Eggs are the second most common food allergy, but they are also an inexpensive, highly nutritious food that should be part of a child’s diet. As with peanuts, it is now recommended to introduce eggs to a baby sometime before their first birthday.
Babies who were fed eggs early had fewer allergies than those who did not eat eggs before they were a year old. A soft scrambled egg or dishes with eggs included can easily fit into infant meals and have the added benefit of reducing an allergic reaction.
