Category Archives: Food & feeding

Food and feeding for babies

This is the result of talking with hundreds of parents about what it’s like trying to raise a healthy baby. Parents shared their burning questions, biggest challenges, and best strategies. We’ve taken the top questions from parents about food and feeding and answered them here. We’ve also included practical tips from other parents like you. Keep reading to get more information on these topics and questions.

Diagnosing Food Allergies in Children

Many types of food can cause allergic reactions in middle childhood. The most common of these are cow’s milk and other dairy products, egg whites, poultry, seafood, wheat, nuts, soy, and chocolate. Allergies are caused by antibodies that the body’s immune system produces, which react to a component of a particular food and then release chemicals that cause allergic symptoms like a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, and itching.