Episode #420: Starting Solids: What Should Baby’s First Food Really Be? with Kate Pope

Episode #420: Starting Solids: What Should Baby’s First Food Really Be? with Kate Pope

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If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s a better way to start solids than the 100 foods before one approach, this episode is going to change the way you think about feeding your baby. Dr. Elana and GAPS certified practitioner, Kate Pope, break down why meat stock is baby’s most powerful first food.

In this episode, Dr. Elana sits down with Kate Pope, founder of Wild Nutritionist and a certified GAPS practitioner, to walk moms through the GAPS approach to starting solids. You will learn why meat stock is not the same thing as bone broth, what conditions GAPS first foods can help support (including eczema, colic, constipation, food sensitivities, and picky eating), and how to start this approach even if it feels intimidating. Kate also shares how the gut microbiome shapes the foods your child will crave for years, why picky eating is often a gut problem rather than a willpower problem, and how to make healing foods practical for a busy mom life.

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Topics Covered In This Episode:

  • What is meat stock and how is it different from bone broth
  • How meat stock supports breastfeeding and postpartum recovery
  • What is the GAPS nutritional protocol and who created it
  • Conditions the GAPS approach can help: eczema, colic, food sensitivities
  • How to incorporate healing foods for the whole family
  • How to introduce fermented foods safely
  • What to do when baby refuses meat stock
  • Practical tips for moms just getting started

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This episode’s guest

 

Kate Pope is a holistic chef, nutritional therapy practitioner, and certified GAPS practitioner (NTP, CGP), and founder of Regenerative Cooking School. Kate is known for helping mothers confidently navigate the introduction of solids the “gut health way” while also addressing the deeper patterns behind common (but not normal) symptoms. Her work supports families in resolving issues such as eczema, allergies and digestive dysfunction by using food as a primary tool for healing.   Her concept and signature courses, Mama Baby Biome and Baby Biome First Foods Plan, center around a mother’s healing authority and power while teaching practical skills, shaped by her own lived experience as a mother, chef, dancer and self-healing woman. At the heart of all her teachings is that when a mother, and thus the family, is well-nourished, the health of the world can shift.

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