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These Energy Balls are so tasty and packed with nutrients that support your little one’s health!

Our feeding app for little ones has over 600 more recipes like this one, easy to make and packed with nutrients! Comment ‘LINK PLEASE’ 💚

🥜PB ENERGY BALLS

Ingredients:

- 1/4 cup pitted Medjool dates (about 6, packed) or Date Paste
- 1/2 cup plain peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, optional (only for 12 months +)
- 1 tablspoon chia seeds (or flax seeds or hemp seeds)
- 1 cup quick oats (or rolled oats) - gluten-free if necessary

Directions:

1. If using dates, cover with warm water and soak for 10 minutes, then drain (reserve the water) and pulse in a food processor or blender until they’re in small pieces or form a ball. If using date paste, just mix with the other ingredients.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse or mix until well combined (you want consistently small pieces but not overly processed). If you feel it’s too dry add a little bit of the soaking water.
3. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, squeezing with your hands to mold them together (about 12 balls).
4. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to set. Can also be eaten right away.

Storage:Can be kept in airtight container for 1 week in the fridge or at room temperature, in the freezer for 3 months.

Suitable from: 9 months + as long as allergens (peanuts and wheat) have been introduced.
If using cocoa powder, consider offering early in the day due to small amounts of caffeine.

Share this recipe with someone else who will love making them!

These Energy Balls are so tasty and packed with nutrients that support your little one’s health!

Our feeding app for little ones has over 600 more recipes like this one, easy to make and packed with nutrients! Comment ‘LINK PLEASE’ 💚

🥜PB ENERGY BALLS

Ingredients:

- 1/4 cup pitted Medjool dates (about 6, packed) or Date Paste
- 1/2 cup plain peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, optional (only for 12 months +)
- 1 tablspoon chia seeds (or flax seeds or hemp seeds)
- 1 cup quick oats (or rolled oats) - gluten-free if necessary

Directions:

1. If using dates, cover with warm water and soak for 10 minutes, then drain (reserve the water) and pulse in a food processor or blender until they’re in small pieces or form a ball. If using date paste, just mix with the other ingredients.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse or mix until well combined (you want consistently small pieces but not overly processed). If you feel it’s too dry add a little bit of the soaking water.
3. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, squeezing with your hands to mold them together (about 12 balls).
4. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to set. Can also be eaten right away.

Storage:Can be kept in airtight container for 1 week in the fridge or at room temperature, in the freezer for 3 months.

Suitable from: 9 months + as long as allergens (peanuts and wheat) have been introduced.
If using cocoa powder, consider offering early in the day due to small amounts of caffeine.

Share this recipe with someone else who will love making them!

🍼Keep in mind this is a transition period for a lot of little ones! It doesn’t happen overnight. ⁣⁣⁣

Depending on your baby’s eating development, transitioning to a new milk at 1 year becomes a supplement to your little one’s diet.⁣⁣ ⁣

⁣⁣It’s perfectly fine if they aren’t drinking as much milk as they were before🤗. The long-term goal is for little ones to be eating their nutrition. 🙌⁣⁣⁣

🍼Some options you have:⁣

- Continue breastfeeding/breast milk + finger foods⁣
- Finger foods + a pasteurized animal milk or fortified plant-based milk⁣
- Water + calcium-rich finger foods. ⁣
- Or a combination of some of the above!

🍼Every family is different! Whichever milk you choose: ⁣⁣⁣

- Check to make sure it is fortified with calcium, fat, protein and ideally Vitamin D.⁣
- Keep it to ~16 ounces if they are eating other calcium foods such as cheese and yogurt. ⁣⁣This decreases the risk for anemia💚. ⁣The AAP recommends no more than 24 ounces of milk per day after 1 year.
- Water will become their main source of hydration ⁣⁣⁣
- Holding loving boundaries around milk can be hard, so keep in mind it is for their long-term development ❤️⁣

⁣If you want to learn about which foods are a source of calcium, you can use the filters in the Free Foods section in the BLW Meals app to find out. Comment LINK PLEASE to download 📲

🍼Keep in mind this is a transition period for a lot of little ones! It doesn’t happen overnight. ⁣⁣⁣

Depending on your baby’s eating development, transitioning to a new milk at 1 year becomes a supplement to your little one’s diet.⁣⁣ ⁣

⁣⁣It’s perfectly fine if they aren’t drinking as much milk as they were before🤗. The long-term goal is for little ones to be eating their nutrition. 🙌⁣⁣⁣

🍼Some options you have:⁣

- Continue breastfeeding/breast milk + finger foods⁣
- Finger foods + a pasteurized animal milk or fortified plant-based milk⁣
- Water + calcium-rich finger foods. ⁣
- Or a combination of some of the above!

🍼Every family is different! Whichever milk you choose: ⁣⁣⁣

- Check to make sure it is fortified with calcium, fat, protein and ideally Vitamin D.⁣
- Keep it to ~16 ounces if they are eating other calcium foods such as cheese and yogurt. ⁣⁣This decreases the risk for anemia💚. ⁣The AAP recommends no more than 24 ounces of milk per day after 1 year.
- Water will become their main source of hydration ⁣⁣⁣
- Holding loving boundaries around milk can be hard, so keep in mind it is for their long-term development ❤️⁣

⁣If you want to learn about which foods are a source of calcium, you can use the filters in the Free Foods section in the BLW Meals app to find out. Comment LINK PLEASE to download 📲

📲 Comment FREE LIBRARY to access our app’s Free Food Library showing you exactly how to offer 100+ foods safely to your baby!

🍊Tangerines (also clementines, mandarin oranges) are great fruits for babies! They are easy to peel, naturally sweet, and packed with Vitamin C.
⚠️However the central membrane (pith) and the seeds may be a choking hazard, so it’s important to offer them in a safe way.

➡️6 months + ⁠

In the beginning it’s best to hold the peeled (and seeded) tangerine half in your hand and let baby gnaw on it and suck out the juice. Tangerine segments can easily break off and be difficult for babies to manage at this age, so it’s best to hold it for them.

➡️9 months + ⁠

Once your baby has their pincer grasp you can offer segments (without large pieces of pith and seeds) for them to self-feed, or even cut them into smaller bite-sized pieces.

💚And whenever you are in doubt about how to offer foods safely to your baby, take a look at our app’s free food library.

📲 Comment FREE LIBRARY to access our app’s Free Food Library showing you exactly how to offer 100+ foods safely to your baby!

🍊Tangerines (also clementines, mandarin oranges) are great fruits for babies! They are easy to peel, naturally sweet, and packed with Vitamin C.
⚠️However the central membrane (pith) and the seeds may be a choking hazard, so it’s important to offer them in a safe way.

➡️6 months + ⁠

In the beginning it’s best to hold the peeled (and seeded) tangerine half in your hand and let baby gnaw on it and suck out the juice. Tangerine segments can easily break off and be difficult for babies to manage at this age, so it’s best to hold it for them.

➡️9 months + ⁠

Once your baby has their pincer grasp you can offer segments (without large pieces of pith and seeds) for them to self-feed, or even cut them into smaller bite-sized pieces.

💚And whenever you are in doubt about how to offer foods safely to your baby, take a look at our app’s free food library.

What will be your baby’s first birthday celebration food? 🎂

Check out a few ways our team’s little ones have celebrated! ➡️➡️➡️

However you choose to approach the day regarding sugar intake, the choice is yours! 🍩

Pssst! The banana almond cake is a hugely popular recipe in @blwmealsapp ⭐️

Comment *LINK PLEASE* and we’ll send you the link to download the app!

#blwmealsapp #blwmeals #startingsolids #babyfoodideas #firstbirthday #firsttimemom #smashcake #firstbirthdaycake #12monthsold

What will be your baby’s first birthday celebration food? 🎂

Check out a few ways our team’s little ones have celebrated! ➡️➡️➡️

However you choose to approach the day regarding sugar intake, the choice is yours! 🍩

Pssst! The banana almond cake is a hugely popular recipe in @blwmealsapp ⭐️

Comment *LINK PLEASE* and we’ll send you the link to download the app!

#blwmealsapp #blwmeals #startingsolids #babyfoodideas #firstbirthday #firsttimemom #smashcake #firstbirthdaycake #12monthsold

Nothing like spending a billion dollars to have your child complain. But hey, at least the setting is new, right?

Now you get to enjoy that same dinner battle, just with scenic views or background music. Maybe even an audience, if you’re lucky.

Feeding picky kids is a wild ride. We created our Dining Out guide to help you navigate feeding your child in new environments. Comment LINK PLEASE to start reading!

Nothing like spending a billion dollars to have your child complain. But hey, at least the setting is new, right?

Now you get to enjoy that same dinner battle, just with scenic views or background music. Maybe even an audience, if you’re lucky.

Feeding picky kids is a wild ride. We created our Dining Out guide to help you navigate feeding your child in new environments. Comment LINK PLEASE to start reading!

Comment ‘BLW LINK’ to get a link for information on how to introduce the top allergens in the BLW Meals App 📲

🚨The possibility of an allergic reaction is something that worries every parent. The recommendations concerning the foods that could trigger an allergic reaction has changed massively in recent years. ⁠

In the past, parents were advised to delay the introduction of certain allergenic foods to their babies; however, after further research, the recommendations and guidelines on this matter have been updated.⁠

We now have some newer research that early exposure (and frequent) to these top allergens may be protective and reduce the risk for allergies as kids grow. The strongest research shows there’s evidence for this especially with peanut and egg. Overall, the newer recommendations also include early exposure to other allergens as well (LEAP study)🤗⁠.⁠

🥜 Some of the most common foods that are likely to trigger an allergic reaction according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food Allergy Research & Education include:⁠

- Fish (finned fish)⁠
- Milk and dairy products⁠
- Wheat⁠
- Shellfish⁠
- Peanuts⁠
- Tree Nuts⁠
- Egg⁠
- Soy ⁠
- Sesame ⁠* is the newest addition to the top allergens⁠

🥜Some tips for allergen exposure:⁠

- Offer early in the day around 6 months and don’t put baby down for a nap immediately after so you can watch for a reaction.
- Space out the allergens. For example do not offer peanut and egg on the same day, otherwise if there is a reaction you may not know which food it is coming from.⁠
- If your baby has severe eczema or other diagnosed autoimmune conditions or your family is high risk for developing food allergies, make a plan with allergy introduction with your pediatrician or allergist.
- Communicate with your pediatrician and record any reactions (photos/videos) as needed. ⁠

Be sure to check out our meal plans which include top allergen introduction so you don’t even have to think about it!

