05: Baby Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro, RD

There’s been a good bit of buzz in the Modern Mom circle of the blogosphere about this thing called “Baby-Led Weaning” or “Baby-Led Feeding.” It sounds interesting, but what exactly is it, and why is it the latest movement in nutrition for our little ones? My guest this week is a Baby Feeding expert, Katie Ferraro, and boy does she have the chops to teach us all about Baby-Led Weaning!

Katie is a mother to five children, her oldest daughter and a set of quadruplets. Yes, you heard me, quadruplets. After struggling to feed her older daughter, Katie knew something was going to have to change for her four new babies. As a nutrition expert herself, Katie started to do some digging, and what she discovered was the brave new world of Baby-Led Weaning. Gone are the days of mushed peas and rice cereal spoonful-by-spoonful. This is a process of introducing your child to a whole world of foods by the little fistful. Katie has a wealth of knowledge and experience times four to share, and it was a pleasure to learn from her. 

Listen for all the information you could ever need about Baby-Led Weaning, and stay for my healthy Avocado and Ricotta Pancake recipe, perfect for Mamas ready to take up the practice! 

• Hear Katie’s journey to Baby-Led Weaning, and what it takes to master it. 
• What to expect when you begin Baby-Led Weaning: stick with it!
• Build up proficient eaters by introducing solid foods at 6 months. 
• Katie explains why size matters when preparing food for your baby. 
• Hear how to get a list of the 100 foods your baby should try…before they turn one!
• Katie explains the nutritional benefits to Baby-Led Weaning
• Is there a financial benefit to Baby-Led Weaning? 
• 50 Bananas a week? See how Katie learned the importance of snacking to meet her quadruplets nutritional needs. 
• Explore the ways avocados really are a nutrient super food. 
• Get my recipe for Avocado Ricotta Pancakes. 
• Katie and I discuss some unconventional baby foods. 
• Katie dispels the gagging myths causing fear for Baby-Led Weaning. 

Katie Recommends 

Inventing Baby Food by Amy Bentley

Katie’s Website

https://www.fortifiedfam.com/

Katie’s Online Course for Baby-Led Weaning

http://selffeedingbaby.com/

The First 100 Foods Your Baby Should Eat

http://100babyfoods.com/

Baby-Led Weaning Facebook Group 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/babyledweaningrecipes/?source_id=318793378486514

Visit the Healthy Table Website- full of resources and recipes! 

https://www.lizshealthytable.com/

California Avocado Recipes

https://www.californiaavocado.com/recipes