I try not to be completely militant about sugar with my children, lest they binge on Coke and Skittles the moment they're free from my care. Typically birthday parties qualify as an occasion when I allow some conventional sugar to be consumed... However, not by a one-year-old. In my opinion, the digestive and neurological systems just aren't equipped to effectively handle processed sugar by 12 months. So, it has been tradition that my kids get a Paleo cake on their first birthday (that means, gluten-free, dairy-free, and no processed sugar).