Share with a friend who is starting solids soon!

Comment ‘BLW LINK’ to get a link for information on how to introduce the top allergens in the BLW Meals App 📲

🚨The possibility of an allergic reaction is something that worries every parent. The recommendations concerning the foods that could trigger an allergic reaction has changed massively in recent years. ⁠

In the past, parents were advised to delay the introduction of certain allergenic foods to their babies; however, after further research, the recommendations and guidelines on this matter have been updated.⁠

We now have some newer research that early exposure (and frequent) to these top allergens may be protective and reduce the risk for allergies as kids grow. The strongest research shows there’s evidence for this especially with peanut and egg. Overall, the newer recommendations also include early exposure to other allergens as well (LEAP study)🤗⁠.⁠

🥜 Some of the most common foods that are likely to trigger an allergic reaction according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food Allergy Research & Education include:⁠

- Fish (finned fish)⁠
- Milk and dairy products⁠
- Wheat⁠
- Shellfish⁠
- Peanuts⁠
- Tree Nuts⁠
- Egg⁠
- Soy ⁠
- Sesame ⁠* is the newest addition to the top allergens⁠

🥜Some tips for allergen exposure:⁠

- Offer early in the day around 6 months and don’t put baby down for a nap immediately after so you can watch for a reaction.
- Space out the allergens. For example do not offer peanut and egg on the same day, otherwise if there is a reaction you may not know which food it is coming from.⁠
- If your baby has severe eczema or other diagnosed autoimmune conditions or your family is high risk for developing food allergies, make a plan with allergy introduction with your pediatrician or allergist.
- Communicate with your pediatrician and record any reactions (photos/videos) as needed. ⁠

Be sure to check out our meal plans which include top allergen introduction so you don’t even have to think about it!

Share with a friend who is starting solids soon!

Hi guys-Emma here!

We always hear from parents that gagging is scary and I totally get that, but here are a few reasons to not stress about it (or at least make it slightly less worrisome).

Gagging is not something that we need to prevent!

Choking is something we need to prevent!

We can do so by knowing what foods are higher risk for choking incidents, what are safe textures and shapes, as well as knowing our babies current developmental stage💚.

Here Scarlett is 9 months with her pincer grasp-having some soft smashed kidney beans. Then she has a big gag. It could be from the texture, taste or size, but she recovers and her airway is clear! There’s no intervention needed.

For more a guide on gagging versus choking + how to safely offer over 100+ foods to your baby get our (free) food library. It is made and approved by our board certified pediatric feeding team of dietitians, SLPs, behavior analysts and pediatricians so you can confidently feed your baby.

Comment “free library” ⬇️

Hi guys-Emma here!

We always hear from parents that gagging is scary and I totally get that, but here are a few reasons to not stress about it (or at least make it slightly less worrisome).

Gagging is not something that we need to prevent!

Choking is something we need to prevent!

We can do so by knowing what foods are higher risk for choking incidents, what are safe textures and shapes, as well as knowing our babies current developmental stage💚.

Here Scarlett is 9 months with her pincer grasp-having some soft smashed kidney beans. Then she has a big gag. It could be from the texture, taste or size, but she recovers and her airway is clear! There’s no intervention needed.

For more a guide on gagging versus choking + how to safely offer over 100+ foods to your baby get our (free) food library. It is made and approved by our board certified pediatric feeding team of dietitians, SLPs, behavior analysts and pediatricians so you can confidently feed your baby.

Comment “free library” ⬇️

📍This is what our users loved this month!

BLW Meals App was created to make starting solids and feeding babies easier with expert advice and resources developed by our team o pediatric feeding specialists.

Comment LINK PLEASE to download it and choose your favorites!

📍This is what our users loved this month!

BLW Meals App was created to make starting solids and feeding babies easier with expert advice and resources developed by our team o pediatric feeding specialists.

Comment LINK PLEASE to download it and choose your favorites!

🥞Save this recipe!

You’re definitely going to want to make these pancakes, they’re the easiest to make and perfect for little ones who are starting solids!

📲BLW Meals App has over 600 easy recipes like this one, developed by nutritionists and dietitians who are also moms. Comment LINK PLEASE to download our app!

🍎APPLE PANCAKES

Ingredients:

- 4 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce or finely shredded apple
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons oat flour (gluten-free if necessary)
- 2 tablespoons water (or pure apple juice)
- A pinch cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

1. Beat the eggs with a fork or whisk.
2. Mix in the remaining ingredients, you can also use a blender or mixer if you prefer.
3. Grease a non-stick frying pan with a couple drops of olive oil or coconut oil.
4. Once the pan is heated, use a medium cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons) to
pour in the batter. Smaller pancakes are easier to flip and cook
through.
5. When the bottom side starts to brown (1-2 minutes), flip it around and cook the other side (1-2 minutes).

➡️ Suitable from: 6 months + as long as allergens (wheat and egg) have been introduced.

How to offer:
✊With palmar grasp (around 6-8 months), offer pancakes cut into strips 2 fingers-wide and 1 finger-long.

🤏With pincer grasp (around 9 months +), offer pancakes in strips as before or cut into bite-size pieces.

💚 Keep in mind that the amount babies eat will vary, so start small with 1-2 tablespoons of food and advance as you learn your baby’s hunger/fullness cues.

We hope you love these too 💚

🥞Save this recipe!

You’re definitely going to want to make these pancakes, they’re the easiest to make and perfect for little ones who are starting solids!

📲BLW Meals App has over 600 easy recipes like this one, developed by nutritionists and dietitians who are also moms. Comment LINK PLEASE to download our app!

🍎APPLE PANCAKES

Ingredients:

- 4 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce or finely shredded apple
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons oat flour (gluten-free if necessary)
- 2 tablespoons water (or pure apple juice)
- A pinch cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

1. Beat the eggs with a fork or whisk.
2. Mix in the remaining ingredients, you can also use a blender or mixer if you prefer.
3. Grease a non-stick frying pan with a couple drops of olive oil or coconut oil.
4. Once the pan is heated, use a medium cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons) to
pour in the batter. Smaller pancakes are easier to flip and cook
through.
5. When the bottom side starts to brown (1-2 minutes), flip it around and cook the other side (1-2 minutes).

➡️ Suitable from: 6 months + as long as allergens (wheat and egg) have been introduced.

How to offer:
✊With palmar grasp (around 6-8 months), offer pancakes cut into strips 2 fingers-wide and 1 finger-long.

🤏With pincer grasp (around 9 months +), offer pancakes in strips as before or cut into bite-size pieces.

💚 Keep in mind that the amount babies eat will vary, so start small with 1-2 tablespoons of food and advance as you learn your baby’s hunger/fullness cues.

We hope you love these too 💚

IYKYK 🤣

IYKYK 🤣

Comment PRINT for a free printable PDF on how to offer foods safely to your baby.

🍉Watermelon is a great first food for baby, just make sure it’s ripe and can easily be squished between your fingers and any seeds have been removed, then cut it into strips that are about 2 fingers wide.

📲And if you ever wonder how to offer foods safely to your baby check out BLW Meals App’s free food library, there we show you how to safely offer 100+ foods to your baby. Comment FREE LIBRARY for the link or use link in bio 😉

Comment PRINT for a free printable PDF on how to offer foods safely to your baby.

�🍉Watermelon is a great first food for baby, just make sure it’s ripe and can easily be squished between your fingers and any seeds have been removed, then cut it into strips that are about 2 fingers wide.

📲And if you ever wonder how to offer foods safely to your baby check out BLW Meals App’s free food library, there we show you how to safely offer 100+ foods to your baby. Comment FREE LIBRARY for the link or use link in bio 😉

Comment “PRINT” to get this free pdf showing you how to prepare finger foods for baby.

Post it on your fridge for all caregivers, stick it in your purse, or share with a friend 🤗

For a more extensive list, we show you how to offer over 100+ foods for free in our app 😉

Comment “PRINT” to get this free pdf showing you how to prepare finger foods for baby.

Post it on your fridge for all caregivers, stick it in your purse, or share with a friend 🤗

For a more extensive list, we show you how to offer over 100+ foods for free in our app 😉

💩Constipation isn’t just related to food!

There are many different factors that could be going on if your little one is having slower than normal stool patterns.

☝🏻First, when your baby starts solids it’s common to see changes in how frequently they stool. This does not necessarily mean they are constipated! We go more into detail in our Poop guide (made by our pediatricians from @pediatriciansguide) about what signs to look for, what may be happening, and a plan to help.

Learn more about what foods are stool softening in our free food library. Comment “FREE LIBRARY” and we will send you the link to download it.📲

💩Constipation isn’t just related to food!

There are many different factors that could be going on if your little one is having slower than normal stool patterns.

☝🏻First, when your baby starts solids it’s common to see changes in how frequently they stool. This does not necessarily mean they are constipated! We go more into detail in our Poop guide (made by our pediatricians from @pediatriciansguide) about what signs to look for, what may be happening, and a plan to help.

Learn more about what foods are stool softening in our free food library. Comment “FREE LIBRARY” and we will send you the link to download it.📲

🙋🏾‍♀️Have you ever experienced something like this?

You worked hard, and spent money, on a nice meal for your baby only for it to all be thrown on the ground 🤪

Food throwing can be so triggering and can be a hard behavior to decrease🙈

Why? Because it’s reinforced EVERY time baby does it! As babies learn ‘cause and effect’ they get creative on how to explore their environment and food throwing is the perfect thing for that! By tossing that food over their highchair, they see how others react, what happens to the food (makes a noise, or a mess!) and watch in amazement as the puppies scurry to clean up the scraps.

✔️ By minimizing how fun it is to throw food, babies may stop doing it and learn to communicate their wants and needs by using language.

While this is a behavior that fades with time, there are some things you can do to help this phase end quicker and avoid it entering toddlerhood 😅

1. Only offer a few pieces at a time. That way when the food is tossed, it doesn’t create a BIG scene.

2. Remove anything like a cup, plate, bowl that isn’t needed and will make a loud CRASH when dropped. The bigger the reaction to the environment, the more fun food throwing is for your baby. You can also put a towel or mat down to decrease the noise (and make your life easier for clean up)

3. Remove those puppers. Dogs (and crazy kitties) make food throwing extra fun when they provide a big reaction to running to get that food (or if you are like me, a big reaction as I yell at the dogs to ‘leave it’ whoops!)

