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.