Aug 3

Introducing Allergenic Foods: Ask Me Anything

#128: Food allergies are serious…but the only way to help lower your baby’s risk of food allergy is to offer allergenic foods early and often. Easier said than done, right? In this Ask Me Anything episode, I’m answering eight real questions from parents about safely introducing a ... Show More

20m 3s

Jul 22

How Do Vegan Families Introduce Potentially Allergenic Foods? with @plantbasedjuniors Alexandra Caspero, MS, RD and Whitney English, MS, RD

#127: Thinking about raising your baby on a vegetarian or vegan diet? Wondering if it’s possible to do baby-led weaning without meat? In this episode, I’m joined by registered dietitians Alexandra Caspero and Whitney English of Plant-Based Juniors, authors of The Plant-Based Baby ... Show More

37m 32s

Jul 15

What Dietitians Don't Know About Baby-Led Weaning: Bridging the Education Gap

#126: You spent years studying nutrition…so why can starting solid foods with your own baby still feel so overwhelming? If you’re a dietitian who is also a new mom, this episode is for you. I’m sharing why so many RDs feel underprepared to counsel families on baby-led weaning, ev ... Show More

22m 2s

May 2020

Milk Protein: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

#13: Milk, egg and peanut are the most common allergies among children. Introducing potentially allergenic foods early and often to babies helps prevent food allergy down the road. If you’re nervous about introducing allergenic foods, start with milk: it’s the easiest to do by fa ... Show More

19m 18s

Jul 2020

Tree Nuts: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

#39: Can you safely feed tree nuts to your baby if intact nuts and thick globs of nut butter are a choking hazard? Yes, indeed! And tree nuts are one of the Big 8 allergenic foods and a category of foods that we want to expose baby to early and often...but we need to do so safely ... Show More

15m 27s

Jul 2020

Shellfish: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

#41: Shellfish is one of the Big 8 allergenic foods (...the 8 foods that account for about 90% of food allergy) and even though it is one of the more common pediatric food allergies, it’s the one that I find parents are the most hesitant about introducing to their babies. That ma ... Show More

9m 33s

Jul 2020

Sesame: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

#43: Sesame allergy is on the rise. And although sesame is not one of the Big 8 allergenic foods (...the 8 foods that account for about 90% of food allergy) - it is number 9. And because sesame allergy is on the rise, it’s a food that we want to introduce to baby early and often, ... Show More

9m 23s

May 2020

5 Things Your Baby Should Be Able to Do Before Starting Baby-Led Weaning

#2: Are you anxious to start solid foods, but you’re not sure if your baby is ready yet? In this episode I am going to walk you through the signs of readiness to feed. I’ll tell you when to start solid foods so you’ll know if your baby is ready to begin baby-led weaning. We’ll ... Show More

20m 1s

May 2021

Exploring the Eczema & Food Allergy Risk Link with Rebecca Hartman, MD MPH

#129 Did you know that varying degrees of eczema in your baby can impact food allergy risk? In this episode dermatologist, BLW and food allergy mom Rebecca Hartman, MD, MPH is joining me to talk about how eczema and food allergy risk are linked. Dr. Hartman is part of the Evere ... Show More

24m 59s

May 2020

How to Do “Purees for a Few Days” When Starting Solid Foods

#5: Can you combine purees with baby-led weaning? Yes, indeed - but the important thing is to let your baby self-feed even from her first bites. If jumping right in to offering solid foods to your baby sounds scary, you are going to like my “Purees for a Few Days” approach to bab ... Show More

19m 47s

Aug 2020

Temperature: Should I Serve My Baby's Food Hot, Cold, Room Temp...Does it Matter?

#51: Ever wonder if there is a right (or wrong) temperature that the food you offer your baby should be? In this episode, we’re looking at which foods babies can have frozen, cold, room temperature and warm. We’ll also cover some basic food safety precautions regarding temperatur ... Show More

16m 17s

Oct 2022

BLW Bootcamp: Lessons Learned from 10 Babies Starting Solid Foods

#270: Every baby is different…especially when it comes to starting solid foods. In this episode I’m sharing 10 tips I learned recently from helping 10 different babies start baby-led weaning. From how long to wait after a bottle feed to do food to whether or not you need the stra ... Show More

19m 48s

May 2020

What is Baby-Led Weaning?

#1: Welcome to the Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy podcast! I’m your host Katie Ferraro, a Registered Dietitian, college nutrition professor and mom of 7 specializing in baby-led weaning. I S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E-D spoon-feeding my oldest...but when I discovered baby-led weaning for the rest ... Show More

20m 43s

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