If you're using formula for your baby or toddler, you'll want to listen into this episode to

hear when, why, and how to transition away from formula. It might be earlier than you'd think.

Welcome to feeding toddlers made easy.

I'm Casey Barnes, registered dietitian nutritionist with a master of clinical nutrition,

mom of two, and I can confidently say that parenting is the hardest job I've ever had.

So my goal with this podcast and all the resources at mama knowsnutrition.com is to help make feeding your little one easier, whether that be with picky eating help, recipes and meal ideas, or the reminders that you

are doing a good job despite your little one flipping out when you cut their toast the wrong way.

I see you and I know how hard you're working. Let's dive into this chat on formula

and give you all the tips you need to know to transition off a formula when the time is right.

Now, your pediatrician may have given you some information on this, but if your baby is

younger than one and they haven't said anything yet and you don't know when

the transition is coming or they're older than one and they just didn't give you any advice

on how to actually do this, we're going to walk through it today. So around 12 months is when

you're going to want to transition off of formula. And it does feel young. Like they do kind of still feel

like a baby at that point, but at 12 months, that's officially toddlerhood. Isn't that crazy?

You got one year with your baby. That's it. And then they're a toddler. So this is when we're

making the transition off a formula, and they're going to move

into the phase of eating, like, real food.

I know you've been working on it already, but we're really making that big transition

away from bottles once they turn one.

What the CDC guidelines recommend is that when your toddler is 12 months old,

you switch from infant formula to plain whole cow's milk or fortified unsweetened soy beverage.

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