Do you feel like you’ve tried EVERYTHING and nothing is working? It’s important to create a customized approach to tackle food throwing which is why we created a guide in the app dedicated just to this, Use link in bio or comment “LINK PLEASE” to download📲

🙋🏾‍♀️Have you ever experienced something like this?

You worked hard, and spent money, on a nice meal for your baby only for it to all be thrown on the ground 🤪

Food throwing can be so triggering and can be a hard behavior to decrease🙈

Why? Because it’s reinforced EVERY time baby does it! As babies learn ‘cause and effect’ they get creative on how to explore their environment and food throwing is the perfect thing for that! By tossing that food over their highchair, they see how others react, what happens to the food (makes a noise, or a mess!) and watch in amazement as the puppies scurry to clean up the scraps.

✔️ By minimizing how fun it is to throw food, babies may stop doing it and learn to communicate their wants and needs by using language.

While this is a behavior that fades with time, there are some things you can do to help this phase end quicker and avoid it entering toddlerhood 😅

1. Only offer a few pieces at a time. That way when the food is tossed, it doesn’t create a BIG scene.

2. Remove anything like a cup, plate, bowl that isn’t needed and will make a loud CRASH when dropped. The bigger the reaction to the environment, the more fun food throwing is for your baby. You can also put a towel or mat down to decrease the noise (and make your life easier for clean up)

3. Remove those puppers. Dogs (and crazy kitties) make food throwing extra fun when they provide a big reaction to running to get that food (or if you are like me, a big reaction as I yell at the dogs to ‘leave it’ whoops!)

Do you feel like you’ve tried EVERYTHING and nothing is working? It’s important to create a customized approach to tackle food throwing which is why we created a guide in the app dedicated just to this, Use link in bio or comment “LINK PLEASE” to download📲

Babies eating family foods? Best.Thing.Ever.😍

We help families feel prepared and confident in feeding family foods to their baby from the start!

Comment FREE APP and get started 💚

#blwmealsapp #blwmeals #startingsolids #babyfood #babyledfeeding #babyledweaning #momstruggles #raisingtinyhumans #motherhoodintheraw #firsttimemom

Babies eating family foods? Best.Thing.Ever.😍

We help families feel prepared and confident in feeding family foods to their baby from the start!

Comment FREE APP and get started 💚

#blwmealsapp #blwmeals #startingsolids #babyfood #babyledfeeding #babyledweaning #momstruggles #raisingtinyhumans #motherhoodintheraw #firsttimemom

Here’s some info on introducing egg to your little one⬇️

⚠️If your child is high risk for food allergies or has severe eczema, you may want to connect with your provider to come up with an allergen introduction plan. You can introduce both the yolk and the white together-introducing one before another does increase the risk of developing an egg allergy.

🥚Current research recommends spacing out the top 9 allergens, like egg. A few reasons for this is that if there is a reaction, you can clearly identify what food your child may be reacting to. Another reason is that a young baby may not consume very much in the beginning and it does need to be ingested to determine if they are allergic. If there is not a reaction the first time you offer it, you can try again a second time.

☝🏻It’s important to note that they may not have a reaction the very first time, but it is possible for some people to develop allergies to foods at any point-even later in life. However even with this possibility, the current allergy research indicates that DELAYING the introduction of allergens such as egg may INCREASE the risk for developing food allergies. Since everyone is different, there is not “specific amount of times” you need to introduce it. You can continue to offer if no reactions have occurred.

🔑So what is the takeaway? The current recommendations (from allergy organizations like FARE) are to introduce the top allergens like egg EARLY AND OFTEN.

If you want to learn more about this comment “link please” to download our app and get our Allergy guide. If you don’t want to have to think about how to offer the allergens and space them out, subscribe and get our “baby’s first 30 days” meal plan! 📲

Foodallergycanada.ca

PMID: 25705822

FARE.com

Here’s some info on introducing egg to your little one⬇️

⚠️If your child is high risk for food allergies or has severe eczema, you may want to connect with your provider to come up with an allergen introduction plan. You can introduce both the yolk and the white together-introducing one before another does increase the risk of developing an egg allergy.

🥚Current research recommends spacing out the top 9 allergens, like egg. A few reasons for this is that if there is a reaction, you can clearly identify what food your child may be reacting to. Another reason is that a young baby may not consume very much in the beginning and it does need to be ingested to determine if they are allergic. If there is not a reaction the first time you offer it, you can try again a second time.

☝🏻It’s important to note that they may not have a reaction the very first time, but it is possible for some people to develop allergies to foods at any point-even later in life. However even with this possibility, the current allergy research indicates that DELAYING the introduction of allergens such as egg may INCREASE the risk for developing food allergies. Since everyone is different, there is not “specific amount of times” you need to introduce it. You can continue to offer if no reactions have occurred.

🔑So what is the takeaway? The current recommendations (from allergy organizations like FARE) are to introduce the top allergens like egg EARLY AND OFTEN.

If you want to learn more about this comment “link please” to download our app and get our Allergy guide. If you don’t want to have to think about how to offer the allergens and space them out, subscribe and get our “baby’s first 30 days” meal plan! 📲

Foodallergycanada.ca

PMID: 25705822

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Wondering about sodium? Keep reading⤵️

Sometimes as adults we don’t even recognize when something is salty, because we are so used to the taste! It can be easy to forget if a food will be too salty for your little one; don’t worry we’ve all been there 🙈!

We want to be mindful of high sodium foods because:

🧂Before the age of one year, a baby’s sodium needs are met by the contents of breast milk or formula. The AAP recommends to not add salt to baby’s food, but sometimes it’s found in foods you may offer.

Be mindful of high sodium foods such as:

- Foods that are pickled or in a brine
- Deli meats or sausages (these aren’t recommended under 1 year anyways)
- Aged cheeses
- Broths, stews or soups
- Canned foods such as veggies, meats, and fish

🧂If your little one does have some of these foods don’t panic, there are many low sodium or sodium-free versions you can transition to. The goal is to be mindful, but not stress over every high sodium food. It helps to read nutrition labels when selecting foods for your baby or watch for “low sodium” options. It will likely not harm baby in smaller amounts, however, we do not recommend offering high sodium foods consistently or in large amounts over time.

🔎If you want more evidence-based information on how to feed your little one our BLW Meals App has guides on starting solids along with a free food section which shows you how to offer a variety of foods. Comment LINK PLEASE to download it 📲

- Note some of these foods are not recommended for babies under 12 months—see “Foods to watch out for” guide.📖

Wondering about sodium? Keep reading⤵️

Sometimes as adults we don’t even recognize when something is salty, because we are so used to the taste! It can be easy to forget if a food will be too salty for your little one; don’t worry we’ve all been there 🙈!

We want to be mindful of high sodium foods because:

🧂Before the age of one year, a baby’s sodium needs are met by the contents of breast milk or formula. The AAP recommends to not add salt to baby’s food, but sometimes it’s found in foods you may offer.

Be mindful of high sodium foods such as:

- Foods that are pickled or in a brine
- Deli meats or sausages (these aren’t recommended under 1 year anyways)
- Aged cheeses
- Broths, stews or soups
- Canned foods such as veggies, meats, and fish

🧂If your little one does have some of these foods don’t panic, there are many low sodium or sodium-free versions you can transition to. The goal is to be mindful, but not stress over every high sodium food. It helps to read nutrition labels when selecting foods for your baby or watch for “low sodium” options. It will likely not harm baby in smaller amounts, however, we do not recommend offering high sodium foods consistently or in large amounts over time.

🔎If you want more evidence-based information on how to feed your little one our BLW Meals App has guides on starting solids along with a free food section which shows you how to offer a variety of foods. Comment LINK PLEASE to download it 📲

- Note some of these foods are not recommended for babies under 12 months—see “Foods to watch out for” guide.📖

We always recommend trying to prioritize iron-rich foods when starting solids.

Not sure where to start?

Use the filters in our app’s (free) food library to learn which foods are rich in iron and how to offer them safely to your baby.

Comment FREE APP to get access to this resource.

We always recommend trying to prioritize iron-rich foods when starting solids.

Not sure where to start?

Use the filters in our app’s (free) food library to learn which foods are rich in iron and how to offer them safely to your baby.

Comment FREE APP to get access to this resource.

📍Save this for later!

How are you feeling with starting solids approaching?

Many caregivers share that they feel excited, a bit sad, and quite overwhelmed 😓 It’s a new stage that involves a bit of learning and prep on the caregivers’ part.

Insert: BLW Meals App! 📲 We created the app as a one-stop shop for you to learn all there is to know about feeding your baby solids. Between the foods library that shows you how to serve different foods, 600+ baby-friendly recipes, guides, and meal plans, you have all the information at your fingertips 💚 Comment FREE APP and we’ll send you a link to download!

Prepare to start solids with your baby by…

⭐ learning all about readiness signs and safe feeding

⭐ having baby play on the floor and mouth stick-shaped teethers

⭐ gathering your supplies for when baby IS ready to start!

Share with a friend who will be starting solids soon! ⬇️

📍Save this for later!

How are you feeling with starting solids approaching?

Many caregivers share that they feel excited, a bit sad, and quite overwhelmed 😓 It’s a new stage that involves a bit of learning and prep on the caregivers’ part.

Insert: BLW Meals App! 📲 We created the app as a one-stop shop for you to learn all there is to know about feeding your baby solids. Between the foods library that shows you how to serve different foods, 600+ baby-friendly recipes, guides, and meal plans, you have all the information at your fingertips 💚 Comment FREE APP and we’ll send you a link to download!

Prepare to start solids with your baby by…

⭐ learning all about readiness signs and safe feeding

⭐ having baby play on the floor and mouth stick-shaped teethers

⭐ gathering your supplies for when baby IS ready to start!

Share with a friend who will be starting solids soon! ⬇️

Comment “LINK PLEASE” to get our app with expert made feeding guides, over 600+ pediatric dietitian-approved recipes, and a year of meal plans for less than a cup of coffee per month!

Did you know that eating together with your baby can:

✨ Encourage them to try new foods by watching you enjoy them.

