I'm in the squish, not cut camp, because I'm lazy, but I don't think you're crazy.

To be clear, I cut grapes and hotdogs at that age, it's just blueberries that I squished.

Kids are 6, 4 and 1, and I cut grapes, cherry tomatoes and blueberries for the baby. I cut hot dogs in half, all meat in tiny pieces, and cut baby carrots in half. Kids can choke in a heartbeat, even while seated and watched closely. Why would you take the risk?

It's not that kids can't eat them when they are at the table and paying attention, it's when they are running around or distracted and they choke. For chrissake, a 3 year old choked to death on a cut up meatball not long ago in DC. Just because your child has proven they *can* eat whole grapes, doesn't mean you shouldn't cut them.

Ok maybe raisins aren't so bad for the most part but I heard they were a choking hazard because they easily clump together then the kid eats a bunch at once and also because when the raisin are get dried out they can be very hard and hard foods are dangerous for young kids. But you could just give them 1 at a time to prevent clumping and check to make sure they're not hard and should be fine. Popcorn is definitely dangerous though and is not recommended for kids under age 5, according to the handout from my pediatrician. Kids have died choking on popcorn in quite a few recent cases.