a bottle of honey in my kitchen has a label on it that says kids under one year old shouldn't be fed honey.


why?

3/3/2008 10:30:43 PM

automatic diabetes, duh

3/3/2008 10:31:17 PM

botulism

3/3/2008 10:32:19 PM

botulism. might or might not be present. google son.

3/3/2008 10:32:23 PM

sweet, botulism it is.

3/3/2008 10:32:54 PM

yo someone find a baby we can test this on

3/3/2008 10:33:04 PM

Duuuhhhh!

3/3/2008 10:34:15 PM

^ what he said.

[Edited on March 3, 2008 at 10:35 PM. Reason : [I have a twin]

3/3/2008 10:34:40 PM

they were talking about this on good eats the other day

it is in fact, THE BOTULISM

3/3/2008 10:35:46 PM

i thought it was because they wouldn't be able to swallow.

but then i was like, WELL WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO HAVE PEANUT BUTTER!?

for a second i thought JIF hated infants.

3/3/2008 10:36:34 PM

Quote :

"yo someone find a baby we can test this on"

Paging qntmfred.

3/3/2008 10:37:54 PM

I thought this was going to be a joke thread.

3/3/2008 10:38:27 PM

huh, I always assumed it had something to do with allergies. Like how kids can't eat things like eggs or nuts until they're a certain age because it might trigger allergies.

3/3/2008 10:45:13 PM

wait

isnt honey supposed to be one of the natural antibiotics?

3/3/2008 10:46:31 PM

i think some people think giving their kid honey will help with their other allergies, because it does with adults, and that's where the infant falls susceptible to gastrointestinal problem and stuff as a result of the honey.

i maybe be wrong tho, i only glanced the article.

[Edited on March 3, 2008 at 10:47 PM. Reason : ^it is, but not for infants, they have a problem with it until they build their bodies up or sumthin]

3/3/2008 10:46:54 PM

i meant how the hell is botulism kicking it inside honey

3/3/2008 10:50:32 PM

Because botulism is caused by spores and honey is made from plants that the spores can reside in. That's my guess at least.

[Edited on March 3, 2008 at 10:53 PM. Reason : grammars]

3/3/2008 10:52:13 PM

I am waiting for a news story to this effect:

1. Dumbass parent gives kid honey
2. Kid smears honey all over body
3. Kid crawls around outside
4. Kid crawls on anthill
5. Kid devoured

3/3/2008 11:09:44 PM

bears, g. fuckin winnie the poo

3/3/2008 11:16:56 PM

twould kill thier babby

3/3/2008 11:18:21 PM

It comes from the ancient Greek tradition that those who had not proven themselves in battle could not eat honey, considered the finest of all foods. Also in Greece, you proved yourself in battle by age one or you were deemed an animal and put to labor or cast out to the woods, or eaten for food, like other animal kind. Haven't you guys had history classes?

3/3/2008 11:56:40 PM