Pre-school | Food

Gourmet Baby At seven months you can start introducing lots of new flavours to your baby's diet. Try to make the food you offer as diverse as possible to avoid fussiness later on. Be bold with your choices of ingredients, using fruit and vegetable types that you don't necessarily cook with all the time - even those you don't personally like!
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Between finicky appetites and a penchant for junk food, meal-planning for toddlers can be a real challenge. Looking for ideas? Check out these nutritious, tasty, easy-to-prepare menus your toddler will love.
Easy, healthy meal-planning for toddlers

Young children need to eat five or six times a day. For help coming up with healthy snack ideas, check out our suggestions for toddlers age 1 to 3 years. Plus, foods to avoid and a word about juice.
Best snacks for toddlers

Toddler Food Guide Are you happy with your child's diet, or do you worry that certain food groups or vitamins and minerals may be missing? Children at this age don't eat huge amounts of food so it's important to ensure that what does get eaten represents a balanced diet. Get advice from your GP and use healthy snacks to supplement meals.
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While breast milk is ideal, most babies get some formula at least part of the time -- and that's okay! We'll tell you how to choose the right formula, how to prepare it safely, important precautions, and more!
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How much milk should my 2-year-old son drink a day?
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Fast Food For Toddlers Snacks don't have to be quick-fix tummy-fillers. They can be nutritious, too, and can form part of your toddler's balanced diet. Go exotic with chopped or dried fruit, opt for crackers instead of biscuits, and try to stick to milk and water for drinks, as fruit juices are not good for budding little teeth.
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Eating Habits Toddlers are notoriously tricky when it comes to food. But luckily, this is a time when growth has slowed down and your child doesn't need a huge amount of food to keep going and stay healthy. It's normal for 2-year-olds to go through phases. So if your child will eat nothing but yoghurt or cereal right now, try to stay patient and keep encouraging him to try other foods - if you don't make a big deal of mealtime it's less likely to become an arena for battles of will!
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Is your toddler too busy to eat? Does he prefer playing with food rather than eating it? Will he eat only pasta bows and nothing else? Don't worry. Fussy eating is common among toddlers, and we have tips to help.
Feeding a fussy toddler

Does your toddler's mouth clamp shut at the sight of vegetables? Do you worry she's missing important nutrients as a result? Learn 10 ways to make vegetables more tasty and appealing so your child will eat them.
How to get your toddler to eat more vegetables

What's the best food to start your child on solids? How do you encourage a picky eater to eat? What juice is good for toddlers? For answers to these nutrition questions and more, read on!
Answers to your nutrition questions

What's the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance? Learn why food allergies can be a life-threatening emergency, how intolerances can cause serious symptoms, and what you can do to protect your child.
Learn about food allergies and intolerances