Mother Puts Newborn on Paleo Diet From Birth, Courting Controversy

Shannon Cooper is trying to prove you can give your child an early start to a healthy diet. That’s why her baby has been on the paleo diet since birth…

A Head Start

Shannon Cooper enrolled her daughter, Grace, in school like any other mom would with her kid. But Grace wasn’t like the other girls. In fact, she had an unusual upbringing from the moment she was born.

Mommy First

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Cooper adopted the paleo diet way before she had given birth to Grace. Today, she uses social media to show people how to whip up sweet treats like sugar-free lemon bliss balls and raspberry chocolate-chip blondies. And they look as scrumptious as their sugar-packed counterparts.

She Didn’t Feel Great

For Cooper, living with food allergies had become a part of her normal life. She told Daily Mail Australia, “I just got sick of not feeling great.” One day, she decided she’d had enough.

Bye-Bye, Sugar

The first thing she did was to cut out gluten, dairy and processed foods from her diet, and that included sugars. It was a huge change, but it was one that she felt was necessary for her overall well-being.