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Ever wonder what other ways you can use to cook meat for your baby during baby-led weaning? In this episode Iliana Cruz, an owner of a meat processing plant specializing in the sous vide cooking method is here to describe how using this method of cooking can help prepare meat with perfect texture and consistency for BLW.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode I’m interviewing Iliana Cruz who talks about:

• The sous vide method of cooking and how this can be a safe option for cooking and offering meats to babies

• The different cuts of meat that do best in sous vide cooking and also end up with a consistency that is soft for baby-led weaning

• Iliana’s personal experience with their youngest baby who is currently doing baby-led weaning and eating meats that are cooked with the sous vide method

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Iliana Cruz and her husband are owners of a meat processing plant in Columbus, Ohio called Hudson Meat Company which specializes in cooking meat using the sous vide method

• They are parents to 5 children and had never done baby-led weaning until their last baby Adrian who is now 8 months old

• Their company cooks meat for food service, cutting time by half in restaurants, cruise ships and the Army

LINKS FROM EPISODE

Check Out Iliana’s family company website at:

• HUDSON MEAT COMPANY

Other Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy podcast episodes about meat:

• Episode 178 “White Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat”

• Episode 177 “Red Meat Your Baby Can Safely Eat”

• Episode 176 “BLW at the Butcher: Identifying Ideal Cuts of Meat for Babies with 4th Generation Butcher Cara Nicoletti”

• Episode 175 “Pork: How to Safely Prepare Pork for Baby-Led Weaning”

• Episode 117 “Game Meat: How to Offer Game Meats Safely to Your Baby”

• Episode 76 “Sustainable Meat: Smart Selections for Starting Solids with Diana Rodgers, RD”

• Episode 19 “Meat: How to Prepare Meat Safely for Baby-Led Weaning”

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