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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.

Huckleberry Articles

Dana Peters

Pediatric Registered Dietitian

Dana'S ARTICLES:

3 - 4 month old baby feeding schedule: How much should they eat?

Cinnamon for infants: When can you feed cinnamon to babies?

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

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

When do babies stop drinking formula: Transition to milk

5 year old feeding schedule: Amounts and food chart

4 year old feeding schedule: Amounts and food chart

3 year old feeding schedule: Amounts and food chart

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

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

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

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

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

7 - 8 month old baby feeding schedule: Food chart, formula & breastmilk

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

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

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

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

Introduction to macronutrients and how the narrative has changed

When should my kid be sitting at the dinner table?

Is my child a picky eater?

10 ways to help your kid stop throwing food

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

How to help baby constipation when starting solids

Can you overfeed a newborn?

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

Circling back on solids at 12 months

When can babies drink water and how to offer it

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

Beans for babies: When can babies eat beans?

Tips for safely introducing peanuts and peanut butter to your baby

Cereal for babies: When can babies eat cereal?

Avocado for babies: When can babies eat avocado?

Cheese for babies: When can babies eat cheese?

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

Strawberries for babies: When can babies eat strawberries?

16 easy toddler meals (in 30 minutes or less)

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

How to deal with picky eating over the holidays

Thanksgiving food for babies and toddlers: Can they eat stuffing?

Trick or treat tips for a fun and healthy Halloween

Purees: A complete guide to first foods

Everything parents need to know about food allergies in babies

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

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

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