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Why does protein hold so much POWER over parents?! Most adults eat too much protein and are obsessed with protein for all the wrong reasons…and we do NOT want to project this protein pressure onto our babies! In this episode we are exploring how much protein does your baby REALLY need to be getting from solid foods, what are the good sources of protein foods for babies and how do you know if your baby is eating enough or too much protein.

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In this episode we’re talking about:

• How to calculate the amount of protein your baby needs from solid food (and spoiler alert: but it’s a lot less protein than you think)

• Why the protein content of commercial infant formula is higher than that of breastmilk…but also why it’s definitely not something you need to stress about

• What are good protein foods babies can eat, how much protein does a baby need and why we don’t want to feed too much protein to babies

LINKS from this episode

• Episode 45: How to Balance Your Baby's BLW Plate

• Episode 110: Catch-Up Weight: Why Starting Solids Early Will Not Help Your Baby Gain Weight with Rosan Meyer, PhD, RD

• Episode 127: How Do Vegan Families Introduce Potentially Allergenic Foods? with @plantbasedjuniors Alexandra Caspero, MS, RD and Whitney English, MS, RD

• Research articles mentioned in this episode:

  • Koletzko, Berthold et al. “Lower protein in infant formula is associated with lower weight up to age 2 y: a randomized clinical trial.” The American journal of clinical nutrition vol. 89,6 (2009): 1836-45. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2008.27091

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