Healthy Eating Habits: Starting From An Early Age
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Healthy Eating Habits: A Vegetarian Diet For Babies & Children
It’s possible to have a healthy well-nourished infant or child who eats a vegetarian diet if care is taken.Help Your Baby Develop Healthy Eating Habits By Following A Regular Meal & Snack Schedule
Plan for 3 meals and 1 or 2 snacks each day, once your baby’s eating a variety of foods and textures. Babies have small stomachs so need frequent opportunities to eat small amounts.How To Help Your Baby Enjoy Food
Help your baby learn about food by letting them play with it. Encourage their independence – give your baby their own spoon to hold when they can.Help Your Baby Develop Healthy Eating Habits By Letting Them Choose How Much To Eat
Be guided by your baby's appetite. Offer your baby new foods. Let them choose how much to eat - you decide what food is offered, your baby decides how much to eat.Develop Healthy Eating Habits By Eating Together As A Family
It takes a little work to bring everyone together for meals. But it's worth it and the whole family eats better.Help Your Baby Develop Healthy Eating Habits By Being A Good Role Model
Your baby learns about food from watching you. Your baby learns about food from watching you. Be a good role model. You can set a good example by eating a variety of healthy foods.Key Messages About Helping Your Baby Develop Healthy Eating Habits
Your baby is learning about food and developing eating habits from the time they start solids. There are lots of things you can do to help your baby learn healthy eating habits right from the start.
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