✨ Build their confidence as they mimic your mealtime skills.

✨ Foster a positive relationship with food from the start.

✨ Create bonding moments that strengthen your relationship.

Your little one learns so much by watching *you*, so pull up a chair, share the same foods, and make mealtimes fun!

It’s a great opportunity to slow down and soak in those adorable baby-led weaning moments. 🥰

What’s your favorite mealtime memory with your baby? Drop it below! 👇

Comment “LINK PLEASE” to get our app with expert made feeding guides, over 600+ pediatric dietitian-approved recipes, and a year of meal plans for less than a cup of coffee per month!

Did you know that eating together with your baby can:

✨ Encourage them to try new foods by watching you enjoy them.

✨ Build their confidence as they mimic your mealtime skills.

✨ Foster a positive relationship with food from the start.

✨ Create bonding moments that strengthen your relationship.

Your little one learns so much by watching *you*, so pull up a chair, share the same foods, and make mealtimes fun!

It’s a great opportunity to slow down and soak in those adorable baby-led weaning moments. 🥰

What’s your favorite mealtime memory with your baby? Drop it below! 👇

Have you noticed this? 🙋‍♀️

I personally find the time around 1-2 years brings on a few unique challenges with feeding.

Babies are still developing their chewing and eating skills, but they’re also expressing more bodily autonomy and wanting independence to practice those skills. Their communication also can make meals interesting too because you may find they will want to practice their “yes’ and no’s” and it can get confusing for us to try to figure out what they want!

Here’s a few important developmental changes that happen around this time:

1. Their growth velocity slows meaning they are still growing, but not as quickly as they were during the first year. This may mean their appetites can reflect this and slow a bit as well. It may seem like they are surviving on air and Ms. Rachel.

2. Their communication skills are booming. We often see a “language explosion” during this period, which includes them expressing both likes and dislikes. Even though they may want to express their opinions, that doesn’t mean we should stop offering non-preferred foods!

3. Around this age they also develop more of an interest in utensils, but they’re still developing the skills to use them “properly.” You may find they get frustrated with this and still switch back and forth to use their hands-this is normal!

4. You may see more selectivity or food rejection, even if they previously ate the food! This can be for a variety of reasons, and some research even indicates this may be a biological change where they are developmentally more cautious to eat certain foods like veggies. This is also around the time we don’t want to fall into the “pressure to eat” trap so you’ll want to follow our sister app @kidsmealsapp to learn ways to help them through this.

If you’re wanting to see our guides for babies over 1 year, our BLW meals app has a lot of content organized by age and development to help you navigate these times! Comment LINK PLEASE to learn more!

Have you noticed this? 🙋‍♀️

I personally find the time around 1-2 years brings on a few unique challenges with feeding.

Babies are still developing their chewing and eating skills, but they’re also expressing more bodily autonomy and wanting independence to practice those skills. Their communication also can make meals interesting too because you may find they will want to practice their “yes’ and no’s” and it can get confusing for us to try to figure out what they want!

Here’s a few important developmental changes that happen around this time:

1. Their growth velocity slows meaning they are still growing, but not as quickly as they were during the first year. This may mean their appetites can reflect this and slow a bit as well. It may seem like they are surviving on air and Ms. Rachel.

2. Their communication skills are booming. We often see a “language explosion” during this period, which includes them expressing both likes and dislikes. Even though they may want to express their opinions, that doesn’t mean we should stop offering non-preferred foods!

3. Around this age they also develop more of an interest in utensils, but they’re still developing the skills to use them “properly.” You may find they get frustrated with this and still switch back and forth to use their hands-this is normal!

4. You may see more selectivity or food rejection, even if they previously ate the food! This can be for a variety of reasons, and some research even indicates this may be a biological change where they are developmentally more cautious to eat certain foods like veggies. This is also around the time we don’t want to fall into the “pressure to eat” trap so you’ll want to follow our sister app @kidsmealsapp to learn ways to help them through this.

If you’re wanting to see our guides for babies over 1 year, our BLW meals app has a lot of content organized by age and development to help you navigate these times! Comment LINK PLEASE to learn more!

🥤Fueling little bodies with big nutrition!

We love smoothies for little ones! Besides being a great way to offer multiple nutrients at once, they can be really fun to make together and customize to your preference 😉

📝A basic guide for building smoothies is:

- Fruit and/or veggie (as many as you’d like, fresh or frozen)
- Protein (milk, yogurt, tofu, nut butters…)
- Fiber (chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp hearts…)

💚🍓And in case you want more ideas, our apps have a bunch of smoothie recipes to inspire you! Our kid-approved smoothies are packed with all the good stuff - vitamins, minerals, and loads of deliciousness!

📱Comment BLW LINK for a link to download the BLW Meals app (6 to 24 months) or KIDS LINK for Kids Meals App (2 to 7 years old)

Top Tip ➡️ We love adding smoothies to re-usable pouches for an easy and nutritious on-the-go or lunchbox snack. They can be frozen and added to the lunchbox to double as an ice pack and snack 🤩

🥤Fueling little bodies with big nutrition!

We love smoothies for little ones! Besides being a great way to offer multiple nutrients at once, they can be really fun to make together and customize to your preference 😉

📝A basic guide for building smoothies is:

- Fruit and/or veggie (as many as you’d like, fresh or frozen)
- Protein (milk, yogurt, tofu, nut butters…)
- Fiber (chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp hearts…)

💚🍓And in case you want more ideas, our apps have a bunch of smoothie recipes to inspire you! Our kid-approved smoothies are packed with all the good stuff - vitamins, minerals, and loads of deliciousness!

📱Comment BLW LINK for a link to download the BLW Meals app (6 to 24 months) or KIDS LINK for Kids Meals App (2 to 7 years old)

Top Tip ➡️ We love adding smoothies to re-usable pouches for an easy and nutritious on-the-go or lunchbox snack. They can be frozen and added to the lunchbox to double as an ice pack and snack 🤩

Why does this matter?

Babies make faces when trying new foods A LOT

…and it doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t like the food!

By making comments like

“It’s not that bad!”

“Do you not like it?”

“What’s wrong?”

Can provide a negative reaction after trying a new food and actually make your baby think they shouldn’t like that food!

So next time your baby scrunches their nose or maybe even spits out their food, PAUSE and let them decide if they like it or not. Chances are even if they don’t like it now, by continuing to offer that food they might surprise you 😉

Looking for more tips on feeding your baby? Check out our app- BLW Meals app for everything you need to know in our spot.

Why does this matter?

Babies make faces when trying new foods A LOT

…and it doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t like the food!

By making comments like

“It’s not that bad!”

“Do you not like it?”

“What’s wrong?”

Can provide a negative reaction after trying a new food and actually make your baby think they shouldn’t like that food!

So next time your baby scrunches their nose or maybe even spits out their food, PAUSE and let them decide if they like it or not. Chances are even if they don’t like it now, by continuing to offer that food they might surprise you 😉

Looking for more tips on feeding your baby? Check out our app- BLW Meals app for everything you need to know in our spot.

Hey guys, Vanessa here. I remember this day so clearly. I was at the beach with my family and Scarlett wanted to nurse… so obviously I obliged. A lady was sitting near us and kept looking over. Finally, she asked me to cover up. The thing is, I was probably more covered with the baby on me than I was before haha.
Some people just don’t get it. Breastfeeding is normal and it should be a mother’s choice whether or not to cover up. With Scarlett being my third, I was very confident feeding in public. Her wanting to nurse at the beach made sense because, at 10 months old, nursing was still her primary source of nutrition.
And at this age, she was still really inconsistent with how much she ate solids.

Whether you’re breastfeeding, formula feeding, or combo feeding, milk is still the primary source of nutrition for your baby until 12 months. Solids are there to support that transition, not take over.

At the beach, Scarlett was overstimulated and not really feeling the idea of snacks. That’s normal. At this stage, babies are learning new textures, flavors, and skills like chewing and self-feeding. The gradual process of moving off milk feeds allows them to build confidence and curiosity around food while still getting the nourishment they need from breastmilk or formula.

Of course this may also mean nursing in public with Negative Nancies like the one I encountered haha.

If you’re unsure about how much your baby nurses or eats solids at this stage, then download BLW Meals app. We’ve included a clear solids timeline, feeding tips, and age-appropriate recipes that complement (not compete with) milk feeds. You’ll find guidance for when to offer solids, how to maintain a balanced feeding schedule, and what’s normal during the transition.

Remember: it’s not a race to cut bottles or wean early. Trust your baby, stay flexible, and let milk and meals work together.

Hey guys, Vanessa here. I remember this day so clearly. I was at the beach with my family and Scarlett wanted to nurse… so obviously I obliged. A lady was sitting near us and kept looking over. Finally, she asked me to cover up. The thing is, I was probably more covered with the baby on me than I was before haha.
Some people just don’t get it. Breastfeeding is normal and it should be a mother’s choice whether or not to cover up. With Scarlett being my third, I was very confident feeding in public. Her wanting to nurse at the beach made sense because, at 10 months old, nursing was still her primary source of nutrition.
And at this age, she was still really inconsistent with how much she ate solids.

Whether you’re breastfeeding, formula feeding, or combo feeding, milk is still the primary source of nutrition for your baby until 12 months. Solids are there to support that transition, not take over.

At the beach, Scarlett was overstimulated and not really feeling the idea of snacks. That’s normal. At this stage, babies are learning new textures, flavors, and skills like chewing and self-feeding. The gradual process of moving off milk feeds allows them to build confidence and curiosity around food while still getting the nourishment they need from breastmilk or formula.

Of course this may also mean nursing in public with Negative Nancies like the one I encountered haha.

If you’re unsure about how much your baby nurses or eats solids at this stage, then download BLW Meals app. We’ve included a clear solids timeline, feeding tips, and age-appropriate recipes that complement (not compete with) milk feeds. You’ll find guidance for when to offer solids, how to maintain a balanced feeding schedule, and what’s normal during the transition.

Remember: it’s not a race to cut bottles or wean early. Trust your baby, stay flexible, and let milk and meals work together.

💚 We are constantly being asked how much baby should be eating during their first year.

The truth is that there is no rule for this⁣⁣⁣🤷‍♀️⁠⁣⁣⁣⁠

👉 Each baby has their own needs and these can even change from one day to another. What matters is to give your little one the opportunity to eat and let them show you how much they need.

