FFK64: Plant based weaning, with Ailsa McHardy

In today's episode I'm talking to Ailsa McHardy of Little Nutrition about the guidelines for weaning a baby in a plant based family.In January information about plant based diets are everywhere and I wanted to ask Ailsa what the current best advice is for parents who want to raise their children with less or no animal products.Ailsa is an expert Paediatric Dietitian with 15 years of experience across NHS, academic and private settings. She is the founder of Little Nutrition, a freelance children's nutrition consultancy which supports families with weaning, fussy eating, food allergies and tummy symptoms. Ailsa has 2 little ones of her own and brings lots of real-life experience to her practice.Links in this episode:Ailsa's weaning support programme: https://www.littlenutrition.co.uk/packages/pricingAilsa's FREE Ultimate Guide To Weaning Ebook: https://littlenutrition.kit.com/1cc84d30e0Ailsa's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlenutritionwithailsa/LEAP study (re early peanut exposure for allergy prevention): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1414850The VeChi studies:Weder S, Hoffmann M, Becker K, Alexy U, Keller M. Energy, Macronutrient Intake, and Anthropometrics of Vegetarian, Vegan, and Omnivorous Children (1–3 Years) in Germany (VeChi Diet Study). Nutrients. 2019 Apr 12;11(4):832.Alexy U, Fischer M, Weder S, Längler A, Michalsen A, Sputtek A, Keller M. Nutrient Intake and Status of German Children and Adolescents Consuming Vegetarian, Vegan or Omnivore Diets: Results of the VeChi Youth Study. Nutrients. 2021;13(5):1707. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051707.Music "Happy Days" by Simon Folwar via Uppbeat