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Most parents are told to start with rice cereal at 6 months. But that was never my first choice.

Around 6 months, babies’ nutritional needs increase, especially for iron, zinc, choline, and healthy fats that support brain development, immunity, and growth.

Instead of relying on fortified rice cereal, I prioritize nutrient-dense whole foods that naturally provide essential nutrients.

🥩 Liver: Heme iron, B12, and choline

🥚 Egg yolks: Choline and healthy fats for brain development

🐟 Sardines: Omega-3s, calcium, and B12

🦴 Bone marrow: Nourishing fats and energy

🥩 Red meat: Highly absorbable iron, zinc, and protein

Starting solids is about so much more than learning to eat. It’s an opportunity to nourish your baby’s growing brain and body while building lifelong healthy eating habits.

That’s why I created my Baby’s First Foods guide, packed with my favorite first foods, nutrient-dense recipes, feeding schedules, safe allergen introduction, oral development tips, and feeding essentials.

Save this for when your baby starts solids and share it with another mama! 🤍

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This is why I didn’t listen to my pediatrician when they told me to start with rice cereal… 👇🏼

Around 6 months, babies’ iron needs increase significantly, making iron-rich foods an important part of starting solids.

But instead of reaching for fortified, highly processed rice cereal, I chose naturally iron-rich, nutrient-dense whole foods.

One of my favorites? Liver. 🥩

Liver provides highly bioavailable heme iron along with B12, folate, choline, copper and vitamin A — nutrients that support your baby during a period of incredibly rapid growth and development.

Rice cereal gets much of its iron from fortification. I’d rather prioritize whole foods that naturally provide iron alongside other essential nutrients.

Starting solids isn’t just about teaching your baby how to eat. It’s an opportunity to build a nutrient-dense foundation from their very first bite.

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There’s a reason babies start solids around 6 months:

Babies are born with iron stores that help carry them through their first months of life. But around 6 months, those stores begin to decline while their iron needs increase.

And breast milk alone doesn’t provide enough iron to meet those growing needs.

That’s why the first foods I prioritize aren’t just “baby foods.” They’re iron-rich, nutrient-dense whole foods like meat, egg yolks, sardines and carefully portioned liver.

Iron is essential for healthy brain development, red blood cell production and delivering oxygen throughout your baby’s rapidly growing body. 🧠

What you introduce during this stage matters.

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What your baby eats - and HOW they eat it - can influence how their face develops and how they BREATHE.

A baby’s face isn’t shaped by genetics alone. As the jaws and facial structures grow, the muscles of the tongue, cheeks and jaw provide mechanical forces that interact with that growth.

That’s why I love offering safe, appropriately prepared foods like lamb chops once baby is developmentally ready.

🥩 Gnawing and chewing makes the jaw muscles work
👅 The tongue practices moving, pressing and controlling food
🦷 More challenging textures give the mouth experiences that purées don’t provide
👃 Jaw, palate and tongue development are closely connected to the space and function of the upper airway- and helps encourage nasal breathing over mouth breathing.

And lamb itself is incredibly nutrient dense, providing iron, zinc, B12, protein and fat during a period of rapid growth and development.

Always serve meat in an age appropriate way and supervise your baby while eating.

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