What is bone broth? Bone broth is made from bones and sometimes the meat, skin and connective tissue/cartilage of an animal. The bones (ie. beef, lamb, pork or chicken) are simmered with a bit of acid like apple cider vinegar to break down the bones, along...
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...
Learn all about why your baby needs iron, how much, signs of deficiency and how to offer iron-rich foods to your baby! 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 health...
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. I recently completed SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) training to learn how to help more extreme picky eaters. One main takeaway from the course was how many factors affect a child's...
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...
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. 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...
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...
Confused about what to feed your baby when starting solids? In this blog, our dietitian breaks down how Baby-led Weaning works and shares her favourite starter foods. This post contains some affiliate links. Starting solids is a fun and exciting but confusing time. With many varying...
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...
More than once I have been asked: “I can’t breastfeed, can I make my own homemade infant formula for my baby?" Sometimes parents want a dairy-free, raw or vegan infant formula option. Or have heard that goat's milk formula is easier to tolerate and head to...