⏰ We recommend offering solids around similar times each day, and slowly adding in meals as they seem interested. ⁣⁣⁣⁠Some babies eat 1-2 “meals” per day right away, and others take more time to learn. ⁣⁣⁣⁠

🍽 We like to start with one meal so that you and baby are not overwhelmed with the new skill they are learning. ⁠⁣⁣⁣⁠As baby learns to eat, there will be a natural progression to adding another meal.

Remember this is just a guide, if your baby is interested in food you can offer more. And if your baby is taking their time to learn to eat, no need to rush them❤️⁣⁣⁠⁠

If you want more guidance on how to offer solids so you can confidently feed your little one, download the BLW meals📲 comment FREE APP for a link.

💚 We are constantly being asked how much baby should be eating during their first year.

The truth is that there is no rule for this⁣⁣⁣🤷‍♀️⁠⁣⁣⁣⁠

👉 Each baby has their own needs and these can even change from one day to another. What matters is to give your little one the opportunity to eat and let them show you how much they need.

⏰ We recommend offering solids around similar times each day, and slowly adding in meals as they seem interested. ⁣⁣⁣⁠Some babies eat 1-2 “meals” per day right away, and others take more time to learn. ⁣⁣⁣⁠

🍽 We like to start with one meal so that you and baby are not overwhelmed with the new skill they are learning. ⁠⁣⁣⁣⁠As baby learns to eat, there will be a natural progression to adding another meal.

Remember this is just a guide, if your baby is interested in food you can offer more. And if your baby is taking their time to learn to eat, no need to rush them❤️⁣⁣⁠⁠

If you want more guidance on how to offer solids so you can confidently feed your little one, download the BLW meals📲 comment FREE APP for a link.

🍋 When life gives you lemons, let your baby splash around with them! 🍋

Sensory play like this isn’t just adorable, it’s a key step towards building a positive relationship with food.

👶💡 Sensory play:

✅ exposes baby to different tastes and textures

✅ Boosts fine motor skills

✅ Encourages curiosity and exploration

✅ Supports language development

Sometimes creating these positive associations outside of mealtime in a pressure-free environment can make a big difference in them being interested in food!

Remember touching and exploring a food with all of their senses is often a first step towards wanting to taste it! Make sure to wash your baby afterwards and before long sun exposure to avoid skin irritation 💚.

If you more guidance with starting solids, check out our guides in the app📲. Comment LINK PLEASE and we will send you the link where you can see some guides such as “help! My baby does not want to eat.”

*Research for why babies benefit from messy food exploration:*

PMID: [29302261](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29302261)

PMID: [23060661](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23060661)

I.L. Bernstein, in [The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference](https://www.sciencedirect.com/referencework/9780123708809/the-senses-a-comprehensive-reference), 2008.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/food-aversion

Wolstenholme, H., Kelly, C., Hennessy, M. et al. Childhood fussy/picky eating behaviours: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 17, 2 (2020).

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0899-x

🍋 When life gives you lemons, let your baby splash around with them! 🍋

Sensory play like this isn’t just adorable, it’s a key step towards building a positive relationship with food.

👶💡 Sensory play:

✅ exposes baby to different tastes and textures

✅ Boosts fine motor skills

✅ Encourages curiosity and exploration

✅ Supports language development

Sometimes creating these positive associations outside of mealtime in a pressure-free environment can make a big difference in them being interested in food!

Remember touching and exploring a food with all of their senses is often a first step towards wanting to taste it! Make sure to wash your baby afterwards and before long sun exposure to avoid skin irritation 💚.

If you more guidance with starting solids, check out our guides in the app📲. Comment LINK PLEASE and we will send you the link where you can see some guides such as “help! My baby does not want to eat.”

*Research for why babies benefit from messy food exploration:*

PMID: [29302261](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29302261)

PMID: [23060661](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23060661)

I.L. Bernstein, in [The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference](https://www.sciencedirect.com/referencework/9780123708809/the-senses-a-comprehensive-reference), 2008.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/food-aversion

Wolstenholme, H., Kelly, C., Hennessy, M. et al. Childhood fussy/picky eating behaviours: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 17, 2 (2020).

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0899-x

📍Save for some baby meal ideas!

Are you feeling like feeding your baby is overwhelming?

Don’t stress, we are here for you!! Our BLW Meals App has over 600 baby-friendly recipes, daily meal plans, guides for every age and lots of other resources to make your life easier! Comment LINK PLEASE for the link do download it 📲.

Here are just a few guidelines to help you out:

🥦Offer food in safe sizes and textures (see how in our app’s free food library)

🥚Introduce the top allergens mindfully (see our allergen guide in the app 📲). Note in the graphic you’ll see egg, wheat and dairy three days in a row, however this is just an example of meals you can offer your little one. We typically recommend spacing the top 9 allergens out a bit more if you are worried about reactions. You can see how to do this in our meal plan.

❄️Offer a variety of flavors, textures and even temperatures

🧂No need to add salt before 12 months

🍭Try not to offer added sugar until the age of 2

🤓Our team of pediatric feeding professionals is constantly working to bring the best resources for you to help support you in feeding your family.

📍Save for some baby meal ideas!

Are you feeling like feeding your baby is overwhelming?

Don’t stress, we are here for you!! Our BLW Meals App has over 600 baby-friendly recipes, daily meal plans, guides for every age and lots of other resources to make your life easier! Comment LINK PLEASE for the link do download it 📲.

Here are just a few guidelines to help you out:

🥦Offer food in safe sizes and textures (see how in our app’s free food library)

🥚Introduce the top allergens mindfully (see our allergen guide in the app 📲). Note in the graphic you’ll see egg, wheat and dairy three days in a row, however this is just an example of meals you can offer your little one. We typically recommend spacing the top 9 allergens out a bit more if you are worried about reactions. You can see how to do this in our meal plan.

❄️Offer a variety of flavors, textures and even temperatures

🧂No need to add salt before 12 months

🍭Try not to offer added sugar until the age of 2

🤓Our team of pediatric feeding professionals is constantly working to bring the best resources for you to help support you in feeding your family.

Comment RICE for the full recipe!

🥘We love one-pan recipes, they make life so much easier and are a great way to offer multiple nutrients at once. This rice turns out nice and sticky, which makes it easier for baby to self-feed.

📲Download BLW Meals App for over 600 baby-friendly recipes that the whole family will love, we also have tons of resources to help you in feeding your baby, like our Free Food Library, Guides, First Foods Checklist and Meal Plans for each stage!

Comment RICE for the full recipe!

🥘We love one-pan recipes, they make life so much easier and are a great way to offer multiple nutrients at once. This rice turns out nice and sticky, which makes it easier for baby to self-feed.

📲Download BLW Meals App for over 600 baby-friendly recipes that the whole family will love, we also have tons of resources to help you in feeding your baby, like our Free Food Library, Guides, First Foods Checklist and Meal Plans for each stage!

📍Comment SEASONAL to get this printable list of produce that is typically in season in June in North America!

🤔Buying seasonal produce not only can support local farmers, but also the produce may be less expensive and will often taste the best! ⁠It’s also helpful to purchase fruit that is in season as it is often nutritionally at its peak.⁠

📝So make sure to take this list with you the next time you go grocery shopping and see how many of these you can check off by the end of the month!

💡Don’t forget, in BLW Meals App’s (free) Foods Library we have many different ways you can cook, cut, and season some of these foods so they are safe for your little one🎈

Don’t have it yet? Comment BLW LINK to download it for free today or use the link in bio.

🍎 Some of the foods we will be talking about this next month will be seasonal to some parts of the US/Canada (fruitsandveggies.org/USDA.gov)⁠.

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🧭This will definitely vary depending on where you are located but many of these foods will be at their peak ripeness this month.⁠⁠

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🤩We do our best to add new seasonal recipes each month in the app so you can always have inspiration on what to serve your family.

📍Comment SEASONAL to get this printable list of produce that is typically in season in June in North America!

🤔Buying seasonal produce not only can support local farmers, but also the produce may be less expensive and will often taste the best! ⁠It’s also helpful to purchase fruit that is in season as it is often nutritionally at its peak.⁠

📝So make sure to take this list with you the next time you go grocery shopping and see how many of these you can check off by the end of the month!

💡Don’t forget, in BLW Meals App’s (free) Foods Library we have many different ways you can cook, cut, and season some of these foods so they are safe for your little one🎈

Don’t have it yet? Comment BLW LINK to download it for free today or use the link in bio.

🍎 Some of the foods we will be talking about this next month will be seasonal to some parts of the US/Canada (fruitsandveggies.org/USDA.gov)⁠.

⁠

🧭This will definitely vary depending on where you are located but many of these foods will be at their peak ripeness this month.⁠⁠

⁠⁠

🤩We do our best to add new seasonal recipes each month in the app so you can always have inspiration on what to serve your family.

While this doesn’t cover every nutrient a baby needs for growth (others like choline and DHA/Omega-3s are also important), these are a few key nutrients we’re focusing on right now!

Did you know that in our app’s food library you can use filters to search for foods based on nutrients? We worked with our pediatric feeding team and dietitians to organize them so that when you search for a food like “iron” you can find a variety of foods that either unexpectedly have iron or are iron-rich!

In our “How to serve” guide in the app we talk about offering:

- An iron/zinc-rich food source
- An energy-rich food
- A fruit or a veggie

This is just a general guide for when you are building baby’s plate so you can help them meet their nutrient needs for growth 💚.

Comment “LINK PLEASE” if you don’t have our app yet or use link in bio to download.

While this doesn’t cover every nutrient a baby needs for growth (others like choline and DHA/Omega-3s are also important), these are a few key nutrients we’re focusing on right now!

Did you know that in our app’s food library you can use filters to search for foods based on nutrients? We worked with our pediatric feeding team and dietitians to organize them so that when you search for a food like “iron” you can find a variety of foods that either unexpectedly have iron or are iron-rich!

In our “How to serve” guide in the app we talk about offering:

- An iron/zinc-rich food source
- An energy-rich food
- A fruit or a veggie

This is just a general guide for when you are building baby’s plate so you can help them meet their nutrient needs for growth 💚.

Comment “LINK PLEASE” if you don’t have our app yet or use link in bio to download.

Comment FREE LIBRARY to access our app’s Free Food Library that shows you how to offer 100+ foods safely to your baby!!

