Tag: solid food
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Peanuts again. When? Why? Are They Safe?
Nuts have once again made headlines. The good news is that not much has changed over the past few years. These newer guidelines simply give a more active recommendation to go ahead and feed peanuts to higher risk babies, whereas prior statements were more lukewarm, advising that there is no need to delay introduction of…
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Feed Your Baby Fats (and Other Tidbits)
Babies need fats! After my post about rice cereal, many people starting asking me questions about starting solids. Since most people are familiar with the basics (one new food every couple of days; start with 1-2 tablespoons of pureed foods and stop when your baby loses interest; offer solids at least twice a day in…
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Why I Am Anti-Rice Cereal
First off, let me say that I have always been anti-blog. One of my mottos in life (I have a handful) is, “Live life. Don’t blog about it.” But I also never thought I would wear capris. . . or leggings. Alas, here I am, wearing capri-length leggings and writing my first official blog post.…