Customize your baby's first foods...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), babies need:
- 9x more iron than an adult man
- 4x more zinc than an adult man
To support development, a baby’s first foods need to be the most nutrient dense foods in the home. But often, they're given the least due to allergens or signs of readiness.
With the support of calculators to customize your baby's plan, get a complete course on how to nourish your baby’s development that's dialed into the latest research + the ancient wisdom of ancestral food flavors and temperature.
Let’s think beyond just meat stock...
Or avocado. Or banana. Or runny egg yolk. These foods sound soft and nourishing. They feel safe. They look traditional.
💦 But meat stock is mostly water and collagen.
🍳 And soft cook egg yolk? This may lead to vomiting.
We have to apply a little science to our approach. Especially if there's a history of reactivity.
Here's what most people won't tell you: When first starting solids, these otherwise amazing foods are missing the key nutrients that babies need to thrive.
The kind of nutrients that build brain wiring, immune tolerance, and long-term gut strength 👏👏👏
Three blocks. Everything you need. Plus, extra histamine support.
I’ve combined the latest research with the ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine to create a complete guide on how to nourish your baby’s immune system with real food.
💕 Block 1: Nourish the Immune System (this goes beyond baby gut health)
Learn what nutrients your baby actually needs for gut and immune development. And how to get them from real food. Includes:
- Baby’s Food Pyramid: A visual guide to balancing first foods for immune strength
- Macronutrient + Micronutrient Modules: Practical, science-based breakdowns that make feeding simple and clear
- Micronutrient Cheat Sheet & Feeding Matrix: A printable reference for daily use that's based on research
⏰ Block 2: Right Time, Right Dose
Understand when to start solids and how timing shapes your baby’s lifelong immune health. Includes:
- When To Start Solids: How to read baby’s readiness cues and know the exact right moment
- Allergen Introduction Plan: Evidence-based worksheet and step-by-step guide to build tolerance safely
- How To Introduce Allergens video: Confidence through clarity, no more second-guessing
🥣 Block 3: Smart Baby Led Weaning and Responsive Feeding
Master the art of following baby’s cues. No pressure, no power struggles, just trust and connection. Includes:
- Responsive, Baby Led Feeding: Foundations of calm, joyful mealtimes
- Tools To Support Munching Skills: Practical tips for oral-motor development
- Food Plan for the First 30 Days: Recipes + meal structure to guide you through the first month
👏 Bonus Resources
- 40 Real Food Recipes: For baby, toddler, and family
- Navigating Histamine: Foods to include and avoid, with a printable histamine shopping list
- Baby Nutrient Calculator: Overwhelmed with balancing the vitamin A content in liver and cod liver oil, plus the DHA...but what about iron? I gotchu 😉 the Baby Nutrient Calculator saves you time and energy.
- Histamine and Baby Food Finder: Use for over 100 foods to help discern what is uniquely supportive for your baby.
- Private Instagram Group Chat: Get support, community, and feedback.
- Community Q+A: Ask Megan specific questions about your baby's skin, stool, and sleep.
What parents have to say...
I discovered Megan’s work and service exactly at the moment we were beginning to transition to solid food for our son. I didn’t expect the transition to be so stressful. I wanted to start our son out right in terms of nutrition and health. The question was where to start? First Foods and Beyond was THE answer. I immediately felt relief when I read her approach. Megans evidence based approach, suggestions, recipes and educational components were all pivotal to my personal success at feeding my child in a way I could feel confident. Your guidance, expertise and support continue to help me and my family build a solid foundation for nutrition and well-being. The proof is in our thriving son. We’re very grateful to have found you when we did! I wish it was sooner! My deepest thanks!
Nancee
Megan's program gave me the confidence to follow my intuition with my daughter. I found the idea of starting solids totally intimidating but having all of the knowledge and information right in front of me, I was able to start Agatha's food journey off with the most nutrient dense foods which made all the difference.
Valentina
I just want to say thank you for your wonderful First Foods and Beyond. This is my second baby and while I made my own baby food from good organic food for her I felt that we were still missing something. All of your information has helped fill that void! I now feel confident that my baby, and pre-schooler if I can get her to eat it, are getting important nutrients, minerals and vitamins from food. Thank you Megan Garcia for all of your hard work and dedicated time in researching what is best for your babies and sharing it!
Alena
So many of the moms that I meet feel lost and confused when it comes to solids. Their pediatricians, lactation consultants, family, and friends all give them conflicting information, and their babies have so many different needs. I am very glad to have found Megan’s program while my son was still exclusively breastfeeding, and even more glad that she breaks down the research and common guidance about solids in an easy-to-understand guide (and better yet, easy to explain to my partner, doctors, and friends!) I feel confident and excited about feeding my baby, and I know that is not the norm for a first time mom! I love to cook all his food when I can, and I know what quick, healthy options are available to me when I can’t. All of that I credit to Megan’s work and I am so grateful.
Victoria
As a holistic-minded mom, I've been cautious about allergens, fearing potential allergies. Megan's approach was gentle yet informed. She shared an allergen introduction plan that felt manageable, safe, and supported by research. It was a weight off my shoulders, knowing that I could navigate this critical phase with confidence.
Ericka
I hesitated to buy this program because this is my second baby and I wasn’t sure if I need ANOTHER whole foods resource on starting solids. But because it remains nervewracking, I bought the program and am so glad I did. I love that Megan not only keeps up to date on the latest research, but also breaks it down into a simple, easy to follow plan to get started with the world of foods. Having these specific guidelines helped me to prepare for this transition which in turn allowed me to be calm enough to be responsive to my son during the process.
Lauren
This class gave me with the knowledge and confidence to embark on Sofia's feeding journey with a holistic and responsive approach. I know I'll return to the class materials and recipes again and again.
Lisa
What's inside the class
📚 Evidence-based support on getting started and the first 30 days of starting solids.
🥳 Printable charts that cut through confusion and make baby nutrition easy.
🥜 A smart allergen introduction plan.
🔥 How to navigate histamine, with a printable shopping list.
🎧 Bite-sized video and audio recordings you can listen to during stroller walks or midnight nursing sessions, so you can learn in your own rhythm.
🥣 40 delicious recipes for your baby, toddler, and family.
📊 Baby Nutrient Calculator to use as needed, taking the guesswork (or number crunching) out of baby micronutrient needs. Upper limits included.
☯️ Histamine Calculator + Baby Food Finder with over 100 of the most common foods for baby, including allergen notes and histamine score.
💬 Access to private Instagram group chat, plus community Q+A to ask Megan specific questions about your baby's skin, stool patterns, and sleep.
Align with your baby's cues
Hey! My name is Megan Garcia
The first 1000 days create the foundation for a lifetime of health. But the tough thing is that we don’t always have the tools to optimize baby’s development.
… a lot of times, this comes down to simply knowing what your options are.
That’s where I hope we can make a difference, together.
- I’m a licensed acupuncturist (CA Acupuncture Board License #19120).
- I have a master’s degree in traditional East Asian medicine.
- I’ve worked as a copywriter in the wellness industry since 2010.
- I held an editorial lead at a baby gut microbiome testing start up from 2021 – early 2023.
- I’ve coached hundreds of parents through eczema, starting allergens, sleep trouble, constipation, and behavioral disruptions in little ones using both functional nutrition and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
