Toddlers is Funny!

[blood_donor]

My 2.5 year old girl decided she wanted to eat some raw garlic (we had some out in a bowl prior to cooking).

Me: "You don't want to eat that, it will taste yucky"
Her: "I want it." (grabs a clove)
Me: "You really shouldn't eat that, you'll be stinky!"
Her: "I want to eat it." runs away before I can grab it from her.
Her: (crying) "waaaaaah! waaaah! Mommy!" Her mother scoops her up
Me: "Here, have some water, it will take away the bite"
Her: (crying) "Nooo! I don't want water!"
Me: "I told you it would be yucky"
Her: "My breath is stinky!" giggles. Runs away to read a book.

Can't wait to change that diaper.

[blood_donor]

BTW, anyone know if eating raw garlic can be harmful to small children? My research is inconclusive.

My 2.5 year old girl decided she wanted to eat some raw garlic (we had some out in a bowl prior to cooking).

Me: "You don't want to eat that, it will taste yucky"
Her: "I want it." (grabs a clove)
Me: "You really shouldn't eat that, you'll be stinky!"
Her: "I want to eat it." runs away before I can grab it from her.
Her: (crying) "waaaaaah! waaaah! Mommy!" Her mother scoops her up
Me: "Here, have some water, it will take away the bite"
Her: (crying) "Nooo! I don't want water!"
Me: "I told you it would be yucky"
Her: "My breath is stinky!" giggles. Runs away to read a book.

Can't wait to change that diaper.

[lotsofpulp]

if its harmful to me (it is...it hurts me very much :0), then it sure CAN be harmful to your toddler ^_^

[spacepilot]

Lol, your daughter is so cute.

Eating a lot of garlic could hurt one's stomach. Eating only enough to realize it's "yucky" probably is pretty safe.

BTW, anyone know if eating raw garlic can be harmful to small children? My research is inconclusive.

[bolt]

From a young'in of 5yrs,...... Him:-Are'nt those Queen bees just FAT Yellowjackets Uncle Bolt? Bolt/Me: Sometimes......ya just never know.

[Tramper Al]

Your daughter does sound very sweet, and smart too. She has mastered subject-verb agreement, for one.

There should be no harm in raw garlic, though my 3.5 year old prefers it roasted.

[alec]

My 2.5 year old girl decided she wanted to eat some raw garlic (we had some out in a bowl prior to cooking).

Me: "You don't want to eat that, it will taste yucky"
Her: "I want it." (grabs a clove)
Me: "You really shouldn't eat that, you'll be stinky!"
Her: "I want to eat it." runs away before I can grab it from her.
Her: (crying) "waaaaaah! waaaah! Mommy!" Her mother scoops her up
Me: "Here, have some water, it will take away the bite"
Her: (crying) "Nooo! I don't want water!"
Me: "I told you it would be yucky"
Her: "My breath is stinky!" giggles. Runs away to read a book.

Can't wait to change that diaper.

That's a good one. LOL!

Here are two cute ones from the "Your kids will turn into you" category:

1. We're trying to potty traing our 2.5 yr old daughter. So, now she comes into the bathroom whenever we go, rubs our arms lovingly and says things like "It's okay" and "You can do it," checks to see if we went, says "Good job Daddy", and then gives us a sticker.

2. Another funny one is that whenver she picks her nose, my 6 yr old says "Stop that, picking your nose is not appropriate" and then hands her a tissue, which she throws back at him.

[foodnerd]

Blood Donor, eating raw garlic should be fine. The only time you will need to worry about food safety with Garlic is if you have garlic (crushed or diced) sitting in oil for long periods of time. The oil can create an "Anaerobic" environment that is the right condition for Botulinum to start germinating and growing. In fact, all prepared garlic in oil has to be acidified to below 4.6 pH or frozen to ensure this doesn't happen.

But if it was fresh, shouldn't be any problems from a food safety standpoint. From a health, that is a different question.

FN

[Opponent Process]

Funny. Yesterday, I made hotel reservations for the Gilroy Garlic Festival in northern CA. Maybe I should send her some garlic ice cream? Hopefully she isn't off garlic for life.

[greg24]

Blood Donor, eating raw garlic should be fine. The only time you will need to worry about food safety with Garlic is if you have garlic (crushed or diced) sitting in oil for long periods of time. The oil can create an "Anaerobic" environment that is the right condition for Botulinum to start germinating and growing. In fact, all prepared garlic in oil has to be acidified to below 4.6 pH or frozen to ensure this doesn't happen.

I thought everyone from Purdue was supposed to be an engineering nerd!

[foodnerd]

Blood Donor, eating raw garlic should be fine. The only time you will need to worry about food safety with Garlic is if you have garlic (crushed or diced) sitting in oil for long periods of time. The oil can create an "Anaerobic" environment that is the right condition for Botulinum to start germinating and growing. In fact, all prepared garlic in oil has to be acidified to below 4.6 pH or frozen to ensure this doesn't happen.

I thought everyone from Purdue was supposed to be an engineering nerd!

Food Science major. There is more than engineering at Purdue.

[stratton]

More fun comes after you video tape the toddler and later when they are a teenager you can threaten to show the tapes to their friends.

Paul

[blood_donor]

We're saving the best stuff for the wedding!!!

More fun comes after you video tape the toddler and later when they are a teenager you can threaten to show the tapes to their friends.

Paul

[Rebecca_S]

I've been told by Russian friends that traditionally eating raw garlic was a cure for the common cold. She should be fine.