My Little Eater
As a team of feeding experts, we're here to help make mealtimes joyful and give parents the confidence to raise healthy little eaters! We share weekly updates with our newest research-backed articles and our best feeding tips!
Is salt really bad for babies?
Hey Reader, Let's talk about salt for babies! If you’re the parent of a baby who is just starting solids, chances are that you’ve already heard someone say that you need to limit your baby’s salt intake. It’s a common message that gets repeated over and over in parent groups, by influencers, and even by health professionals. Scary claims like “salt can damage your baby’s kidneys” and “salt predisposes babies to high blood pressure” often get thrown around. But is there any truth to these...
2 Popular Baby Foods… Pasta & Chickpeas
Hey Reader, Have you served your baby pasta yet? It’s one of those foods that parents actually tend to feel pretty confident about—especially if their baby’s already exploring lumpy textures and finger foods. Pasta’s soft, easy to cook, and when it’s chopped up and mixed into a sauce? Totally manageable. (At least, most of the time!) But—surprise!—there’s a lot more to pasta than meets the eye. Think: 🍝 So many types 🥄 Big variation in nutrition ✅ Specific cooking methods that are safest for...
This is the most important nutrient for your baby
Hey Reader, One of the craziest things I learned early on in my career in nutrition, is that iron is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies in children! Not protein deficiency. Not under-eating (calorie deficiency). But iron. Especially for babies, getting high iron foods in is critical, because the iron requirements for them are super high (11.4 mg) - more than the iron needs of an adult male! See....before 6 months of age, your baby has built-up iron storage in their body from you –...
Offer this fermented food to your baby
**Get 20% off our Baby Led Feeding Course, Feeding Toddler Course, Baby Led Feeding Meal Plan...plus our 1:1 counselling services too! Until Monday April 28th 11 pm EST only** SHOP THE PRODUCTS HERE Let's talk fermented foods! Fermented foods don’t typically get put in the category of “best first foods” even though they’re highly nutritious and offer a number of health benefits for your baby! Fermented foods are rich in probiotics, which can help support your baby’s digestion, boost their...
Best bread for babies + NEW workshop
Inside this email: Best bread for babies, LIVE - How to start solids worskhop Let's talk about bread for a second. Such a simple food to offer your little...right? Well...actually...there's a lot to consider here! It's an allergen - wheat (and often times soy). It can contain a lot of sodium. And sometimes, it can even have ingredients that are harmful to babies, or pose a choking hazard for your toddler! Oh, and considering there are about a hundred options for bread at the grocery store,...
Exact protocol for introducing allergens
**Get 20% off our Baby Led Feeding Course, Feeding Toddler Course, Baby Led Feeding Meal Plan...and for the first time ever... 1:1 counselling services too! Until Monday April 14th 11 pm EST only** SHOP THE PRODUCTS HERE Let me tell you a story about my experience with allergenic foods. First off...thank goodness neither of my sons are allergic to anything. I remember my sister growing up with a severe allergy to chickpeas and how scary that was for us all when we literally lived on hummus....
Is it safe to give my baby vanilla extract?
Hey Reader, Many recipes that you may want to feed your baby have vanilla extract in them - from muffins or pancakes to oatmeal dishes. At while initially it may not seem like any to thing twice about, you may change your mind when you learn that vanilla extract contains some alcohol! But is there a work around for this? Is the level of alcohol enough? And then it got me thinking - do I need to splurge on pure vanilla vs artificial vanilla extract for my baby? But wait....that has even MORE...
Fill in the blank..."Food before one is ___ for fun!"
Inside this email: food before one is not just for fun, how to build a balanced plate for your baby, introducing allergens, preparing for the pickier phases of toddlerhood Reader, how shocked are you to find out that food before one is NOT just for fun? This saying is something that we see everywhere, and while we love the premise behind it...that parents should stress less about solids and how much their baby eats...we don't love that it implies solid foods aren't important before 12 months...
How to talk about food with your toddler
Inside this email: Picky eating strategy, picky eating workshop, baby allergen guide, how to serve mushrooms & mushroom orzo recipe If your toddler refuses to eat certain foods, if mealtimes are starting to feel stressful and more like a battlefield than a time for family bonding...read on. Many parents struggle with picky eating, worrying about whether their toddler is eating enough, getting the right nutrients, or ever expanding their food preferences. The stress is real—but what if I told...
Teach baby to chew + picky eating workshop
**Get 20% off our Baby Led Feeding Course, Feeding Toddler Course, Baby Led Feeding Meal Plan, or our Toddler Snack Guide! Until Monday March 17th 11 pm EST only** SHOP THE PRODUCTS HERE Ever feel like your baby is just swallowing or spitting food instead of actually chewing? 🤷♀️ Or maybe you're wondering… When should they start chewing? How do I teach them? What if they gag? I hear these concerns all the time! Chewing is one of the most important skills your baby needs to safely eat solids...
As a team of feeding experts, we're here to help make mealtimes joyful and give parents the confidence to raise healthy little eaters! We share weekly updates with our newest research-backed articles and our best feeding tips!