Why White Rice Cereal Should Not Be Your Baby's First Food with Alan Greene, MD
- How white rice cereal prevents the taste acquisition babies should be experiencing from other foods
- Why pediatricians are still recommending white cereal even though it can actually be harmful
- Better iron foods for babies and how you can spread the White Out message in your own circles
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Did your doctor tell you to start solid foods with iron-fortified white rice cereal? Today’s guest Dr. Alan Greene is working hard to change the way physicians talk to parents and caregivers about starting solid foods...and he wants everyone to stop recommending white rice cereal as a first food for babies!
Dr. Alan Greene founded the White Out movement in 2010 to educate pediatricians and parents about the drawbacks of reliance on white rice cereal. In this episode he’s explaining the history of the White Out movement, the negative impact white rice cereal has on the transition to solid foods and suggestions for other wholesome starter foods that babies can safely self-feed.
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SUMMARY of episode
In this episode we talk about:
How white rice cereal prevents the taste acquisition babies should be experiencing from other foods
Why pediatricians are still recommending white cereal even though it can actually be harmful
Better iron foods for babies and how you can spread the White Out message in your own circles
ABOUT THE GUEST
Dr. Alan Greene is a pediatrician and founder of the White Out movement where he advocates against the use of white rice cereal for feeding babies
Dr. Greene founded the White Out movement in 2010 to educate pediatricians and parents about the drawbacks of reliance on white rice cereal
LINKS from episode
Other episodes of the BABY-LED WEANING MADE EASY podcast that were mentioned in this episode:
“Get the White Out of Baby’s First Foods Pediatrician Says” article featuring Dr. Greene in USA Today
Dr. Greene’s information on the White Out Movement on his website
Dr. Greene’s book Feeding Baby Green on Amazon (this is an affiliate link)
Dr. Greene’s TICC TOCC cord clamping information
RESEARCH LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
AAP recommendations on variety of foods to prevent arsenic problems with rice
FDA Supporting Document for Action Level for Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants
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