Comments on: More evidence you can’t believe a word Nestle says

By: What interested you and riled you up in 2010 | PhD in Parenting

What interested you and riled you up in 2010 | PhD in Parenting — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:01:26 +0000

[...] More evidence you can’t believe a word Nestle says (PostRank 7.9) [...]

By: Why I Protest Nestlé’s Unethical Business Practices | PhD in Parenting

Why I Protest Nestlé’s Unethical Business Practices | PhD in Parenting — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:03:36 +0000

[...] or missing information in their responses. Since then, I have continued to write a variety of posts on issues related to Nestlé and on my decision and the decision of others with regards to the Nestlé [...]

By: Leanne

Leanne — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:43:07 +0000

I could send you pics of the jars if you would like.

By the way, are WHO guidelines (no food should be marketed for ages under 6 months) binding?

By: Leanne

Leanne — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:40:43 +0000

The day you wrote this article, is the day we went back to the US after visiting the Netherlands for a few weeks. I encountered the same thing in te grocery stores there when trying to find some babyfood for my 8 month old. Not only did I see the Nestle products you display above, but there were plenty of jars from the storebrand (largest chain in Holland) with “4+” on it as well. It was nearly impossible to find cereal without cow’s milk in it as well.

Honestly though – at least they are straightforward. In the US, sneakier tactics are used… Stage 1 for ‘supported sitters’ anyone? Plenty of babies can sit ‘supported’ before 4 months, and pediatricians do not shy away from telling parents to start introducing ‘first foods’ between the ages fo 4 and 5 months.

By: How Nestle spins when it gives into campaigners’ demands – Greenpeace campaign update | Nutrition Blog

Mon, 17 May 2010 19:52:15 +0000

[...] and continues to push complementary foods from too early an age. A recent example was given on the PhDinParenting blog a couple of weeks [...]

By: Joanne Bamberger aka PunditMom

Joanne Bamberger aka PunditMom — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:49:31 +0000

Wow. Let’s see how the list of huge corporations we can’t trust — Nestle, BP, Halliburton, pretty much everyone on the financial sector. Maybe I should start writing them all down, especially when they testify in front of Congress about what good citizens they all try to be. ‘Cause they are citizens now, according to the Supreme Court. Yeah, they’re on my list, too.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:55:29 +0000

Actually, at 4 months, my oldest sat independently, had teeth and could chew. She was totally OFF the charts, though, and likely the exception. And, btw, still nurses occasionally at 4.5 years, 4′ tall, and 60 pounds!

By: Clorox chicken and other Gerber flavors | DADWAGON

Clorox chicken and other Gerber flavors | DADWAGON — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:30:57 +0000

[...] the news is the same here as it is Germany or in Canada, or wherever PhD in Parenting is still fighting the good fight: Nestle [...]

By: fuzzy

fuzzy — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:25:10 +0000

Umm, no. Most babies can sit in a high chair or booster seat and be fed with a spoon by then, quite easily….and they actually like the food.

The original reason behind starting solid food early, when most babies were breastfed, was to supplement inadequate milk supply. It is all well and good to insist that everyone can have enough milk, but some women simply don’t. No big deal, I’ve known farm animals who I wouldn’t rebreed due to that very problem…and we don’t breed people for milk production. Solid food was safer than the inadequately clean milk supply of the era, unless you had your very own cow.

By the time mine were a bit past 4 months, they were happily scooting around eating dog food out of the bowl…I doubt a couple bites of carrots did irreparable harm!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:55:57 +0000

To be fair, no they don’t all spit it out. When my first was born, the reco here in Canada was still 4-6 months and we started solids at 5 months: he most definitely didn’t spit out a spoonful! On the other hand, we knew more with our second, and the reco was 6 months by then, so we waited even though he showed signs of being ready earlier. But even after we offered solids, he wasn’t much interested until 7-8 months (and not at all in mush). They are all different, though I think it’s better to err on the side of later rather than earlier, knowing what we know now. And yes, baby spitting food out or needing to be reclined should be a pretty good indicator of “not ready”!