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| If I Had A Do-Over, Here's How I'd Feed My Kids DifferentlyPublished on August 25, 2025
Inside: If parenting had a rewind button, here's what I would do differently when it comes to feeding my kids–from first bites of baby food to the bottomless-pit teen years. If I could jump in a parenting time machine, I'd do some things differently. I'd invest in a video baby monitor. I'd stress less about potty training and Nerf footballs in the house. And I'd accept every single offer of help I got along the way instead of insisting that I could do it all. I'd also make some changes around how I fed my kids. Don't get me wrong, they turned out just fine. But I had that magic rewind button, here's what I'd do differently–from baby to teen. BABY & TODDLER STAGE I'd skip rice cereal When my boys were born, feeding advice was still pretty conservative. We were told to start with rice cereal, progress to green veggies, introduce fruit, then offer pureed meats last. A lot has changed since then. Now, I would opt for whole grain baby cereal (like oatmeal) and not fret about following a specific order of foods. Read more: Feeding Your Baby Solids: Here's The New Advice I'd try baby-led weaning In all fairness, baby-led weaning wasn't really a "thing" back when I had my babies–or at least it wasn't talked about in popular parenting books. Keep Reading If I Had A Do-Over, Here's How I'd Feed My Kids Differently at Real Mom Nutrition |
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