My 3.5 year old loves sushi. I avoid tuna because of mercury so mostly salmon sushi. Was not aware of any age based recommendation so she's probably been having it since at least age 2.

I know a family that offered a salmon sushi roll to their 3 yo. Child was very sick that night (tummy). Their immune systems just aren’t as strong as ours. Parents were fine, it was clearly a case of why FDA says 5.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe I'm a bad mom here, but our kids started eating sushi at around age 1. Japanese American.

Lol, you think that's bad? New Englander here who started her kids on raw oysters and clams after their first birthday when they could handle it without choking. But this is seafood you buy at the dock and can literally watch the fishermen unload the boats. If anyone got sick from contaminated seafood, the entire town would know about it.

Now those kids are teens who could eat enough oysters, sashimi, and ceviche to bankrupt me.

Sushi is the last thing I’m worried about my child shoving into his mouth after 1.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Japanese. In Japan, most families give raw fish sushi to their kids starting at around age 3. If you go to a reputable sushi restaurant I would trust the fish prep there. I agree with PP that you should all avoid eating too many portions of bigger fish that tend to accumulate heavy metals.

The fact that the people who know the most about sushi and about the precautions to take etc . . . wait until 3, is a reason for me to wait even longer. I'm going to stick with 5.

Well there’s also a difference in Japanese work ethic in how Japanese chefs handle food prep safety vs a low paid worker in the US

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm Japanese. In Japan, most families give raw fish sushi to their kids starting at around age 3. If you go to a reputable sushi restaurant I would trust the fish prep there. I agree with PP that you should all avoid eating too many portions of bigger fish that tend to accumulate heavy metals.

The fact that the people who know the most about sushi and about the precautions to take etc . . . wait until 3, is a reason for me to wait even longer. I'm going to stick with 5.

That's just stupid.

I didn’t know there was a rule. After age 1, the kids eat what we eat. That includes sushi.