117. Starting Your Baby on Solids, with Paediatric Dietitian & Nutritionist Anna Ritan

This episode's wonderful guest is Anna Ritan, an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Nutritionist, with over 12 years experience, who specialises in paediatric and neonatal nutritional therapy and dietary education. Anna is also the creator of Nourish Little Lives. This episode is all about starting your baby on solids. Anna and I talk about- the best age to start babies on solids; the benefits of waiting until 6 months; the difference between purees and baby led weening, if one approach is better than the other and if you can do both together; how to reduce your anxiety relating to your baby gaging or choking; Anna’s favourite meal ideas for babies. If you want to know more on this subject, visit Anna's Instagram. Mac-Nutrition Universal Certification This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Mac-Nutrition and the Mac-Nutrition Universal Certification. The MNU Certification is a 12-month, 100% evidence-based online nutrition course that can be completed alongside full-time work, from anywhere in the world, and qualifies you to be insured to practice as a nutritionist in over 25 countries around the world.     You can find out more information at www.Mac-NutritionUni.com.     As a listener of the Leanne Ward Nutrition Podcast, you can also get a generous 90% off the enrolment fees using the coupon code LEANNE90.     Enrolments for the current intake opened on 13th July 2022, so get in quick!   Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!