Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro

#47: Babies don’t have to eat bland food! In this episode, spice expert and cookbook author Kanchan Koya, PhD @chiefspicemama shares how to safely introduce seasonings and spices to your baby’s food. Learn which spices are safe, why they support health, and how to bring your family’s food culture into your baby’s diet from the start. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Which spices are safe for babies, and which seasonings you’ll want to skip (and why) 2. How spices support your baby’s health and development of their flavor palate 3. What spices to add to kick the flavor up in your baby’s starter finger foods, even if you’re not a confident cook Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/48 [%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/48] Links from this episode: • Get Kanchan’s book Spice Spice Baby on Amazon here [https://amzn.to/33FvZ0N] • Visit Kanchan’s website for the Spice Spice Baby book here [https://www.spicespicebaby.com/] • Follow Kanchan on Instagram @chiefspicemama [https://www.instagram.com/chiefspicemama] • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]  • Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners] Other episodes related to this topic: • Episode 33 - Salt: 3 Easy Ways to Minimize Sodium for Your Baby [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/33] • Episode 316 - Taste Preferences in Babies: When and How do They Develop? with Alison Ventura, PhD [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/316] • Episode 498 - Taste Training: Introducing Flavors to Babies with @getpermissioninstitute Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/498] 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners]. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/] on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning] for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697] or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17YlZDrpBJPw5hXlSoe1nA?si=9e0455dc6c3f4e35&nd=1&dlsi=4435998d591f4a76] and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

#47: Oatmeal is a warm, familiar food, but what’s the best way to introduce oatmeal to your baby? In this episode, I’m breaking down how to safely serve oatmeal so your baby can self-feed from the start. We’re talking about which types of oatmeal to use (and which to skip), how to cook it for the right texture, and why you don’t need to buy baby-specific oatmeal to get enough iron. Plus, I’ll show you how to keep the self-feeding principles of baby-led weaning, even with puree-textured foods like oatmeal. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Why oatmeal is a more preferable starter cereal for babies over rice cereal 2. How iron levels differ in oatmeal types, and why “baby oatmeal” isn’t necessary 3. Which type of instant oatmeal has surprisingly more iron than other oats Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/47 [%20%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/47] Links from this episode: • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]  • Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners] Other episodes related to this topic: • Episode 64 - How to Pre-Load A BLW Spoon Self-Feeding Technique with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/64] • Episode 99 - Are Organic Foods Better for My Baby? [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/99] • Episode 169 - Iron: Does My Baby Really Need to Eat 11mg Iron Per Day? [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/169] 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners]. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/] on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning] for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697] or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17YlZDrpBJPw5hXlSoe1nA?si=9e0455dc6c3f4e35&nd=1&dlsi=4435998d591f4a76] and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

#46: Let’s shine the spotlight on dads who are diving headfirst into baby-led weaning. From pediatricians and military dads to first-timers and seasoned pros, these proud fathers share what they love most about watching their babies explore real foods. Whether your partner’s already on board or needs a little nudge, these dad stories are sure to inspire. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How these dads learned to love baby-led weaning even though it freaked them out at first 2. Which foods are actually easier to get the dads to offer for the first time vs. moms 3. What a pediatrician dad and a deployed dad did to come around on baby-led weaning Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/46 [%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/46] Links from this episode: • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]  • Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners] Other episodes related to this topic: • Episode 22 - Grandparents, Spouses & Partners: Getting Doubters on Board with Baby-Led Weaning [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/22] • Episode 53 - Explaining Baby-Led Weaning to a Skeptic: 10 Benefits of Baby-Led Weaning [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/53] • Episode 203 - Vegan Mom, Cattle-Rancher Dad & a BLW Baby: Family Feeding Dynamics with Suzy Quebbeman [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/203] 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners]. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/] on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning] for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697] or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17YlZDrpBJPw5hXlSoe1nA?si=9e0455dc6c3f4e35&nd=1&dlsi=4435998d591f4a76] and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

