Chocolate

i think about the whole chocolate thing is because of peanuts?

Sugary foods: Avoid starting your baby on sweetened foods. If you avoid foods like cookies, chocolate, and other sugary sweets, your child will be less likely to demand them in the future.

that is one reason, the other is babies can not digest milk protein until age 1. and most chocolate has milk protein in it.

hope this helps.

here's the whole article

Introducing baby to solid foods is a memorable milestone for all parents. But don’t rush things. Stick to rice cereal for a while before you move on to new taste adventures. And be sure to avoid the following foods during your baby’s first year:

Sugary foods: Avoid starting your baby on sweetened foods. If you avoid foods like cookies, chocolate, and other sugary sweets, your child will be less likely to demand them in the future.

Salty foods: Your baby isn’t born with a preference for salty foods, so don’t season his foods with table salt. Also hold off on feeding salty pretzels, snacks, and french fries. Your child will discover these foods soon enough!

Eggs: There’s a whole lot of nutrition packed into a little egg. But wait until your baby is at least a year old before scrambling one up for him. If you feed eggs any sooner, you’ll run the risk of an allergic reaction.

Cow’s milk and goat’s milk: Even though your baby is growing quickly, cow’s milk and goat’s milk aren’t recommended for him. That’s because they don’t provide the right proportion of nutrients for young babies; don’t even use them to mix up your baby’s cereal. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents feed their babies only breastmilk or iron-fortified formula for the first 12 months, waiting until after the first birthday to introduce cow’s milk.

After your baby is 1 year old, go ahead and introduce him slowly to whole cow’s milk. But don’t be tempted to serve reduced-fat or fat-free milk to children under 2 years of age. Little ones need the extra fat in whole milk to provide energy for their growing bodies.

Honey: Many doctors recommend not giving babies honey until they’re a year old. Tasty as it is, honey can contain spores that cause botulism poisoning in infants. And although rare, botulism poisoning can have serious effects on babies.

Too much juice: An infant who’s less than a year old shouldn’t drink more than 6 fluid ounces of juice per day. Too much juice can displace the needed protein, fat, and vitamins in breastmilk or formula. Give baby diluted juice in a sipping cup rather than a bottle; using a cup can help prevent cavities in young teeth.

Chewable foods: Some foods can cause choking in infants under a year old. Avoid giving your baby:

• Raw vegetables, such as carrot and celery sticks

• Grapes, cherries, and berries

• Raisins

• Hot-dog or other meat chunks

• Any nuts, such as peanuts, almonds, and cashews

• Popcorn

• Hard candy, even suckers

These foods need to be chewed; if they aren’t, they could be swallowed whole and lodge in baby’s throat.

Foods that may cause allergic reaction
Some foods can cause an allergic reaction in babies. They include:

• Chocolate

• Beans

• Corn

• Nuts

• Peanut butter

• Egg whites

• Seafood

• Citrus fruits and juices

Avoid these foods for baby’s first year, especially if there’s a history of allergies.

I understand allergies to be the primary reason.

I was going to say the same thing. I always heard that babies can develop an allergy to chocolate when given too young. I'm a chocolate freak and could never imagine being allergic to it! I'd be so depressed, lol.

Sweets in general aren't a good idea to give any child (but that never stopped me from giving Aria some :wink: ).

There's a girl in my bf's son's class that is allergic to chocolate. So whenever the kids bring snacks for b-days and stuff, they're always careful to not bring snacks containing chocolate.

My daughter is almost 3 and I'm still super strict when it comes to what she can eat. She hardly ever gets chocolate or sweets and she doesn't get any more then 4 ounces of juice a day. Man, I'm a mean mommy!

LISA

Here's a good reason: it's not healthy and their belly should be filled with good nutritious food instead. That one is good enough for me. I don't really think babies should have anything like that at all.

Of course the information posted was all good, too. :)

Empty calories.
Babies and toddlers grow so fast and their nutritional needs require healthy foods. Also, babies and toddlers (and even older kids) can't really reason when it comes to diet. If they like something, they will want it not understanding that they need other foods.