Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro Podcast

#45: Wondering what should actually be on your babys plate during baby-led weaning? In this episode, youll learn how to build a balanced plate using a simple structure that supports independent eating and provides the nutrients your baby needs. Learn why less variety is okay in the beginning, how to structure a 20-minute meal, and which foods go where on your babys plate.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. Why there are no such thing as set portion sizes for babies (....if you see them: they are made up!)

2. How to offer 1 new food per day while still continuing to expose your baby to familiar foods

3. Which foods to place where in the ezpz Mini Mat / suction plate (...it actually does matter)

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/45

Links from this episode: ezpz feeding gear - get 15% off with code BABYLED here (this is an affiliate code): https://ezpzfun.com/BABYLED ezpz bowls for introducing 1 new food each day - I use the ezpz Tiny Bowl (5 oz) and the ezpz Mini Bowl (8 oz) - code BABYLED for 15% off shop here. ezpz Mini Mat for offering 1 new food + 2 familiar foods - this is the original silicone suction mat and code BABYLED works for 15% off here. Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program

Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Other episodes related to this topic:

Episode 93 - Reintroducing Familiar Foods Back on Your Baby's Plate

Episode 358 - My Baby is Dropping Food: What Do I Do?

Episode 485 - Silicone Feeding Gear Tastes Like Soap? Here's How to Fix it...



Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.



Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.



Be sure to follow @babyledweanteam on Instagram and our Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.



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#44: Are you just starting out with baby-led weaning and FULL of questions about whether your baby can safely self-feed? Well then, this is the episode for you! I’m going to rapid fire answering your questions about getting a SAFE start to baby-led weaning.

In this Ask Me Anything episode I’m covering the topics of readiness to feed, gagging, food refusal, scheduling, weaning from the bottle, dealing with doubters and family members who say, “you were spoon fed and you turned out fine!!”. Also diving into what your baby should drink, flavoring your baby’s food without salt and sugar, daycare, constipation and CHEESE!!

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. How much gagging is normal? My 7 MO seems to be hating BLW b/c he is gagging a lot

2. If baby refuses a food, should we get something different out or accept & try again next meal?

3. @ckbillman1 How many times a day offer BLW to 6-7m old, how many meals/d until 1 year

4. @mrsrobinson1229 How/When to wean from bottle, what should timeline be

5. @jessigreer1 What to tell family when they say “but you turned out fine” I didn’t; I don’t like veg

5. @jenc818 Do you offer water every meal? How much?

6. @patelzil how can i incorporate indian vegetables dishes with spices...trying to raise veg baby

7. @babielonian how do I know if my 6m old ready to start?

8. @vidd.au what cheese can 8 month old baby have?

9. @bri0085 v interested in BLW but do daycare 3X a week, recommend purees there?

10. @reginanelan how to deal with extreme constipation and pain?

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/44

Links from this episode: • Use KATIE10 for $10 off on all Online CPR Training Courses • Today’s podcast is brought to you by Baby Quip, the #1 baby equipment rental service delivering clean, safe & insured rented baby gear RIGHT to your door. They’re now available in more than 500 cities in the US & Canada & you can check them out at babyquip.com • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other episodes related to this topic:

• Episode 55 - How to Drop a Milk Feed

• Episode 58 - What do I do if My Baby Has an Allergic Reaction? with Ron Sunog, MD

• Episode 368 - Using a Milk Ladder for Babies with Dairy Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD

• Episode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD



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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

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#43: Sesame is now officially recognized as a top allergenic food—but is it safe for your baby? In this episode, you’ll learn how to safely introduce sesame using baby-led weaning. From the rise in sesame allergies to simple and safe ways to serve tahini or black sesame powder, I’m sharing everything you need to confidently introduce this important food.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. What sesame allergy is and how common it is in babies around the world

2. Why sesame seeds and crunchy sesame snacks aren’t ideal for early eaters

3. How to safely introduce your baby to sesame to help lower the risk of sesame allergy down the road

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/43

Links from this episode: • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other episodes related to this topic:

• Episode 58 - What do I do if My Baby Has an Allergic Reaction? with Ron Sunog, MD



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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

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#42: Does your one-year-old really need to drink cow’s milk? In this episode, food writer and mom of twins Sophie Egan, author of How to Be a Conscious Eater, joins me to explore the cultural, environmental, and ethical reasons some families choose to skip cow’s milk after age one. We’re digging into what it means to make conscious food choices for your baby—and your planet…and whether or not skipping cow’s milk is a good idea.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. Challenge the idea that cow’s milk is a toddler must-have and explore where that recommendation really comes from

2. Discover why some families are skipping cow’s milk—for reasons that go beyond just nutrition

3. Learn how to make food choices that reflect your values around health, culture, and the environment—even with young kids



Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/42

Links from this episode:

• Visit Sophie’s website https://www.sophieegan.com/ 

• Read Sophie’s email newsletter “Climate Kitchen” written for climate curious parents and empowering food loving families who care  https://climate-kitchen.beehiiv.com/ 

• Read Sophie’s book How to Be a Conscious Eater on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/426PUUs

• Listen to Sophie Egan on the Pressure Cooker podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-why-american-kids-drink-so-much-milk/id1625942344?i=1000657895609 • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other episodes related to this topic:

• Episode 285 - Are Plant-Based Milks Safe for Babies?

• Episode 76 - Sustainable Meat: Smart Selections for Starting Solids with Diana Rodgers, RD



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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

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If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#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 may be because we are less inclined to be making shrimp and crab and scallops at home than some of the allergenic foods, but it’s still a category of food we should introduce to baby early and often to help prevent shellfish allergy down the road.

In this episode we’re looking at a few easy ways to introduce babies to shellfish. You can do pieces of shrimp or some of the more rubbery mollusks, but I prefer to wait until baby has at least 1 tooth and has tried some trickier textured foods out before diving right into the rubbery pieces of shellfish. Making shrimp into shrimp cakes or patties is a really easy way to offer shellfish in a baby-led weaning form that is easy and safe for babies to self-feed.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. Which types of shellfish are considered more vs. less allergenic

2. How to safely prepare 3 types of shellfish (...and rubbery shrimp cocktail is not one of them!)

3. Why your baby is unlikely to react the first time they have shellfish…but pay attention time 2 👀

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/41

Links from this episode:⁠ • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other episodes related to this topic:

• Episode 31 - Fish: How to Introduce Your Baby to This Potentially Allergenic Food

• Episode 130 - Why Benadryl is Not the Best Idea when Introducing Allergenic Foods with @raisinggoodparents Phil Boucher, MD

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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely.

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If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices