Babies who are 6 months of age + showing the other signs of readiness to feed can eat real food. The research that supports current guidelines to introduce allergenic foods early and often was done using babies who were fed real food, not powdered supplements.
While having a family with food allergy or atopic disease does increase the risk of food allergy in your baby, it does not mean your baby is at high risk. We employ the latest research and guidelines to help you safely offer your baby age-appropriate foods to prevent food allergy.
No. Indiscriminate testing does not predict and can't help you prevent food allergy. But introducing allergenic foods early and often is the one risk factor for food allergy that you CAN control. Our program teaches you how to safely feed your baby the allergenic proteins in their natural form as real food.
The information in this program is not intended to replace the medical advice of your pediatric provider, but that advice is outdated. The EAT THE 8 program is co-taught by a pediatrician and dietitian teaching team with over 60 years combined medical and nutrition teaching experience. We cite the most up-to-date food allergy research which clearly indicates no benefit to withholding the introduction of these foods for your baby.