How to introduce solid food to your baby: A nervous parent's guide

Life Kit: Parenting

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Kids & Family

4.4 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Chewing, choking hazards, high chairs – oh my! Starting solid foods with your little one can be as stressful as it is special. A pediatric dietitian and a pediatrician discuss menu choices, allergens, safety and schedules to help you and your little one succeed with solids.

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0:00.0	Support for NPR and the following message comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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0:12.1	Learn more at RWJF.org.
0:15.3	You're listening to LifeKit from NPR.
0:21.0	Hey there, Andy Tagle here, in for Mariel Segarra.
0:25.2	I'm a reporter for Life Kit, and I'm also a new parent a few months deep into the process of starting solid foods with my baby boy.
0:35.0	You want to know something that's on the menu for just about every parent on this road with me.
0:39.9	No, it's not avocado.
0:41.8	It's not bananas.
0:43.1	It's not oatmeal.
0:45.3	It's worry.
0:46.9	Fear.
0:47.8	Guilt.
0:48.9	And let's not forget everyone's favorite side dish served both hot and cold.
0:53.7	Expectation. What? Everyone's favorite side dish served both hot and cold, expectation.
0:57.7	When my daughter was probably six months old, I was like, okay, I'm going to do this.
1:03.9	It's six months.
1:04.7	That's by the buck.
1:06.0	And I would offer some foods.
1:08.1	And she just was not interested. She would not open her mouth. She would just
1:13.7	kind of look away. She wasn't even grabbing the food. That's Marina Chapado. I'm a Latina
1:19.1	pediatric registered dietitian and face behind Nutri Chikos. That's Marina's bilingual
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