Infant and Toddler Nutrition

Infant and Toddler Nutrition

Food provides the energy and nutrients a baby or toddler needs to be healthy. For a baby, breast milk has all the necessary vitamins and minerals. Infant formulas imitate breast milk. For children younger than 2, up to 50 percent of calories should come from fat. Whole milk is a good source of fat after age 1. You can switch to low-fat milk after age 2 or 3.

Some other things to watch for:
Make sure your child gets enough iron
Toddlers between 1 and 3 need 500 milligrams of calcium each day
Dietary fiber is important after age 3 because it might prevent diseases later on
Don't feed your baby eggs, citrus fruits and juices, cow's milk or honey until after his or her first birthday
Don't feed your child seafood, peanuts or tree nuts before age 2 or 3

Start Here
Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding(Nemours Foundation)

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Nutrition Guide for Toddlers(Nemours Foundation)
Basics
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Multimedia & Cool Tools
Overviews
Specific Conditions
Related Issues

Research
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Clinical Trials
Journal Articles
Directories
Organizations
Law and Policy

Overviews
Healthy Food Choices: 2 to 5 Years(American Medical Association)
Nutrition for Kids: Guidelines for a Healthy Diet(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)


Specific Conditions
Feeding Your 1- to 2-Year-Old(Nemours Foundation)
Feeding Your 1- to 3-Month-Old(Nemours Foundation)
Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old(Nemours Foundation)
Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old(Nemours Foundation)
Feeding Your Newborn(Nemours Foundation)

Related Issues
Bottle-Feeding a Newborn Baby(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Child Nutrition: How to Handle a Picky Eater(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Death Highlights Importance of Proper Nutrition for Babies Raised as Vegetarians(Nemours Foundation)
FDA 101: Infant Formula(Food and Drug Administration)
Feeding Your Baby with Breast Milk or Formula(Food and Drug Administration)

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Infant Botulism and Honey(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Infant Formula(American Academy of Family Physicians)

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Infant Formula: Frequently Asked Questions(Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
Introducing Solid Foods: What You Need to Know(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Milk Matters for Your Child's Health!(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Monitor Infant's Fluoride Intake(Academy of General Dentistry)
Organic Baby Food: Is It Better Than Regular Baby Food?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Spitting Up: Messy, but Little Cause for Concern(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Toddlers: When Yours Doesn't Want to Eat(American Academy of Family Physicians)

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Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov: Infant Formula(National Institutes of Health)
ClinicalTrials.gov: Infant Nutrition(National Institutes of Health)
ClinicalTrials.gov: Infant Nutrition Disorders(National Institutes of Health) Return to top

Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Article: Nutritional support for the infant's immune system.
Article: Multiple factors related to bottle-feeding performance in preterm infants.
Article: Effects of single-hole and cross-cut nipple units on feeding efficiency...
Infant and Toddler Nutrition -- see more articles Return to top

Directories
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) State Agencies(Food and Nutrition Service) Return to top


Organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics
KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)(Food and Nutrition Service)

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