It can be so hard to know which foods to start solids with and how to offer them safely to avoid choking. And that’s where we come in, our team of pediatric feeding specialists has developed BLW Meals App with everything you need to know about feeding your baby, including guides by age, meal plans, 600+ recipes and more 😉

Comment FREE LIBRARY to access our app’s Free Food Library that shows you how to offer 100+ foods safely to your baby!!

It can be so hard to know which foods to start solids with and how to offer them safely to avoid choking. And that’s where we come in, our team of pediatric feeding specialists has developed BLW Meals App with everything you need to know about feeding your baby, including guides by age, meal plans, 600+ recipes and more 😉

Babies have been eating a variety of ways for centuries! 👶🍽️

Have you been told you HAVE to start with purees? 🥄

You have options! 🙌

Some babies don’t love or take to purees and want to try soft finger foods. 🍌🥑

Some families start with purees and move to finger foods, and others just jump right in! 👣

📚 Studies currently indicate that the risk with purees and developmentally appropriate finger foods is the same.

⚠️ Parent education on choking risks is a huge factor.

Knowing how to spot common choking hazards (very round, hard objects like grapes/hot dogs 🌭🍇) and how to modify them (like quartering) helps reduce the risk.

Gagging is super common when starting solids 😮‍💨—and it usually subsides around 9–10 months. This is because the gag reflex can be more sensitive and closer to the front/middle of the tongue 👅 early on.

If it’s making solids stressful, try dipping stick-shaped teethers in mashed foods 🦷🍠—great for working on chewing skills!

We have tons of tips and guides to help you confidently start solids with your little one 💪📲

Comment LINK PLEASE to get the app!

💌 Send this to a friend who’s starting solids with their little one soon!

Babies have been eating a variety of ways for centuries! 👶🍽️

Have you been told you HAVE to start with purees? 🥄

You have options! 🙌

Some babies don’t love or take to purees and want to try soft finger foods. 🍌🥑

Some families start with purees and move to finger foods, and others just jump right in! 👣

📚 Studies currently indicate that the risk with purees and developmentally appropriate finger foods is the same.

⚠️ Parent education on choking risks is a huge factor.

Knowing how to spot common choking hazards (very round, hard objects like grapes/hot dogs 🌭🍇) and how to modify them (like quartering) helps reduce the risk.

Gagging is super common when starting solids 😮‍💨—and it usually subsides around 9–10 months. This is because the gag reflex can be more sensitive and closer to the front/middle of the tongue 👅 early on.

If it’s making solids stressful, try dipping stick-shaped teethers in mashed foods 🦷🍠—great for working on chewing skills!

We have tons of tips and guides to help you confidently start solids with your little one 💪📲

Comment LINK PLEASE to get the app!

💌 Send this to a friend who’s starting solids with their little one soon!

📍Comment FREE APP to access our guide on gagging and choking so you can know how to avoid choking and deal with gagging.

🥗We are all about introducing babies to a variety of flavors and textures to create positive associations with food and eating.

➡️We don’t like to label foods as “good” or “bad,” but there are a few things to be mindful of when feeding babies, such as foods that present a high risk of choking. Whenever you’re in doubt about how to offer something, check out our app’s Free Food Library, there we show you how to offer foods in a way that is safe for babies at different stages 💚

📍Comment FREE APP to access our guide on gagging and choking so you can know how to avoid choking and deal with gagging.

🥗We are all about introducing babies to a variety of flavors and textures to create positive associations with food and eating.

➡️We don’t like to label foods as “good” or “bad,” but there are a few things to be mindful of when feeding babies, such as foods that present a high risk of choking. Whenever you’re in doubt about how to offer something, check out our app’s Free Food Library, there we show you how to offer foods in a way that is safe for babies at different stages 💚

💡Did you knorw that offering babies an alternative if they refuse their meal has been shown to increase picky eating?

Keep reading to find out what to consider⬇️

✅Did you offer favorites on their plate in combination with foods they are still learning to like? (P.S. don’t stress about this when first starting solids. Babies don’t really know ✨what✨ they like until around 12 months!)

✅Did you remember that babies are intuitive eaters and are much better than us at knowing precisely what amount of food they need? It’s important we let them listen to their bodies! It’s okay to let your baby lead here.

✅ You can be flexible with their mealtime schedule and move the next meal up a bit if needed!

✅ It’s okay if your baby is hungrier during their next meal. Remember you are feeding multiple meals daily.

✅Milk feeds are the main source of nutrition until 1 year. It’s okay if your baby isn’t finishing (or not even touching) their solid meals.

✅An established mealtime schedule can help your little one learn their hunger and fullness cues and this will set you up for success against any unwanted mealtime behavior in the long run.

When babies get an alternative after refusing something, they will learn to refuse food they don’t want to get “better” options. You may not notice this at first, but as baby turns toddler you will have a more difficult time with feeding habits.

💡**When you worry less about how MUCH baby eats and focus more on offering well-balanced meals and positive opportunities to learn to like food, you will likely see a beautiful relationship with food develop throughout their toddler years.

For more information on navigating picky eating, check out our guide in the app! Comment LINK PLEASE to download it📲

💡Did you knorw that offering babies an alternative if they refuse their meal has been shown to increase picky eating?

Keep reading to find out what to consider⬇️

✅Did you offer favorites on their plate in combination with foods they are still learning to like? (P.S. don’t stress about this when first starting solids. Babies don’t really know ✨what✨ they like until around 12 months!)

✅Did you remember that babies are intuitive eaters and are much better than us at knowing precisely what amount of food they need? It’s important we let them listen to their bodies! It’s okay to let your baby lead here.

✅ You can be flexible with their mealtime schedule and move the next meal up a bit if needed!

✅ It’s okay if your baby is hungrier during their next meal. Remember you are feeding multiple meals daily.

✅Milk feeds are the main source of nutrition until 1 year. It’s okay if your baby isn’t finishing (or not even touching) their solid meals.

✅An established mealtime schedule can help your little one learn their hunger and fullness cues and this will set you up for success against any unwanted mealtime behavior in the long run.

When babies get an alternative after refusing something, they will learn to refuse food they don’t want to get “better” options. You may not notice this at first, but as baby turns toddler you will have a more difficult time with feeding habits.

💡**When you worry less about how MUCH baby eats and focus more on offering well-balanced meals and positive opportunities to learn to like food, you will likely see a beautiful relationship with food develop throughout their toddler years.

For more information on navigating picky eating, check out our guide in the app! Comment LINK PLEASE to download it📲

What things do you choose your battles on?⬇️

👑Luca (11 months in the video) has decided that he doesn’t love bibs 🙃.

At first I was stressed about him getting messy and how I’d clean it up.

But honestly? Meals are usually messy either way, so I try to lean into it, and feign indifference.

If there’s something that seems to upset your little one sensory-wise or maybe bibs are another thing for YOU to clean, then ditch it!

A bib isn’t always a necessary part of learning to eat.

🍽 The same can be said for utensils, plates, or even certain seating arrangements at this stage.

You know your little one best, and one important part of responsive feeding is also creating a positive meal environment.

Every family has to find what works for them!

For judgment free starting solids guides and ways to start solids confidently with your little one then BLW Meals app is for you!

Comment “link please” or use link in bio to get a free download 💚

What things do you choose your battles on?⬇️

👑Luca (11 months in the video) has decided that he doesn’t love bibs 🙃.

At first I was stressed about him getting messy and how I’d clean it up.

But honestly? Meals are usually messy either way, so I try to lean into it, and feign indifference.

If there’s something that seems to upset your little one sensory-wise or maybe bibs are another thing for YOU to clean, then ditch it!

A bib isn’t always a necessary part of learning to eat.

🍽 The same can be said for utensils, plates, or even certain seating arrangements at this stage.

You know your little one best, and one important part of responsive feeding is also creating a positive meal environment.

Every family has to find what works for them!

For judgment free starting solids guides and ways to start solids confidently with your little one then BLW Meals app is for you!

Comment “link please” or use link in bio to get a free download 💚

Comment FREE LIBRARY to see your offer 100+ foods safely to your baby 📲

💚Cauliflower is an excellent first food for baby!

It can be offered on its own, as shown in the video above, or added to so many recipes!

😉In BLW Meals app, we even give you different cooking options at the end of each food! Plus, there’s over 600 baby-friendly recipes and you can use our search bar to look for recipes with the ingredient you want to use, like cauliflower!

✨These are some of the top rated cauliflower recipes in our app:

- Cauliflower Cheddar Bites
- Baked Cauliflower Nuggets
- Cauliflower Cheese Cakes
- Cauliflower Chicken Bites
- Baked Cheesy Cauliflower

What’s your favorite way to have cauliflower? Let us know in the comments below.

Comment FREE LIBRARY to see your offer 100+ foods safely to your baby 📲

💚Cauliflower is an excellent first food for baby!

It can be offered on its own, as shown in the video above, or added to so many recipes!

😉In BLW Meals app, we even give you different cooking options at the end of each food! Plus, there’s over 600 baby-friendly recipes and you can use our search bar to look for recipes with the ingredient you want to use, like cauliflower!

✨These are some of the top rated cauliflower recipes in our app:

- Cauliflower Cheddar Bites
- Baked Cauliflower Nuggets
- Cauliflower Cheese Cakes
- Cauliflower Chicken Bites
- Baked Cheesy Cauliflower

What’s your favorite way to have cauliflower? Let us know in the comments below.

Hey! Emma (Speech-Language Pathologist) here! I used this technique to teach my son, Wes, to drink from a straw at 6 months.

It’s called the Pipette Method -

🥤 Put a straw inside a cup of water and cover the open end with your finger. Without removing your finger, lift the straw carefully to seal in some water.

- place the straw in your baby’s mouth at the midline
- Try to wait for baby to seal their lips around the straw
- start small! You can gradually add a little more liquid in as your practice, but it’s best to keep these sips small at the beginning
- repeat, repeat, repeat!
- some coughing is common and expected as baby is learning to drink liquid after a quicker pace than they may be used to.

Remember that this is a learning process like any other and takes time. Some babies learn very quickly and others take longer. Either way, patience is key; there’s no rush 💚

We have an entire guide on offering liquids to baby in our BLW Meals app if you’re looking for more tips. Comment “LINK PLEASE” to for a link to download it. New users can access all premium content for 14 days for free!