#45: Wondering what should actually be on your baby’s plate during baby-led weaning? In this episode, you’ll learn how to build a balanced plate using a simple structure that supports independent eating and provides the nutrients your baby needs. Learn why less variety is okay in the beginning, how to structure a 20-minute meal, and which foods go where on your baby’s plate. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. Why there are no such thing as set portion sizes for babies (....if you see them: they are made up!) 2. How to offer 1 new food per day while still continuing to expose your baby to familiar foods 3. Which foods to place where in the ezpz Mini Mat / suction plate (...it actually does matter) Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/45 [%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/45] Links from this episode: • ezpz feeding gear - get 15% off with code BABYLED here (this is an affiliate code): https://ezpzfun.com/BABYLED [https://ezpzfun.com/BABYLED] • ezpz bowls for introducing 1 new food each day - I use the ezpz Tiny Bowl (5 oz) and the ezpz Mini Bowl (8 oz) - code BABYLED for 15% off shop here [https://ezpzfun.com/BABYLED]. • ezpz Mini Mat for offering 1 new food + 2 familiar foods - this is the original silicone suction mat and code BABYLED works for 15% off here [https://ezpzfun.com/BABYLED]. • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]  • Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners] Other episodes related to this topic: • Episode 93 - Reintroducing Familiar Foods Back on Your Baby's Plate [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/93] • Episode 358 - My Baby is Dropping Food: What Do I Do? [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/358] • Episode 485 - Silicone Feeding Gear Tastes Like Soap? Here's How to Fix it... [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/485] 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners]. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/] on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning] for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697] or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17YlZDrpBJPw5hXlSoe1nA?si=9e0455dc6c3f4e35&nd=1&dlsi=4435998d591f4a76] and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

#44: Are you just starting out with baby-led weaning and FULL of questions about whether your baby can safely self-feed? Well then, this is the episode for you! I’m going to rapid fire answering your questions about getting a SAFE start to baby-led weaning. In this Ask Me Anything episode I’m covering the topics of readiness to feed, gagging, food refusal, scheduling, weaning from the bottle, dealing with doubters and family members who say, “you were spoon fed and you turned out fine!!”. Also diving into what your baby should drink, flavoring your baby’s food without salt and sugar, daycare, constipation and CHEESE!! Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How much gagging is normal? My 7 MO seems to be hating BLW b/c he is gagging a lot 2. If baby refuses a food, should we get something different out or accept & try again next meal? 3. @ckbillman1 How many times a day offer BLW to 6-7m old, how many meals/d until 1 year 4. @mrsrobinson1229 How/When to wean from bottle, what should timeline be 5. @jessigreer1 What to tell family when they say “but you turned out fine” I didn’t; I don’t like veg 5. @jenc818 Do you offer water every meal? How much? 6. @patelzil how can i incorporate indian vegetables dishes with spices...trying to raise veg baby 7. @babielonian how do I know if my 6m old ready to start? 8. @vidd.au what cheese can 8 month old baby have? 9. @bri0085 v interested in BLW but do daycare 3X a week, recommend purees there? 10. @reginanelan how to deal with extreme constipation and pain? Shownotes for this episode can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/44 [%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/44] Links from this episode: • Use KATIE10 for $10 off on all Online CPR Training Courses [https://courses.thrivetraininginstitute.com/pages/babyledweanteam] • Today’s podcast is brought to you by Baby Quip, the #1 baby equipment rental service delivering clean, safe & insured rented baby gear RIGHT to your door. They’re now available in more than 500 cities in the US & Canada & you can check them out at babyquip.com [https://www.babyquip.com/] • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]  • Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners] Other episodes related to this topic: • Episode 55 - How to Drop a Milk Feed [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/55] • Episode 58 - What do I do if My Baby Has an Allergic Reaction? with Ron Sunog, MD [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/58] • Episode 368 - Using a Milk Ladder for Babies with Dairy Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/368] • Episode 227 - When Does the Food Allergy Prevention Window Close? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD [http://babyledweaning.co/podcast/227] 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners]. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WITH KATIE FERRARO has a 100 FIRST FOODS daily meal plan and everything else you need to start solid foods safely with baby-led weaning. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://babyledweaning.co/program]. 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 Be sure to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@babyledweanteam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/babyledweanteam/] on Instagram and our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby-Led Weaning YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/c/babyledweaning] for more information about helping your baby transition to solid foods safely. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 If you learned something from this episode and like this podcast, your review means the WORLD to us and helps other parents find this important evidence-based infant feeding info. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to leave a review on Apple podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697] or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate this show on Spotify podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/17YlZDrpBJPw5hXlSoe1nA?si=9e0455dc6c3f4e35&nd=1&dlsi=4435998d591f4a76] and thanks for being a part of this amazing and supportive baby-led weaning community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]