Complementary Feeding and Baby Foods

Understand and prepare for the transition to solid foods. See also:

• Bite-Sized Milestones: Signs of Solid Food Readiness
• Cereal in a Bottle: Solid Food Shortcuts to Avoid

Find guiding principles and examples of diets from different parts of the world that can meet energy and nutrient needs of non-breastfed children after 6 months of age.

Find guiding principles that set standards for practical dietary guidelines and also discuss when, where, and how 6 to 24 month olds should be fed.

Provides answers to commonly asked questions about the nutritional content of commercial baby foods.