We're taking it back to where it all began with this one, and we mean that quite literally, because today we're talking about baby food! In this special episode, Nicole and Julia prepare for Baby Andreas and learn about the history of how we humans have fed our babies throughout time. We also taste test some baby food and try not to gag. Whether you were a bottle baby or breast was best, this episode has something for everyone!

Our theme song is "Red Onions" by Louie Zong, off of his album Vegetable Soul: https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/album/vegetable-soul

We're on Instagram @girlslunchpod. Nicole's website is nicolehylton.com. Have an episode suggestion or question? You can email us at [email protected] and we will add it to our chaotic list of future episode subjects.

Links to sources:

• Maternal Breastfeeding or Wet Nursing? Religion, Persecution, and Ideology in the 17th Century

• 'NEW' BREAST MILK AIDS THE NEWBORN: Synthetic Is Found in Test on 171 Infants to Equal or Excel Natural Product

• News of Food: Baby Formulas Are 'Custom Designed' and Delivered Right to Your Door

• A concise history of infant formula (twists and turns included)

• Breast-Milk and the World Protein Gap

• Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk

• These New Breastfeeding Guidelines Ignore the Reality of Many American Moms

• Food and Cookery for the Sick and Convalescent, by Fannie Farmer

• Inventing Baby Food: Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet, by Amy Bentley

• "Baby Food," FoodTimeline.org