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Nutrition Resources

  • SHSH Resources Center

    This unique Nutrition Guide was developed from more than a decade of research. Unlike any other resource, it contains nutrition information, products, and feeding guidance all tailored to your child's development.

  • Nutrition 101

    We all benefit from a healthy diet, but good nutrition is especially important for growing babies and toddlers. Here are the need-to-know basics.

  • Nutrition Guide: Birth+

    From birth to 12 months, breastmilk or iron-fortified formula should remain your baby's main source of nutrition. Know whether your baby is getting enough to eat by following her hunger and fullness cues as shown.

  • Nutrition Guide: Supported Sitter

    Babies at this stage are still getting most of their nutrition from breastmilk and iron-fortified formula. As your baby starts eating cereal and other solid foods, make sure she eats foods from the groups listed.

  • Nutrition Guide: Sitter

    As your baby continues his solid-food journey, it's important to follow his appetite. Know whether your baby is getting enough to eat by following her hunger and fullness cues as shown.

  • Nutrition Guide: Crawler

    Learn what foods and textures are appropriate for your baby as she starts to explore eating on her own.

  • Nutrition Guide: Toddler

    Toddlers have reputations of being picky eaters so it's important to offer a variety of healthy foods to give him the energy to learn and play.

  • Nutrition Guide: Preschooler

    Preschoolers eat a variety of foods-and they'll let you know what they like and what they don't. Learn how you can make sure she has enough without giving her too much.

Feeding Advice

  • Health benefits of probiotics

    Regular consumption of beneficial probiotic cultures, or probiotics, supports a healthy immune system. Learn more about what they are, and how they work.

  • Introducing Cereal

    One of the biggest milestones for your baby is when she starts solid foods. Learn why iron fortified cereal plays an important role in your baby's diet.

  • Your baby's first solid food

    Around the middle of your baby's first year, she should be ready to start solid foods. Here's a guide to help you with your baby's first bites.

  • Starting fruit & vegetable purees

    Once your baby has mastered single-ingredient cereals, it may be time to try single-ingredient fruits and vegetables.

  • Healthy Eating for Your Sitter

    Once your baby has become accustomed to eating foods and her digestive system is more developed, you can introduce more variety. Learn what tastes and textures are appropriate.

  • Keep trying rejected foods

    When you first offer your baby a new food, don't worry if she makes a face. Here are some helpful tips on how you can make it a positive experience.

  • Pumping Up Your Baby's Iron

    Getting enough iron is important for your growing baby's healthy mental development. Learn about the foods that deliver this critical nutrient.

  • Satisfying a finicky eater

    As your baby gets older, she may get finicky. She may eagerly devour peas one day, then turn her nose up at them the next. Find out how you can manage these situations.

  • 4 safety tips for finger foods

    When your baby starts to eat finger foods, be sure to follow these safety guidelines.

  • Adding Snacks to the Menu

    Snack time is a great way to introduce your older baby to healthy independent eating. Learn what snacks are appropriate for this stage.

  • Benefits of whole grains for baby

    Learn how easy it is to incorporate whole grains into your baby's diet.

  • Great beginner finger foods

    Check out what foods are perfect for your baby to grasp and get in her mouth, and what foods she should avoid at this stage.

  • 7 tips to better nutrition

    Here are seven tips that will help you lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy independent eating.

  • Toddler Serving Sizes

    Appropriate serving sizes and food preparation recommendations for your Toddler are discussed in this article.

  • Understanding nutrition labels

    Learn how to translate Nutrition Facts panels on packages to can help you determine what foods fit into your Toddler's diet.

  • Choking hazards: Not on the menu

    As your Toddler continues to eat solid foods, she'll reach for whatever others are eating. Here's a list of foods that can be choking hazards.

  • Understanding nutrition labels

    Learn how to translate Nutrition Facts panels on packages to can help you determine what foods fit into your Preschooler's diet.

  • 7 tips to better nutrition

    Here are seven tips that will help you lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy independent eating.