Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro
Is your baby ready to start solid foods but you’re feeling overwhelmed or confused about baby-led weaning? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for and you don’t have to force-feed or spoon-feed to get them to eat real food!
I’m Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian specializing in infant feeding and baby-led weaning. I’m a college nutrition professor and mom of 7, and my goal is to help you start solid foods safely using baby-led weaning.
On this podcast I share practical tips on safe food preparation and starting solid foods, as well as in-depth interviews with other feeding experts. Listen to learn how you can get your baby to safely enjoy real food so that you can start enjoying mealtimes again too!
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Picky Eater Siblings & BLW Babies feat. Molly F...
Parents of picky eaters know that by the time the next baby rolls around they’re looking for any solution to avoid picky eating in the new baby. Baby-led weaning doesn’t promise to prevent picky eating, but it sure can help minimize the...
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Freezer Aisle Finds for Baby-Led Weaning
The freezer aisle at your grocery store has some fabulous foods you can feed your baby. Yes of course there are ultra-processed convenience foods there too that babies shouldn’t have, but don’t totally discount the freezer aisle! In...
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Writing Your Family's Food Story with Chef Juli...
Your baby is a blank slate. And starting solid foods is actually an opportune time to think about what YOUR family’s food story is going to be! In this episode I’m joined by Chef Julia Nordgren, MD a pediatrician turned food advocate...
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7 BLW Mistakes I Made So YOU Don't Have To!
We had 7 kids in 3.5 years and I have made a LOT of mistakes in my brief parenting journey. Before I changed my dietitian career to specialize in infant feeding and baby-led weaning I was a super stressed out mom trying to figure BLW out on my...
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BLW Meal Prep Tips from 2X Food Network Chopped...
How do professional chef moms cook for their babies? Well...turns out, they’re a lot like us! In this episode two-time Food Network Chopped champion Chef Tatiana Rosana is joining me to share some real-life easy to implement BLW meal prep...
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Sardines: How to Offer Sardines Safely to Babies
Sardines are one of the best baby foods out there. You might personally not like sardines...a lot of people don’t, but don’t discount sardines for baby-led weaning. Sardines are packed with nutrition, they represent unique taste and...
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Why You DON'T Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between New...
Have you heard the recommendation to wait 3-5 days between trying new foods with your baby? Did you know that there is no evidence or research to back this guidance up? In fact, waiting unnecessarily long periods of time between new foods all but...
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Family Meals: When Should My Baby Start Eating ...
Does baby-led weaning mean you feed your baby the same foods the rest of the family eats? Are you supposed to eat every meal together with your baby? Do you bring the baby to the table or are they in the high chair and how long should a feeding...
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Black Food Matters and Food Justice with Hanna ...
It’s no secret that food and nutrition is traditionally taught through a white-centric lens. In this episode I’m joined by Hanna Garth, a food anthropologist and professor and author of Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food...
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5 Things NOT to Buy When Starting Baby-Led Weaning
You do not need to buy a bunch of STUFF to give your baby a safe start to solid foods! There are so many items and gadgets and doo-dads for sale, it can be confusing to try to figure out what you actually need! In this episode...
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Threatened with CPS Call for Feeding Baby Curry...
Can you imagine being threatened and bullied on social media because you chose to feed your baby recipes from your own food culture? Well it happened to Graca Williams on TikTok and she’s here to talk about it! Graca is a stay-at-home...
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How to Pick a Milk When Your Baby Turns 1
What changes in feeding when your baby turns 1? Honestly...not a whole lot. But we do make the transition to cow’s milk and that can be kind of tricky for some families. In this episode we’re looking at how to pick a milk when your...
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Family Feeding Gift Guide: Katie's BLW Gift Picks
If there’s a little one on your gift list (...or if you’re looking to buy for the person who helps feed that baby!) this episode is a roundup of some of my favorite family feeding gift ideas. Inside of this episode I’m sharing...
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Baby Hunger & Fullness Cues: What They Are & Ho...
How do I know if my baby is full and when to stop feeding him? What if my baby wants more food than I portioned out, do I keep feeding her? If you’re feeling a little confused about your baby’s hunger & fullness cues then fret no...
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Sustainable Meat: Smart Selections for Starting...
Grass-fed. Grass-finished. Pasture-raised...hormone-free...antibiotic-free, humanely processed. When it comes to meat, what does it all mean? Self-proclaimed “rogue dietitian” Diana Rodgers joins me for an interview to talk about what it...
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Canned Foods that CAN Work for Baby-Led Weaning
You hear about the benefits of “shopping the perimeter” at the grocery store. The implication there that “fresh” and “wholesome” foods are found in the surrounding aisles like fresh produce, meat and dairy. And while there are...
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Baby Behavior at Mealtimes: What the Science Sa...
What is your baby’s behavior at mealtime telling you? Is it possible to spoil a baby by feeding him too much? Can babies even exhibit “bad” behavior? In this episode author, child development and parenting specialist Tina Payne Bryson, PhD...
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HELP! My Baby Has NO Interest in Food at First
The first few days, weeks & even months of baby-led weaning can feel BRUTAL. Like your baby isn’t eating a lot and you’re worried they’re not “getting enough” or missing out on iron or what if their growth starts to falter??......
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How to Create a Pressure-Free Feeding Environme...
Pressuring babies to eat more and pressuring babies to eat less can both lead to problematic outcomes when babies are learning to eat. But starting solids is a STRESSFUL time for many parents and caregivers, and sometimes without even realizing...
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Travel + Restaurants: Taking Your BLW Show on t...
What if you’re doing baby-led weaning but you want to go on vacation or out to a restaurant: HOW do you take your BLW baby show on the road?! Well fear not, traveling with a self-feeding baby is actually WAY easier than doing traditional...
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Happy Half-Birthday BLW Podcast!
BONUS: If this BLW podcast were a baby it would be time to start solid foods! That’s right, the BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast is officially 6 months old. I know it’s a weird thing to celebrate a baby’s half birthday (...weirder to celebrate...
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The Evidence Behind Baby-Led Weaning with Amy B...
There is a real and credible body of emerging evidence that supports a baby-led approach to feeding. In this episode baby-led weaning expert, author, researcher and Professor Amy Brown is joining us to help break down the evidence behind baby-led...
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Pumpkin: 5 Easy Ways Your Baby Can Safely Eat P...
It’s the peak of pumpkin season and you might be wondering how your baby can get a PIECE of that PUMPKIN action, right??!! Well pumpkin is totally SAFE for babies to eat (...with a few caveats) and inside of this episode I’m sharing 5 Easy...
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Sugar and Why Your Baby Should Avoid it with Ro...
Sure you know your baby doesn’t need sugar. But did you know that added sugars are EVERYWHERE in the commercial food supply, including baby foods? In this episode I’m joined by Dr. Robert Lustig - the BIG DADDY of sugar research...
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100 First Foods Graduates
So what’s the big deal about a baby eating 100 foods? Well the research shows us that babies who are exposed to the greatest number of foods, flavors, tastes & textures are MORE likely to be independent eaters and LESS likely to be picky...
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