Perspectives on feeding: Baby-led weaning
Episode description
As co-founder of the organic baby food company Happy Family, host Jessica Rolph has invested a lot of energy trying to get the right nutrients into her kids. One of her children’s favorite first foods was sardines, and fast forward a few years, Jessica was surprised to see a post on the hugely popular Solid Starts recommending sardines as a first food.
Solid Starts promotes baby-led weaning, or finger-foods first. CEO Jenny Best joins Jessica on today’s episode to share her perspective on when to start your baby on solid foods and how best to do it.
Key Takeaways:
[1:40] What is baby-led weaning?
[2:24] Jenny talks about the advantages of the baby-led weaning approach.
[7:35] Giving children a front seat in their feeding experience.
[9:16] Challenges that come with baby-led weaning.
[13:47] How did Jenny first expose her twins to solids?
[14:51] Jenny examines fears around allergens.
[18:08] How should we think about the ingestion of food in those first few months of feeding?
[22:23] Jenny shares the recommended ages for starting baby-led weaning and starting solid foods in general.
[25:29] Jessica revisits some of the highlights of her conversation with Jenny Best.
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