How did we get here? WhiteOut Now!

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Would you feed your baby a spoonful of sugar for her first bite of solid food? Of course you wouldn’t.

Today, the first bite of solid food for 98% of babies in the US is processed white rice baby cereal. It’s literally the consistency of processed white flour. And it has a similar same impact on a baby’s metabolism as table sugar.

Before the 1950’s babies learned to eat by watching what their parents ate, growing more and more excited about the possibility of eating it themselves. When the moment to begin feeding baby solid food final arrived, they got a mashed up version of whatever their parents were eating. Then four things happened. Watch this video now to find out more.

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Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2011-10-08 09:40.

Great to hear science backing up my beliefs!

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I have been telling people for years that I thought rice cereal was a super processed crappy first food for babies. Im so gald that science and Dr. Greene are getting the word out. I ask friends if they would make potato flakes for dinner in place of mashed potatoes? All my farmers market shopping friends make a ewwww face and say no way. Yet, they all fed their babies rice cereal. I knew there was a major disconnect here. I just gave my son pureed avocado 2 weeks ago as his first food. It felt great to know his first food was real and green!
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Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2011-02-02 08:17.

Alternatives

Should I be panicked that I have been feeding my baby white rice cereal for 3 months? What is a healthier alternative and what brands do you recommend.