Where I come from there is this saying that roughly translates to ‘like salt in food’, meaning something so dear to you that you couldn’t live without it. Indeed, I have grown so fond of putting salt in everything, that I could not imagine life without it. My little girl, Emma, on the other … Read more
I solemnly swear I won’t take sides. If I were to summarize this post in a couple of sentences, it would be something like this: Baby led weaning (aka BLW) is the new kid on the block that everyone wants to meet. Traditional weaning is the kid that lived in the neighborhood since … Read more
I meant what I said in the “About me” page. I almost named this blog Ditch the baby cereal. But I said, why focus on the negative? Why not try to make the blog sound positive instead? That doesn’t mean I will give up on my opinion related to baby cereal. This … Read more
I am going to tell you 3 facts connected to iron in baby’s diet, one of which is actually a trick you can do to boost the iron absorption. In my previous post I talked about food groups and how they matter in the overall weaning process. I also said there that meat and meat … Read more
I bet that the advice you heard first regarding starting solid foods was “no salt, no sugar, no honey before one”. I believe there should be more than that. How about “no added salt, no (refined) sugar, no fried stuff, no baby cereal”? Food is just food, right? How hard can it be? Well, it … Read more
I wish I waited. We started giving Emma carrot juice (!) at around 5 months and 3 weeks, at the recommendation of a paediatrician, after her blood tests revealed she had a minor anaemia (lack of iron). I tell you… who starts weaning at that age and with carrot juice? Where’s the iron … Read more