Iron: Can My Baby Get Enough Iron from Baby-Led Weaning Foods?

Jun 21, 2021

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#137: Will my baby get enough iron if I do baby-led weaning? And what are the best high iron foods for babies to eat? Your baby can eat real foods that have iron (and you do not have to feed iron-fortified baby foods foods if you don’t want to!)

Babies CAN get adequate iron from natural food sources of iron, including both plants and animal foods. In this episode we’re looking at some of the myths and facts about high iron foods for baby-led weaning. Also covered is a list of high iron foods for babies.

Listen to this episode to learn:

Where does iron come from?
How much iron do babies need?
Which foods have iron?
How do I know if my baby is getting enough iron?
What does the research say about baby-led weaning and iron?

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https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/137

Links from This Episode:

Episode 21 “3 Easy Ways to Boost Your Baby's Iron Absorption”
Episode 95 “Make Slippery Foods Easier to Pick Up (+ Add Iron) with these 5 Ingredient Hacks”
Episode 104 “How the Lucky Iron Fish Can Increase Iron Absorption with Founder & CEO Gavin Armstrong, PhD”
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Iron: Can My Baby Get Enough Iron from Baby-Led Weaning Foods?

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