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Dietary
Guidelines for Infants
Encourage and support breastfeeding
Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods
Avoid low fat diets
Avoid over and under feeding
Remember water is the preferred drink
Added sugars are not necessary
Choose low salt foods
Serve foods containing calcium
Serve foods containing iron
Reference
Gibbons,
K., Chief Dietitian, Royal Children's Hospital,
Melbourne. "Dietary Guidelines for
Infants". Educational brochure.
The
Dietary Guidelines for Infants are based
on guidelines developed by the Gerber
Products Company and the National Health
and Medical Research Council draft Dietary
Guidelines for Children interpreted for
infants.
Last
Updated: April 3, 2001.
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