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Your baby’s first foods matter more than you might think.

Around 6 months, your baby’s nutritional needs are changing rapidly. Iron stores begin to decline, and nutrients like iron, zinc, choline, healthy fats, and B12 become especially important for brain development, growth, and overall health.

This is why I personally skip rice cereal and fruit purées as my babies’ first foods.

Here’s why 👇🏼

🥩 NUTRITION FIRST: I prioritize foods like liver, slow-cooked beef, egg yolks, sardines, and bone marrow because they provide essential nutrients during a critical stage of development.

🥚 PALATE DEVELOPMENT: Babies are naturally drawn to sweet flavors. Introducing savory foods early gives them opportunities to experience rich, complex flavors and different textures instead of primarily sweet purées.

🧠 EVERY BITE COUNTS: Babies have tiny stomachs but significant nutritional needs. I want those first bites to deliver as much nourishment as possible.

🍓 FRUIT CAN WAIT: Fruit is nutritious, and there’s nothing wrong with offering it! I simply prefer introducing savory, iron-rich foods first. Early exposure to a variety of flavors may help encourage food acceptance as babies grow.

And while iron-fortified rice cereal can help meet iron needs, it certainly isn’t the only option.

Your baby’s first foods are an opportunity to build a foundation for lifelong eating habits. It’s not just about filling their belly. It’s about nourishment, exploration, and introducing a variety of flavors from the very beginning.

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I make homemade meat stock using grass-fed oxtail and meaty beef knuckle bones, rich in collagen-containing connective tissue, cartilage, and tendons that release natural gelatin during cooking.

It’s a wonderful way to introduce savory flavors while adding richness to your baby’s meals.

For little ones, serve chilled and softened rather than frozen solid to reduce choking risk.

Simple, nourishing, and made from real whole foods. 🤍

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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.

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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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