Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro Why White Rice Cereal Should Not Be Your Baby's First Food with Alan Greene, MD
#160: Did your doctor tell you to start solid foods with iron-fortified white rice cereal? Today’s guest Dr. Alan Greene is working hard to change the way physicians talk to parents and caregivers about starting solid foods...and he wants everyone to stop recommending white rice cereal as a first food for babies!
Dr. Alan Greene founded the White Out movement in 2010 to educate pediatricians and parents about the drawbacks of reliance on white rice cereal. In this episode he’s explaining the history of the White Out movement, the negative impact white rice cereal has on the transition to solid foods and suggestions for other wholesome starter foods that babies can safely self-feed.
Listen to this episode to learn:
- How white rice cereal prevents the taste acquisition babies should be experiencing from other foods
- Why pediatricians are still recommending white cereal even though it can actually be harmful
- Better iron foods for babies and how you can spread the White Out message in your own circles
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/160
Links from This Episode:
- “Get the White Out of Baby’s First Foods Pediatrician Says” article featuring Dr. Greene in USA Today
- Dr. Greene’s information on the White Out Movement on his website
- Dr. Greene’s book Feeding Baby Green on Amazon (this is an affiliate link)
- Dr. Greene’s TICC TOCC cord clamping information
- 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
Other Episodes Related to This Topic:
- Episode 68 - Sugar and Why Your Baby Should Avoid it with Robert Lustig, MD, MSL
- Episode 144 - What Did Babies Eat Before Baby Food was Invented? with Amy Bentley, PhD
- Episode 104 - How the Lucky Iron Fish Can Increase Iron Absorption with Founder & CEO Gavin Armstrong, PhD
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Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.
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