Infant Choke Foods

In addition to uncut spaghetti and hard or gooey candy, other common choke foods for infants and toddlers include:

• hot dogs
• hard candy
• peanuts/nuts
• seeds
• whole grapes
• raw carrots
• apples
• popcorn
• chunks of peanut butter (if your toddler isn't at risk for food allergies and you decide to give him peanut butter, spread smooth peanut butter thinly on bread or a cracker)
• marshmallows
• chewing gum
• meat sticks/sausages
• chunks of cheese

The American Academy of Pediatrics warns that certain foods are a choking hazard for kids under age four, unless it is chopped completely (which isn't practical or possible for some foods, like popcorn, nuts, or chewing gum).

_Sources:

_{AAP Policy Statement. Prevention of Choking Among Children. PEDIATRICS Vol. 125 No. 3 March 2010, pp. 601-607.}