{"podcast":{"title":"Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro","slug":"baby-led-weaning-with-katie-ferraro-5790166","podcast_index_feed_id":5790166,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML2599927519","website_url":"https://blwpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b10fa268-5a09-11ed-adc3-97cab2e3d45a/image/c5f993a18eb8494b705f2c85c3d39623.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Katie Ferraro","episode_count":514,"summary":"Is your baby ready to start solid foods but you’re feeling overwhelmed or confused about baby-led weaning? Babies can eat so many more foods than we give them credit for and you don’t have to force-feed or spoon-feed to get them to eat real food! I’m Katie Ferraro, Registered Dietitian specializing in infant feeding and baby-led weaning. I’m a college nutrition professor and mom of 7, and my goal is to help you start solid foods safely using baby-led weaning. On this podcast I share practical tips on safe food preparation and starting solid foods, as well as in-depth interviews with other feeding experts. Listen to learn how you can get your baby to safely enjoy real food so that you can start enjoying mealtimes again too!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baby-led-weaning-with-katie-ferraro-5790166"},"episode":{"title":"How the Lucky Iron Fish Can Increase Iron Absorption with Founder & CEO Gavin Armstrong, PhD","slug":"how-the-lucky-iron-fish-can-increase-iron-absorption-with-founder-ceo-gavin-armstrong-phd","published_at":"2026-04-02T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baby-led-weaning-with-katie-ferraro-5790166/how-the-lucky-iron-fish-can-increase-iron-absorption-with-founder-ceo-gavin-armstrong-phd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baby-led-weaning-with-katie-ferraro-5790166","url":"https://www.blwpodcast.com/104","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9963493257.mp3?updated=1775122240","summary":"#104: Iron is one of the nutrients parents worry about most when starting solid foods, and this episode introduces a surprisingly simple tool that may help. I’m joined by Gavin Armstrong, PhD, founder of Lucky Iron Fish, to talk about how this iron cooking tool works, how families use it in real life, and what parents should know about safety and iron intake for babies. Listen to this episode to learn: 1. How the Lucky Iron Fish works in everyday cooking to help increase iron in the foods your baby is already eating 2. Why iron matters so much when your baby is starting solid foods, and what simple strategies can help support iron intake and absorption 3. What Gavin Armstrong, PhD learned from developing the Lucky Iron Fish and how that idea grew into a tool used by families around the world. Shownotes for this episode can be found here: https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/104 Links from This Episode: • Learn more about Founder & CEO Gavin Armstrong on his Webpage and Linkedin here • Additional information about the clinical research related to the Lucky Iron Fish is here • Follow Lucky Iron Fish on IG and Twitter • Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program and use the code BLWPOD50 to save $50 when you sign up. • Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners 🌱 🌱🌱🌱 🌱 Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS. 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Want guided help on how to make all of the 100 FIRST FOODS™ safely for your baby? My program BABY-LED WEANING WI…","meta_description":"#104: Iron is one of the nutrients parents worry about most when starting solid foods, and this episode introduces a surprisingly simple tool that may hel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1447,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/baby-led-weaning-with-katie-ferraro-5790166/episodes/how-the-lucky-iron-fish-can-increase-iron-absorption-with-founder-ceo-gavin-armstrong-phd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/baby-led-weaning-with-katie-ferraro-5790166/how-the-lucky-iron-fish-can-increase-iron-absorption-with-founder-ceo-gavin-armstrong-phd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}