Nutrition for Babies and Toddlers

Get tips, find resources, and read expert advice on how to provide the best nutrition for your baby or toddler.

Nutrition Learn what and how to feed your baby from gestation to age six. Vitamin D Recommendations Doubled for Children What to Avoid During Pregnancy Nutrition for Toddlers and Preschoolers Encouraging Good Eating Habits in Toddlers What to Feed Your Baby Vitamins and Minerals for Babies From Birth to Four Months: Dietary Milestones Four Months to One Year: Dietary Milestones One to Three Years: Dietary Milestones Three to Six Years: Dietary and Developmental Highlights Organic Food: Back to Basics Genetically Modified Foods Feeding Problems: Colic Infant Feeding Guide Breastfeeding Get information on breastfeeding basics, including what to expect when you begin. Breast Milk vs Formula Breast-Feeding Versus Bottle-Feeding Breast-Feeding Basics Tips for Feeding Baby Deciding to Breastfeed Breastfeeding Basics What to Expect: The First Two Weeks of Nursing Latching On and Positioning in Breastfeeding Tips for Weaning Your Baby More on Breastfeeding Formula Feeding Discover the nutritional benefits of feeding your child formula. Formula Feeding Preparing and Handling Infant Formula How Much and How Often to Formula Feed Breaking Away from Bottles Solid Foods Learn when to switch your child from baby food to solid food. When Are Babies Ready for Solid Food? Starting Baby on Solids Is Your Baby Ready for Solid Foods? Starting Solids Giving Your Baby Solid Foods for the First Time Tips on Beginning Solid Foods Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods Baby Food: To Buy or To Make? Easing the Transition from Pureed Foods to Chewable Solids Expanding Your One- to Three-Year-Old's Diet Healthy Finger Foods for Babies and Toddlers Feeding Your Baby or Toddler Choking Hazards Warning: Avoid These Foods with Baby How to Tell If Your Baby Likes a New Food Feeding Your Toddler and Preschooler Get tips on dealing with picky eaters, and learn how to smoothly feed your young child. Feeding Your One-Year-Old How Much Should I Expect My Young Child to Eat? When Your Child Just Isn't Hungry Picky Eaters: Born or Made? Fifteen Ways to Disguise Vegetables Limited Eaters: Survival Tips for Parents Feeding Your Preschooler Make Rules More Flexible for Toddlers Troubleshooting a Preschooler's Eating Fending Off Preschooler Food Fits Fun Finger Foods for Your Baby Have Fun with Food More on Feeding Your Child Meals Find recipes and advice about preparing healthy meals and snacks for your child. Smart Snack Finder Breakfast Benefits Lively Lunches Solving the Dinnertime Dilemma Spend Dinnertime Together Day Care Cuisine Why Eat Together? How to Make Baby's Mealtime Easier Out and About with Youngsters Learn how to deal with your child when eating out or shopping. Terror in Aisle Three: Taking Your Child to the Supermarket Grocery Shopping Dining Out with Youngsters Eating Out with Baby Expert Advice on Nursing and Feeding Find expert advice about nursing and feeding a child. Two months old and constipated What's enough milk? Can't nurse on demand Bottles and milk production Should 13-month-old go from formula to soy milk or whole milk? Formula versus Cow's Milk No more bottle? Refuses to eat Is my child getting enough calcium? How much iron does my child need? When should I stop breastfeeding? Quizzes and Polls Take a quiz on nutrition, and vote in our poll about picky eaters. Toddler and Preschooler Nutrition Quiz Are Picky Eaters Born or Made?