Cute Babies Testing Ice Cream For The First Time

Babies make the funniest faces when trying ice cream for the first time.

Everyone loves ice cream! Even babies love it once they get a taste of this delightful sweet treat. You may be wondering when can babies eat ice cream?
Ice cream is a frozen treat made from milk, cream and sugar. Flavors may be added and other things like nuts, chocolate fudge swirls, candy, or fruit are also added. It is a time honored traditional dessert, but ice cream for babies may be questionable before the age of one.

Ice cream is laden with sugar and fat. Whether homemade or commercial brands, they are both equally as unhealthy for babies. The commercial brands not only include more fat and sugar, they also add preservatives, food coloring, and artificial ingredients. It has been suggested that parents hold off on ice cream until after baby is one year of age or older.

Another reason is that ice cream is a dairy product. It is not recommended that you give baby whole milk until after one year of age. Ice cream is almost always made from whole cream and whole milk. It is heat pasteurized to remove bacteria, but baby could develop sensitivities to milk or other ingredients.

Another caution is that homemade ice cream or ice cream made and sold by vendors may have bacteria build up. This could cause an infection in baby’s digestive system and could be dangerous.
This doesn’t mean that you can’t give baby a very small taste of ice cream every once in a while, just not too often. The whole milk products may be too hard to digest and you may end up all night with a crying baby and tummy issues.