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As a registered dietitian and mom, Dana combines professional expertise and personal experience when it comes to childhood nutrition. She believes food should be fun and that it’s never too early to involve kids in the kitchen. Dana lives outside of Chicago with her husband and 2 kids. She loves trying new recipes and exploring the local farmers market with her family.

Dana Peters

Pediatric Registered Dietitian

Registered Dietitian (RD)

M.S. Human Nutrition & Dietetics

B.A. Journalism, Spanish

Mother of 2

As a registered dietitian and mom, Dana combines professional expertise and personal experience when it comes to childhood nutrition. She believes food should be fun and that it’s never too early to involve kids in the kitchen. Dana lives outside of Chicago with her husband and 2 kids. She loves trying new recipes and exploring the local farmers market with her family.

Dana'S ARTICLES:

Baby drinking a bottle of milk

1 - 2 month old baby feeding schedule: How much should a 1 - 2 month old eat?

Newborn baby bottle feeding.

2 - 3 week old baby feeding schedule: How much should a 2 - 3 week old eat?

A caregiver feeding a child a formula bottle.

When do babies stop drinking formula: Transition to milk

A 5 year old child holding up 5 fingers to show his age.

5 year old feeding schedule: Amounts and food chart

A child eating fruit.

4 year old feeding schedule: Amounts and food chart

A child eating cereal.

3 year old feeding schedule: Amounts and food chart

A photo of a mother and her child. The child is eating.

2 year / 24 month old feeding schedule: Amounts and food chart

A child eating.

19 - 23 month olds feeding schedule: Amounts, food chart, breastmilk

A baby eating in a high chair.

13 - 18 month old baby feeding schedule: How much should a 13 - 18 month old eat?

A child eating food with a spoon.

1 year old / 12 month old feeding schedule: Amounts, food chart, formula, breastmilk

A baby eating in a high chair.

9 - 11 month old baby feeding schedule: How much should a 9 - 11 month old eat?

An 8 month old eating.

7 - 8 month old baby feeding schedule: Amounts, food chart, formula, breastmilk

A mother feeding her child.

5 month old baby feeding schedule: How much should a 5 month old eat?

A baby bottle feeding.

6 month old feeding schedule: Amounts, food chart, formula, breastmilk

Mushrooms for babies: When can babies eat mushrooms?

Carbohydrates for kids: Best sources and how much your child needs

A child eating yogurt.

Healthy fats for kids: Best sources and how much your child needs

A young child eating dinner with her grandparents.

Protein for kids: Best sources and how much protein my child needs

A baby eating broccoli.

Introduction to macronutrients and how the narrative has changed

A family sitting at the dinner table.

When should my kid be sitting at the dinner table?

A mother trying to feed her child.

Is my child a picky eater?

A child throwing food in their high chair.

10 ways to help your kid stop throwing food

Baby eating solids and protesting

9 common food allergies in babies: When to introduce high-allergy foods?

A baby eating from a spoon.

How to help baby constipation when starting solids

Two parents feeding their newborn baby.

Can you overfeed a newborn?

Toddler on potty covering face

How to help constipated a toddler: Causes, signs, remedies

A child is smiling while holding food.

Circling back on solids at 12 months

When can babies drink water and how to offer it

Mother offering 1 year old child a sippy cup

6 tips for transitioning your baby to cow’s milk (whole milk)

Baby eating beans safely being fed through baby led weaning

Beans for babies: When can babies eat beans?

Peanut butter on bread with banana slices on a plate

Tips for safely introducing peanuts and peanut butter to your baby

Baby in high chair being fed cereal with a spoon

Cereal for babies: When can babies eat cereal?

Close-up of baby hands holding whole avocado

Avocado for babies: When can babies eat avocado?

String cheese on cutting board closeup

Cheese for babies: When can babies eat cheese?

Honey in a bowl surrounded by honeycomb.

Honey for infants: When can you feed honey to babies?

Baby sitting in grass eating strawberry

Strawberries for babies: When can babies eat strawberries?

Toddler eating bowl of spaghetti

16 easy toddler meals (in 30 minutes or less)

Berries in toddler hands

Organic vs nonorganic food: Does it matter which I’m feeding my child?

Thanksgiving picky eating toddlers

How to deal with picky eating over the holidays

Thanksgiving food for babies and toddlers prep list

Everything you need to know about Thanksgiving food for babies and toddlers

How to serve healthy Halloween treats for toddlers to keep their nutrition on track during trick or treating

Trick or treat tips for a fun and healthy Halloween

Introduction to purees infant eating baby food for the first time

Purees: A complete guide to first foods

food allergies in babies toddlers

Everything parents need to know about food allergies in babies

baby gagging vs choking blw

Baby gagging vs. choking during BLW: How to tell the difference

baby led weaning vs purees

Baby-led weaning vs. purees: Which method is better?

A teething 6 month old practicing baby led weaning with starter foods like peaches.

Baby-led weaning (BLW): A complete guide to first foods