A pediatrician warns: Baby food squeeze pouches hide real risks

Why ready-made fruit purée pouches are not a substitute for real food. Dr. Liat Etshtein, a pediatric medicine specialist, and Yael Ioselevich, a pediatric dietitian, explain.
Los Angeles Times

Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates. ‘We’re going to pay for it,’ experts say

Every week, Caitlin Sciutto stops by Target and piles her cart with pureed food pouches for her 4-year-old and twin 18-month-old sons. In goes a 24-pack of unsweetened applesauce. Then a 24-pack of ...
CNN

FDA disappoints child advocates with its new limit on lead in baby food

For the first time in history, the US Food and Drug Administration has established guidance for levels of lead in processed baby foods that are sold on supermarket shelves and online. The agency’s ...
CNN

Nearly two-thirds of supermarket baby foods are unhealthy, study finds

The supermarket baby food aisle in the United States is packed with non-nutritious foods containing far too much sugar and salt and misleading marketing claims, a new study found. Sixty percent of 651 ...
Newsweek

Hilarious Way Baby Let Mom Know He’s Ready For Solid Food—’Staring Me Down’

A woman's video documenting the moment she knew her baby was interested in solid food has gone viral. Mom Mackenzie Godwin was eating chips with baby Callum on her lap when he started to show a lot of ...
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Salt and sugar for babies? Grandma's all for both, science isn't

Mother: "The doctor advised not to give sugar or salt to the baby." Mother-in-law: "The doctor doesn't know everything. How will the baby enjoy the taste of food without them?" Mother: "But..." This ...