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In this episode, I’m covering:

• Why babies should start eating peanut protein at 6 months of age to help prevent peanut allergy...and why we can’t feed actual peanuts or globs of peanut butter to early eaters

• How to identify if your baby is at high risk for peanut allergy and some safe alternatives for earlier introduction for this small group of high risk babies

• Three safe ways you can offer your baby peanut protein to help prevent peanut allergy at 6 months of age; don’t forget to do peanut early AND often!

LINKS from episode

• Book “Eat the Eight: Preventing Food Allergy with Food and the Imperfect Art of Medicine” by Dr. Ron Sunog on Amazon here

• NIAID / NIH Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States (Summary for Clinicians but helpful for parents and caregivers too) here

• NIAID / NIH Instructions for Home Feeding of Peanut Protein for Infants at Low Risk of an Allergic Reaction to Peanut.

• Check out Puffworks Baby peanut butter puffs for safe introduction of peanut protein for babies age 6 months+ use code BABYLED for 10% off (this is my affiliate code)

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