When did you start sharing spicy foods with baby?

Everyone tells me to give my 9 mo bits of my food so she can explore different tastes. The problem is, I love spicy food and so that's half of what I eat. Thai curry and Buffalo wings, pickled Jalapeños straight from the jar, and basically everything coated in my favorite hot sauce. Obviously I'd take a lower spice level so I can share with her, but do I have to kick the spice entirely so I can share my meals?

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You don’t have to kick the spice entirely. My nephew is 2 and has been eating spicy food for a while. My daughter still doesn’t like spicy so I typically make her own food separate from mine

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Following this post as this has been a question i’ve wanted answering but never seem to get a straight answer 😭

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Nope no need to exclude it, but it will probably need toning down!! I found anything too spicy upsets my LOs tummy a little.

Depending on what it is we are making I try to make a batch and add the spices last so I can set aside some for LO and make it milder. Doesn't work for everything so you might need to just tone down your food for a while or give her bits with less sauce on etc

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I try to separate some out with less spice on for my toddler, but still giving some (so add more paste etc after taking his out). Also serving with creme fraiche or something to cool it down

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Slowly introduced at about 8-9 months, even tho he made a face at first but I would mix small amounts of a spicy in rice and in soups and he’s 2 now and likes it

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i started sharing as soon as my son showed interest in my spicy food i would warn him before every time though that it’s spicy (same way you would say a lemon is sour) and when the reaction came afterwards i would explain to him that is what spicy is lol but now at 2 years old my son will munch down a bag of hot cheetos with me and he knows which spicy things he likes and which ones he doesn’t ex. when i ask him if he wants some of my ramen (it’s spicy) he will say “no i don’t like that it’s too spicy” 🌶️ don’t kick the spice entirely just to share it’s good to open her palate up to new things. idk why people trip over spicy food but will literally give their child a sour ass lemon or something lol like it has the same effect. obviously use ur best judgement and be ready with water or milk but that first time she tries something spicy and likes it is a “🎉🙌🏼” moment for us spicy loving moms. good luck if u do decide to let her try it 🤍

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I started spicy food from 7 months. If too spicy I have sucked meat first haha she's had eritreian and Jamaican food/meat early on.

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