by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Foods, Baby Nutrition
Are you feeding your young child grains or beans? If so, first you should know that there is a large amount of evidence showing that you should AVOID feeding you infant under the age of 12 months ANY grains or beans. They are incredibly hard for babies to digest and...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Foods, Baby Nutrition, Constipation, Recipes, Resources
Fresh homemade bone broth (aka. stock) is a magical food that you must keep in stock at all times in your freezer. I make a BIG batch of it every 2-3 weeks and freeze it to use through the weeks. Bone broth contains important minerals in a form that is easy for the...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Foods, Baby Health, Baby Nutrition, Miami Food, Resources
When buying eggs to feed your infants and young children, it is critical to consider the health benefits and advantages of “pasture-raised eggs” (the GOLD standard) over “free-roaming” or “organic” eggs – and certainly over...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Foods, Baby Nutrition, Kids Nutrition
First Baby Foods The biggest area of confusion with moms is about first baby foods. There is no shortage of books on the topic, and Pediatricians even have their recommendations, but are those recommendations correct? Are they based on any scientific research?...
by Annika Rockwell, RD/LN | Baby Foods, Baby Nutrition, Kids Nutrition, Recipes
Q:I’m trying to replace Cheerios. Is puffed rice a good snack food for a 10 month old? A: Nope, it’s really not ideal. Puffed rice and other puffed cereals are subject to extreme pressure and temperatures (extrusion) damaging the grain (rice, oats, wheat)...
