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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

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Pregnancy

  • 1st Trimester
  • 2nd Trimester
  • 3rd Trimester
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Birth

  • Makes crawling-type motions with her legs
  • Enjoys bold colors as vision continues to develop
  • Smiles, frowns and grimaces
  • Reaches for you when she wants attention
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Crawler

  • Crawls with stomach off the floor
  • May pull self up to stand
  • Begins to self-feed with fingers
  • Begins to use jaw to mash food

Supported Sitter

  • Sits with help or support
  • On tummy, pushes up on arms with straight elbows
  • Moves pureed food forward and backward in mouth with tongue to swallow

Sitter

  • Sits independently
  • Picks up and holds small objects in hands
  • Reaches for food or spoon when hungry
  • Uses upper lip to help clear food off of spoon
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Crawler

  • Crawls with stomach off the floor
  • May pull self up to stand
  • Begins to self-feed with fingers
  • Begins to use jaw to mash food

Toddler

  • Stands alone and begins to walk alone
  • Feeds self easily with fingers
  • Begins to use fork and spoon
  • Bites through a variety of textures
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Preschooler

  • Runs well without falling
  • Sits in a booster seat or child seat at family meals
  • Chews more skillfully and efficiently
  • Mastering use of spoon and fork
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Nutrition & Feeding

Raising a healthy child starts with nutrition

Did you know that eating habits are learned early on? Now is the time to introduce a healthy diet for your child and instill good eating habits for a lifetime.

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Click on one of the Milestone Symbols below to see the tools appropriate for your child's development.

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Now is the time to set the standard for healthy eating. By eating a healthy diet when breastfeeding, you will introduce a variety of flavors to your newborn, developing her taste for nutritious foods. Learn the basics of breastfeeding and get helpful tips on how to feed your baby.

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Breastfeeding

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Your baby gets nourishment from what you eat. Get your little one off to a healthy start.

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Your baby is discovering new tastes and textures. Help your baby develop a taste for healthy foods now.

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Acquire the taste for nutritious foods now! Develop a healthy attitude toward healthy eating.

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Supported Sitter

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Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ Nutrition Guide

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Introduce your baby to delicious, healthy foods in the first four years, and you'll lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating. Learn more

Breastfeeding

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Your baby gets nourishment from what you eat. Get your little one off to a healthy start.

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Your baby is discovering new tastes and textures. Help your baby develop a taste for healthy foods now.

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Sitter

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Your baby gets nourishment from what you eat. Get your little one off to a healthy start.

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Your baby is discovering new tastes and textures. Help your baby develop a taste for healthy foods now.

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Acquire the taste for nutritious foods now! Develop a healthy attitude toward healthy eating.

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Crawler

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Now that your baby is crawling, it's a good time to introduce some foods that are easy for her to pick up. From breastfeeding to finger foods learn how to feed your baby for the healthiest start in life.

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Introduce your baby to delicious, healthy foods in the first four years, and you'll lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating. Learn more

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

Your baby gets nourishment from what you eat. Get your little one off to a healthy start.

Learn More
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Your baby is discovering new tastes and textures. Help your baby develop a taste for healthy foods now.

Learn More
Formula Feeding & Tolerance

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With scientific advances, the options for formula feeding are many. Learn the pros and cons for your child.

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Acquire the taste for nutritious foods now! Develop a healthy attitude toward healthy eating.

Learn More
Food Allergies & Safety

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It is possible to eat healthy even if your child has allergies. Create a lifelong healthy eating plan with wise substitutions.

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Toddler

Toddler

You've probably noticed your toddler has some definite opinions about which foods she likes and dislikes. Keep encouraging your child to try a variety of healthy foods. As she acquires a taste for nutritious foods, you're educating her to make her own healthy choices in the future.

Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ Nutrition Guide

START HEALTHY, STAY HEALTHY™
Nutrition Guide

Introduce your baby to delicious, healthy foods in the first four years, and you'll lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating. Learn more

Feeding Your Toddler

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Preschooler

Preschooler

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Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ Nutrition Guide

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Introduce your baby to delicious, healthy foods in the first four years, and you'll lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating. Learn more

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Yesterday’s favorite is pushed away today! Find creative ways to keep your Preschooler on the path of healthy eating.

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