Does your baby or toddler stuff food in their mouth and just let it sit in their cheeks for minutes to hours? Pocketing food in their mouth like a chipmunk - strange! Pocketing food can make it hard to chew and swallow. And may also be...
Are you starting your baby on solid foods with Baby-led Weaning? Great, there are lots of benefits to baby-led weaning (BLW)! But one of the main concerns health professionals have is the perceived challenge of feeding your baby critical nutrients. In this blog, I'll share why iron...
There are lots of questions floating around the internet about the “do's and don'ts” of baby-led weaning (BLW)/ Can you start with purees and switch to baby-led weaning?Is it ok to mix purees and finger foods?When is my baby ready to start BLW? What are the best...
Since 2002, the World Health Organization and Health Canada have recommended that babies start solid food around 6 months of life. Before 2002 we were encouraged to start our babies on complementary foods between 4-6 months. The change to six took a while to catch...
"My baby is six months or older doesn't sit unsupported, so I'm not feeding him solids yet." I hear this over and over in my Baby Led Weaning Facebook Group. There seems to be this myth out there that baby needs to sit on his own...
Are you starting your baby on solids? The biggest worry I hear from parents and health professionals when offering babies their first finger foods using a baby-led weaning, is fear of choking. I get it! Choking is scary and can be deadly. In this post, we will...
I am happy to bring you this sponsored post today about bison as baby's first food, thanks to my friends at Noble Premium Bison. All thoughts are my own. For years I have encouraged bison as a baby's first food when starting solids. When my own daughter...
Baby-led weaning is a popular method of introducing solid food to your baby. A common question I get is "what are the best starter foods for baby-led weaning?" I'll answer that for you below by sharing my top 12 baby-led weaning first foods including avocado, banana and meatballs! Benefits...
My whole family loves these fish cakes for babies. It's a go-to when I have leftover baked potato and canned salmon in the pantry or leftover salmon fillet. It can be hard to find fish recipes for kids that they'll actually eat. These are a great...
Is it true that babies can't digest grains before age 1 or 2? “Why Babies Shouldn't Eat Grains” and “Ditch the Infant Cereals” are common refrains in articles floating around the internet. Reasons for these claims include the so-called inability for babies to digest grains until...