highchair. Your baby needs toDry crackers, chips or pretzels that break intoYour baby is little and canFoods to avoid in the first year:sit upright and not lean back or slouch while eating. pieces get serious food poisoning Choose foods that are soft enough to easily mashSoft, sticky breads that ball up in the mouth Honey Undercooked or raw from some foods.Foods made with honey meat, poultry or fishbetween your fingers.Hard or sticky candy, marshmallows, cookies,Undercooked eggs with Never put pieces of food into your babys mouth. granola, granola bars Unpasteurized applesoft yolksWait to offer finger foods until your baby has thecider or milkskills needed to eat them. Cheese and milk productsCold deli meatsmade from raw milkLearn infant CPR.Check with your healthcare provider, American Red Cross (redcross.org) or American Heart Association (americanheart.org)to learn about classes offered in your area or online.4 keep your baby safe keep your baby safe 5'