How Do Vegan Families Introduce Potentially Allergenic Foods? with @plantbasedjuniors Alexandra Caspero, MS, RD and Whitney English, MS, RD

#127: Thinking about raising your baby on a vegetarian or vegan diet? Wondering if it’s possible to do baby-led weaning without meat?

In this episode, I’m joined by registered dietitians Alexandra Caspero and Whitney English of Plant-Based Juniors, authors of The Plant-Based Baby and Toddler. Together, we tackle some of the biggest questions plant-based families have when starting solid foods, including how to meet your baby’s nutrient needs, support iron intake, and approach the Top 9 allergenic foods if your family doesn’t eat animal products.

Whether your family is fully plant-based or you’re simply looking to include more plant foods at mealtimes, this episode offers practical, evidence-based guidance to help you feed your baby with confidence.

Listen to this episode to learn:

1. How plant-based babies can meet important nutrient needs like iron.

2. How vegetarian and vegan families can approach introducing the Top 9 allergenic foods.

3. The difference between vegan and predominantly plant-based eating, and why it matters when feeding your baby.

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/127

Links from This Episode:

• Follow Alex and Whitney on their account for Plant Based Juniors on Instagram at @plantbasedjuniors & FB page here

• Check out Alex and Whitney’s new book The Plant-Based Baby and Toddler here