Hey! Emma (Speech-Language Pathologist) here! I used this technique to teach my son, Wes, to drink from a straw at 6 months.

It’s called the Pipette Method -

🥤 Put a straw inside a cup of water and cover the open end with your finger. Without removing your finger, lift the straw carefully to seal in some water.

- place the straw in your baby’s mouth at the midline
- Try to wait for baby to seal their lips around the straw
- start small! You can gradually add a little more liquid in as your practice, but it’s best to keep these sips small at the beginning
- repeat, repeat, repeat!
- some coughing is common and expected as baby is learning to drink liquid after a quicker pace than they may be used to.

Remember that this is a learning process like any other and takes time. Some babies learn very quickly and others take longer. Either way, patience is key; there’s no rush 💚

We have an entire guide on offering liquids to baby in our BLW Meals app if you’re looking for more tips. Comment “LINK PLEASE” to for a link to download it. New users can access all premium content for 14 days for free!

💚 Quick check-in…

How are we doing with having a ONE-YEAR-OLD?! 🎂

👣Taking steps into toddlerhood (figuratively and literally) can feel exciting and also overwhelming.

Moving from “milk-first” to “food-first” at 1 year old is new territory. That’s why we created BLW Meals app 📲 Comment FREE APP and we’ll send you a link for all the info you’ll need to navigate this new stage.

We have all the info above categorized by your little one’s developmental age, plus a free foods library so you can look up over 70 foods on how to serve them. All guides, 500+ recipes, and meal plans are created by our pediatric feeding team and are regularly updated with new content.

As you little one is now 1-year-old…

➡️They have more flexibility with foods eaten in regard to textures, shapes, salt intake, and more.

➡️Food selectiveness may begin (if it hasn’t already!). Try to keep your cool and follow our tips for navigating this tricky stage.

➡️ Their gut is developed enough to handle honey, however we recommend it in moderation as it is considered an added sugar.

Share this post with a parent friend!

💚 Quick check-in…

How are we doing with having a ONE-YEAR-OLD?! 🎂

👣Taking steps into toddlerhood (figuratively and literally) can feel exciting and also overwhelming.

Moving from “milk-first” to “food-first” at 1 year old is new territory. That’s why we created BLW Meals app 📲 Comment FREE APP and we’ll send you a link for all the info you’ll need to navigate this new stage.

We have all the info above categorized by your little one’s developmental age, plus a free foods library so you can look up over 70 foods on how to serve them. All guides, 500+ recipes, and meal plans are created by our pediatric feeding team and are regularly updated with new content.

As you little one is now 1-year-old…

➡️They have more flexibility with foods eaten in regard to textures, shapes, salt intake, and more.

➡️Food selectiveness may begin (if it hasn’t already!). Try to keep your cool and follow our tips for navigating this tricky stage.

➡️ Their gut is developed enough to handle honey, however we recommend it in moderation as it is considered an added sugar.

Share this post with a parent friend!

📍Share with someone who is starting solids with their little one 👶🏼

There are many approaches to starting solids and different things can work for different people. We love the baby-led approach for multiple reasons and that is why we work so hard to show families how to go about it 💚

👶🏽 Baby-led weaning is a method of starting solids in which babies have the opportunity to self-feed from the beginning. Research has shown that letting babies self-feed and following their cues can offer many benefits, like the development of oral-motor skills and intuitive eating. You can do this with both finger foods and purees! To read more about this in our app and get our free guides and food library comment “FREE APP.”

Here, 6 month old 👑 Luca is having some zucchini, meatball and pasta with tomato sauce 😋

These are some things to be mindful of when feeding at 6-8 month-old babies:

➡️ Make sure the food is soft enough to be easily “smashed” between your thumb and index finger - that way they can chew it even without teeth

➡️ Offer foods in stick shapes so they can pick it up using their palmar grasp

➡️ Appetites vary a lot! Start with ~1 tablespoon of each food and offer more if they seem interested

➡️ The beginning can be messy, but that’s part of learning and building a healthy relationship with food and eating 😉

📍Share with someone who is starting solids with their little one 👶🏼

There are many approaches to starting solids and different things can work for different people. We love the baby-led approach for multiple reasons and that is why we work so hard to show families how to go about it 💚

👶🏽 Baby-led weaning is a method of starting solids in which babies have the opportunity to self-feed from the beginning. Research has shown that letting babies self-feed and following their cues can offer many benefits, like the development of oral-motor skills and intuitive eating. You can do this with both finger foods and purees! To read more about this in our app and get our free guides and food library comment “FREE APP.”

Here, 6 month old 👑 Luca is having some zucchini, meatball and pasta with tomato sauce 😋

These are some things to be mindful of when feeding at 6-8 month-old babies:

➡️ Make sure the food is soft enough to be easily “smashed” between your thumb and index finger - that way they can chew it even without teeth

➡️ Offer foods in stick shapes so they can pick it up using their palmar grasp

➡️ Appetites vary a lot! Start with ~1 tablespoon of each food and offer more if they seem interested

➡️ The beginning can be messy, but that’s part of learning and building a healthy relationship with food and eating 😉

🙋🏽‍♀️Have you ever wondered about this?

While it may seem that teeth are a necessity for eating, babies can actually manage to chew even before their teeth come in!

👉There is an easy way to know if baby will be able to chew something:

- Squish the food between your thumb and pointer finger, if it mashes easily it means they can chew it with their gums.
- In the beginning soft stick-shaped foods (like a banana) are easy for baby to hold onto and self-feed.

📲 If you want to know how to safely offer foods to your baby, comment FREE LIBRARY to download BLW Meals App and access our Free Food Library that shows exactly how to offer 100+ foods safely to your baby!

🙋🏽‍♀️Have you ever wondered about this?

While it may seem that teeth are a necessity for eating, babies can actually manage to chew even before their teeth come in!

👉There is an easy way to know if baby will be able to chew something:

- Squish the food between your thumb and pointer finger, if it mashes easily it means they can chew it with their gums.
- In the beginning soft stick-shaped foods (like a banana) are easy for baby to hold onto and self-feed.

📲 If you want to know how to safely offer foods to your baby, comment FREE LIBRARY to download BLW Meals App and access our Free Food Library that shows exactly how to offer 100+ foods safely to your baby!

IT’S THE LAST DAY OF OUR SALE!

Get access to our food throwing guide and all premium content in our app (recipes, meal plans, all guides) now during our big 40% off sale.

Instead of $34.99 for a whole year of full access to the app, you can get it all for only $20.99 (that’s equivalent to only $1.75 per month!). This is the BEST price you can get all year so you don’t want to miss this!

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💫⁣⁣⁠⁣Here are some tips that can help in the meantime:⁣⁣⁠⁣

1. Minimize distractions: Keep pets in another room as long as you can, and turn the TV off. ⁣⁣⁠⁣

2. Don’t react: This one is super hard! Keep in mind babies are learning about cause and effect. If you give a big reaction, it may encourage them to keep the behavior going. The calmer you are, the more likely they are to realize that they won’t get the reaction they are wanting from you.⁣⁣⁠⁣

3.Reduce the portion sizes significantly! This can help reduce waste and make the throwing less appealing.

4.Explain your expectations: Babies won’t know what behavior you want from them, if you don’t express your expectations clearly, calmly and consistently. Using physical tools and hand motions helps! For example: putting a colored piece of tape on the table you can point to it and say “plate goes here.” Pointing to the plate you can say “Food goes here.” Repetition and consistency is important!⁣⁣⁠ ⁣

Even though your baby is young, they understand more than you know!⁣

5.If this keeps going on, they may be done eating! It’s okay to end the meal.⁠⁣

IT’S THE LAST DAY OF OUR SALE!

Get access to our food throwing guide and all premium content in our app (recipes, meal plans, all guides) now during our big 40% off sale.

Instead of $34.99 for a whole year of full access to the app, you can get it all for only $20.99 (that’s equivalent to only $1.75 per month!). This is the BEST price you can get all year so you don’t want to miss this!

Comment ‘40’ to get the sale📲. ⁣⁣⁠⁣

💫⁣⁣⁠⁣Here are some tips that can help in the meantime:⁣⁣⁠⁣

1. Minimize distractions: Keep pets in another room as long as you can, and turn the TV off. ⁣⁣⁠⁣

2. Don’t react: This one is super hard! Keep in mind babies are learning about cause and effect. If you give a big reaction, it may encourage them to keep the behavior going. The calmer you are, the more likely they are to realize that they won’t get the reaction they are wanting from you.⁣⁣⁠⁣

3.Reduce the portion sizes significantly! This can help reduce waste and make the throwing less appealing.

4.Explain your expectations: Babies won’t know what behavior you want from them, if you don’t express your expectations clearly, calmly and consistently. Using physical tools and hand motions helps! For example: putting a colored piece of tape on the table you can point to it and say “plate goes here.” Pointing to the plate you can say “Food goes here.” Repetition and consistency is important!⁣⁣⁠ ⁣

Even though your baby is young, they understand more than you know!⁣

5.If this keeps going on, they may be done eating! It’s okay to end the meal.⁠⁣

THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF OUR 40% OFF SALE ON THE APP! Comment “40” to get a detailed guide on how to introduce allergens + meal plans to take all the brain work out of it. 📲

Plus, you’ll get access to all our guides, over 600 recipes, and meal plans for your baby!

The possibility of an allergic reaction is something that worries every parent. The recommendations concerning the foods that could trigger an allergic reaction has changed massively in recent years. ⁠

In the past, parents were advised to delay the introduction of certain allergenic foods to their babies; however, after further research, the recommendations and guidelines on this matter have been updated.⁠

We now have some newer research that early exposure (and frequent) to these top allergens may be protective and reduce the risk for allergies as kids grow. The strongest research shows there’s evidence for this especially with peanut and egg. Overall, the newer recommendations also include early exposure to other allergens as well (LEAP study)🤗⁠.⁠

🥜 Some of the most common foods that are likely to trigger an allergic reaction according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food Allergy Research & Education include:⁠

- Fish (finned fish)⁠
- Milk and dairy products⁠
- Wheat⁠
- Shellfish⁠
- Peanuts⁠
- Tree Nuts⁠
- Egg⁠
- Soy ⁠
- Sesame ⁠* is the newest addition to the top allergens⁠

🥜Some tips for allergen exposure:⁠

- Offer early in the day around 6 months and don’t put baby down for a nap immediately after so you can watch for a reaction.
- Space out the allergens. For example do not offer peanut and egg on the same day, otherwise if there is a reaction you may not know which food it is coming from.⁠
- If your baby has severe eczema or other diagnosed autoimmune conditions or your family is high risk for developing food allergies, make a plan with allergy introduction with your pediatrician or allergist.
- Communicate with your pediatrician and record any reactions (photos/videos) as needed. ⁠

Share with a friend who is starting solids soon!

THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF OUR 40% OFF SALE ON THE APP! Comment “40” to get a detailed guide on how to introduce allergens + meal plans to take all the brain work out of it. 📲

Plus, you’ll get access to all our guides, over 600 recipes, and meal plans for your baby!

The possibility of an allergic reaction is something that worries every parent. The recommendations concerning the foods that could trigger an allergic reaction has changed massively in recent years. ⁠

In the past, parents were advised to delay the introduction of certain allergenic foods to their babies; however, after further research, the recommendations and guidelines on this matter have been updated.⁠

We now have some newer research that early exposure (and frequent) to these top allergens may be protective and reduce the risk for allergies as kids grow. The strongest research shows there’s evidence for this especially with peanut and egg. Overall, the newer recommendations also include early exposure to other allergens as well (LEAP study)🤗⁠.⁠

🥜 Some of the most common foods that are likely to trigger an allergic reaction according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food Allergy Research & Education include:⁠

- Fish (finned fish)⁠
- Milk and dairy products⁠
- Wheat⁠
- Shellfish⁠
- Peanuts⁠
- Tree Nuts⁠
- Egg⁠
- Soy ⁠
- Sesame ⁠* is the newest addition to the top allergens⁠

🥜Some tips for allergen exposure:⁠

- Offer early in the day around 6 months and don’t put baby down for a nap immediately after so you can watch for a reaction.
- Space out the allergens. For example do not offer peanut and egg on the same day, otherwise if there is a reaction you may not know which food it is coming from.⁠
- If your baby has severe eczema or other diagnosed autoimmune conditions or your family is high risk for developing food allergies, make a plan with allergy introduction with your pediatrician or allergist.
- Communicate with your pediatrician and record any reactions (photos/videos) as needed. ⁠

Share with a friend who is starting solids soon!

Comment PRINT for a Free printable on how to offer foods safely for babies!

And if you want even more where that came from-

Our BLW Meals App is on Sale 40% OFF right now!! Instead of $34.99 for a whole year of full access to the app, you can get it all for only $20.99 ✨ (that’s equivalent to only $1.75 per month!). The sale ends tomorrow-this is the BEST price you can get all year so you don’t want to miss it!

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🍓 Strawberries are among the most beloved fruits, especially by babies. They are delicious! 🤤

🍓They are also a source of fiber, B vitamins, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, and antioxidants. They help with constipation and improve iron absorption 💪🏾

🍓And how can you offer them?

➡️6 months + ⁠

Choose ripe strawberries, wash them well, and offer them whole if they are large.

▫️Cut in half or into quarters.

▫️In thin slices, although it may be harder for the baby to pick them up at the beginning.

🥄 If you don’t want to start with solid foods, you can offer them mashed or crushed with a spoon.

➡️ 9 months + ⁠

▫️If the baby can do the pincer grasp 👌🏻 you can offer them in smaller pieces.

Comment PRINT for a Free printable on how to offer foods safely for babies!

And if you want even more where that came from-

Our BLW Meals App is on Sale 40% OFF right now!! Instead of $34.99 for a whole year of full access to the app, you can get it all for only $20.99 ✨ (that’s equivalent to only $1.75 per month!). The sale ends tomorrow-this is the BEST price you can get all year so you don’t want to miss it!

Comment “40” if you don’t have our app yet to get the sale!

🍓 Strawberries are among the most beloved fruits, especially by babies. They are delicious! 🤤

🍓They are also a source of fiber, B vitamins, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, and antioxidants. They help with constipation and improve iron absorption 💪🏾

🍓And how can you offer them?

➡️6 months + ⁠

Choose ripe strawberries, wash them well, and offer them whole if they are large.

▫️Cut in half or into quarters.

▫️In thin slices, although it may be harder for the baby to pick them up at the beginning.

🥄 If you don’t want to start with solid foods, you can offer them mashed or crushed with a spoon.

➡️ 9 months + ⁠

▫️If the baby can do the pincer grasp 👌🏻 you can offer them in smaller pieces.

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Make your life a lot easier with our age-specific meal plans, 600+ baby-friendly recipes, guides and more!!

💚And remember, there are lots of different ways to feed your baby, so try not to stress about doing things “the right way”.

Here are just a few guidelines to help you out:

🥦Offer food in safe sizes and textures (see how in our app’s free food library)

🥚Introduce the top allergens mindfully (see our allergen guide in the app 📲).

❄️Offer a variety of flavors, textures and even temperatures

🧂No need to add salt before 12 months, however small amounts of salt in some family meals will likely not be harmful as babies rarely eat enough for it to be quantifiable.

🍭Try not to offer added sugar until the age of 2.

🤓Our team of pediatric feeding professionals is constantly working to bring the best resources for you to help support you in feeding your family.

‼️Mother’s Day Sale!!! Get access to all premium content in our app for 40% off right now during our sale! That comes out to just $1.75/month for BLW Meals App!

Comment 40 to get it 📲

Make your life a lot easier with our age-specific meal plans, 600+ baby-friendly recipes, guides and more!!

💚And remember, there are lots of different ways to feed your baby, so try not to stress about doing things “the right way”.

Here are just a few guidelines to help you out:

🥦Offer food in safe sizes and textures (see how in our app’s free food library)

🥚Introduce the top allergens mindfully (see our allergen guide in the app 📲).

❄️Offer a variety of flavors, textures and even temperatures

🧂No need to add salt before 12 months, however small amounts of salt in some family meals will likely not be harmful as babies rarely eat enough for it to be quantifiable.

🍭Try not to offer added sugar until the age of 2.

🤓Our team of pediatric feeding professionals is constantly working to bring the best resources for you to help support you in feeding your family.

🥦Comment BROCCOLI for this easy and delicious recipe!

This is a great way make a whole meal in one pan, and it’s so delicious that the whole family will love it!
Our BLW Meals App has over 600 easy and nutritious recipes like this one, developed by dietitians! We also have meal plans for each stage, allergen introduction, how to offer foods safely, starting solids guides and much more!

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🥦Comment BROCCOLI for this easy and delicious recipe!

This is a great way make a whole meal in one pan, and it’s so delicious that the whole family will love it!
Our BLW Meals App has over 600 easy and nutritious recipes like this one, developed by dietitians! We also have meal plans for each stage, allergen introduction, how to offer foods safely, starting solids guides and much more!

🚨These are the last days of our Mother’s Day Sale where you can get an annual subscription for 40% off!

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Please note — some foods can be binding or loosening depending on ripeness and cooking method. Additionally, gas is a normal part of digestion and often improves over time!
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Swipe through to see which foods may impact your baby’s belly ➡️➡️➡️
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Ready to learn more? 👀

Take advantage of our Mother’s Day Sale 🌷(aka our best deal of the year) at 40% OFF! You’ll get FULL access 600+ recipes, expert-created guides, and a FREE food library in @blwmealsapp.

Comment ‘40’ to download the app now so you don’t miss it! 🙌,

© If you share this post, please tag @blwmealsapp

#blwmealsapp #blwmeals #startingsolids #babyfood #weaning #weaningideas #babyfoodideas #feedingbaby #babyledfeeding #babyledweaning #constipationhelp

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At first I was kind of frustrated I bought this large croissant only for Wes to take just a few bites, but then I realized he was actually satisfied AND I got to eat the leftovers.

That’s what we call a win-win situation my friends.

Looking for help navigating this feeding journey?

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Your baby isn’t a baby anymore... and feeding gets a *whole* lot trickier in toddlerhood 😅⁠

From picky eating to power struggles, toddler meals come with new challenges and we’re here to help.⁠

⁠

👶 If you loved @blwmealsapp for baby-led weaning, you’ll *need* @kidsmealsapp for surviving the toddlerhood and school-aged years!

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🍽️ Simple meals, smart strategies, and support from our pediatric feeding team-right when you need it most.⁠

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🎉 Now’s the best time to grab it during our biggest sale of the year-@kidsmealsapp is 40% off!

Comment KIDS to get the sale today!

Your future self (and your toddler) will thank you. 💛⁠

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Stuck in a rut with what to serve baby for breakfast? Try our nutrient-dense, protein packed yogurt waffles 🧇

Comment YOGURT WAFFLES and I’ll send you the recipe!

Get instant access to over 600 baby-friendly recipes like this f(and everything in our app!) for $20.99-that’s less than $1.75/month right now during our Mother’s Day Promo.

Open the app and click the Mother’s Day banner at the top to access sale pricing.

Be sure you are following us to get the recipe 💚

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This season (and every season), our hearts are overflowing with gratitude. 💚

We’re so incredibly thankful for YOU-our amazing community-for trusting us, supporting our small business, and allowing us to be a part of your feeding journey.

Helping families feed their babies and kids with confidence and joy is the greatest gift, and it’s something we never take for granted.

From our pediatric feeding team to your family: thank you for being here, for believing in us, and for letting us do what we love. 💚

✨ As a small thank you, we’re offering our BIGGEST sale of the year for Mother’s Day 40%% off both apps- BLW Meals and Kids Meals! ✨

Don’t have our apps yet? Comment “BLW” or “KIDS” to download them now and get the sale!

We hope it helps make mealtimes even a little bit easier and more joyful. 🥰

This season (and every season), our hearts are overflowing with gratitude. 💚

We’re so incredibly thankful for YOU-our amazing community-for trusting us, supporting our small business, and allowing us to be a part of your feeding journey.

Helping families feed their babies and kids with confidence and joy is the greatest gift, and it’s something we never take for granted.

From our pediatric feeding team to your family: thank you for being here, for believing in us, and for letting us do what we love. 💚

✨ As a small thank you, we’re offering our BIGGEST sale of the year for Mother’s Day 40%% off both apps- BLW Meals and Kids Meals! ✨

Don’t have our apps yet? Comment “BLW” or “KIDS” to download them now and get the sale!

We hope it helps make mealtimes even a little bit easier and more joyful. 🥰

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