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The three categories are safer food, a healthy diet, and appropriate physical activity. In the healthy diet category, the five keys are: "Give your baby only breast milk for the first 6 months of life," "Eat a variety of food," "Eat plenty of vegetables and fruit," "Eat moderate amounts of fats and oil," and "Eat less salt and sugar."
Two-thirds of babies aged six to nine months, and between 75% and 85% of babies and toddlers older than nine months, eat some type of fruit. At age six to nine months, half of the babies are eating prepared baby food fruits, but toddlers aged 12 months and older primarily eat non-baby food fruits, such as fresh bananas or canned fruits.
Between 8 and 12 months of age, the digestive system improves, and many babies begin eating finger foods. Their diet is still limited, however, because most babies lack molars or canines at this age, and often have a limited number of incisors. By 18 months, babies often have enough teeth and a sufficiently mature digestive system to eat the ...
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Jennifer Anderson is a mom of two, registered dietitian, and founder Kids Eat in Color, a resource for families seeking evidence-based information and strategies on child nutrition and feeding.
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Meal – eating occasion that takes place at a certain time and includes specific, prepared food, or the food eaten on that occasion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The names used for specific meals in English vary greatly, depending on the speaker's culture, the time of day, or the size of the meal.