We understand that juice is sweet, refreshing, tastes great, and that your child loves it. We also understand that knowing what to give your child to drink has never been more confusing. Sure, your child no doubt prefers sweet, tasty juice to drink...and many fruit juices are fortified with vitamin C. But are they healthy? Should you offer juice as a beverage during mealtimes? Read on for dietitian Kelly Stellato's recommendations! Juice Abuse: A Dietitian Answers Common Juice-Related
5 Steps To Recognizing and Handling Your Baby’s Food Allergies and Sensitivities
If you've been following our food allergy series, you might be starting to feel like an expert at this point! After all, you know the difference between food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances. You know the symptoms of each, and you know when to try an elimination diet and when to seek a medical diagnosis. Finally, you know all about egg and dairy allergies, as well as nut, wheat, and soy allergies. Feeling smart yet? You should be. ;) We're wrapping up our food allergy
Common Childhood Food Allergies: Nut, Wheat, and Soy Allergies
Welcome again to our our article series on food allergies! We’ve covered a lot of ground up to this point. We’ve examined the differences between food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances. We’ve also looked at the symptoms of each, as well as how to get a diagnosis. If you haven’t read those articles yet, be sure to go back and take a look. . Today’s article is part 2 of our Common Childhood Food Allergies article. In part 1, learned more about dairy and egg allergies; today,
Recognizing and Diagnosing Your Baby’s Food Allergies and Sensitivities
We’ve already started the discussion about food allergies and sensitivities on this blog; if you haven’t read the overview article yet, you can find it here. If you’ve read that article, you have a nice foundation of knowledge about the difference between food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances. You also know a bit more about the potential causes of your baby’s food issues, as well as the the likelihood that your baby will outgrow his food allergies or
Common Childhood Food Allergies: Dairy and Egg Allergies
Welcome back to our food allergy series! We’ve covered a lot of ground up to this point. We’ve examined the differences between food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances. We’ve also looked at the symptoms of each, as well as how to get a diagnosis. If you haven’t read those articles yet, be sure to go back and take a look. Over the course of the next 2 articles, we’ll be learning about the 5 most common childhood food allergies: dairy, egg, wheat, nut, and soy allergies. In
Food Allergies and Sensitivities: An Overview
It’s affects 6 million children in the U.S. It can be life-threatening. And it’s becoming more widespread. We’re talking about food allergies. Childhood food allergies are becoming a growing public health concern, mainly because rates of food allergies appear to be on the rise. That means that a growing number of parents have babies and toddlers who are struggling with food allergies. And it’s likely that some of you, our readers, are dealing with this very thing in your own homes. But
Should You Feed Your Baby Cereal From A Bottle?
When it comes to feeding a baby, you’ll find that everyone (from your grandmother to your aunt to the stranger on the street) has opinions on how babies should be fed, when babies should be fed, and what babies should be fed. Some opinions are based in solid, researched evidence (for example, there’s plenty of evidence to indicate that breastfeeding is a healthier option for babies than formula-feeding.) Other opinions, however, will be based less on facts and more on past experience. You may
Baby Food Recipes: 11 Months
Time to face facts: your 11 month old baby is barely a baby anymore! Remember those early days of feeding your little ones drippy, runny purees and watching her spit them back at you? How far we've come! Now, your 11 month old should be getting better and better at feeding herself finger foods. In fact, you may have started offering her entire finger food meals! And your baby doesn't need those single-ingredient dishes anymore; now she's completely ready to tackle real food, with lots of
7 Steps to Successful Baby-Led Weaning
We’ve written about the basics of baby-led weaning before -- what it is, why some people prefer it, and whether or not you should try it with your baby. If you need a good, foundational understanding of those basics, check out this "What is Baby-Led Weaning?" post. Here, we’ll explore 7 steps to get started successfully with baby-led weaning (or BLW). As with anything else in life, planning and preparation is a key part to getting off on the right foot with baby-led weaning. So use our 7