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2 Nutritio Facts for Childre Ages 6-11 Moths Nutritio Is Importat Good utritio is ecessary for your baby s growth ad brai developmet. I the U.S., early oe i every three childre is To lear more about your baby s growth, ask your pediatricia about your child s growth chart. Startig healthy eatig habits at a youg age will help prevet obesity ad related medical problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes ad sleep apea. Itroducig Solid Foods Itroduce solid foods whe your baby is about 4-6 moths old. Your baby should be able to sit with support ad demostrate good head ad eck cotrol. Offer iro-fortified rice cereal as a first solid food. This is essetial for prevetio of aemia. Remember, rice cereal should ever be placed i a bottle. Offer your baby oe ew food at a time, itroducig ew foods two to three days apart. After rice cereals, try puréed fruits ad vegetables. As your baby gets older, usually aroud 8 moths, give small amouts of puréed meat or beas. Whe tryig ew foods, watch for allergic reactios, such as hives. Call your child s pediatricia if you are cocered. Start by givig a small spooful of soft or puréed foods. Gradually icrease the amout ad try thicker foods as your baby gets older. Whe your baby is 8-9 moths ad ca brig Driks Prior to 12 moths of age, start givig your baby liquids out of a sippy cup, usig breastmilk, formula or small amouts of water. Bottles are ot recommeded after 12 moths of age because their use may lead to detal cavities. Juice is ot recommeded for childre uder 12 moths. Never give soda or sugar-sweeteed beverages. Your child should be seated i a ageappropriate chair at mealtimes. Avoid foods that may be chokig hazards, such as popcor, uts, potato chips, whole-kerel cor, berries, grapes, hot dogs, raw vegetables, raisis ad dry flake cereals. Give your baby soft, easy-to-swallow foods ad cut foods ito small bite-sized pieces for older ifats. Prevet iro deficiecy by givig your baby iro-rich foods such as iro-fortified cereals, lea meats or beas. If your child does ot eat cereal or iro ad vitami-rich solid foods, a multivitami with iro is recommeded. If your child seems to dislike somethig, try agai later. It ca take times of tryig a ew food for your child to ejoy the taste ad texture. Explore the raibow of fruits ad vegetables. Eat meals as a family to teach your child healthy eatig habits. Pla healthy meals ahead of time. hads to mouth, ecourage your baby to participate by eatig with a spoo or his or her hads. For more iformatio, visit:

3 Nutritio Facts for Childre Ages Moths Nutritio Is Importat Betwee 12 ad 30 moths, your child will grow approximately 3-4 iches per year. Good utritio is ecessary for this growth ad brai developmet. I the U.S., early oe i every three childre is Body Mass Idex (BMI) is a measure of body fat. Ask your pediatricia about your child s BMI. Startig healthy eatig habits at a youg age will help prevet obesity ad related medical problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes ad sleep apea. Meals ad Sacks Toddlers ad youg childre will usually eat oly small amouts at a time, though they will eat frequetly. A appropriate goal is three meals ad two to three sacks per day. A cosistet meal ad sack schedule is importat for better health ad a happier child. Balaced meals iclude meats/beas, fruits, vegetables, grais ad dairy. Your child should be seated i a ageappropriate chair at meal times Prevet iro deficiecy by limitig milk itake to oz. per day. Ecourage iro-rich foods such as lea meats, poultry, seafood, beas, letils ad iro-fortified cereals. Avoid foods that may be chokig hazards, such as popcor, uts, potato chips, whole-kerel cor, berries, grapes, hot dogs, raw vegetables, raisis ad dry flake cereals. Whe tryig ew foods, watch for allergic reactios, such as hives. Call your child s pediatricia if you are cocered. Offer oly oe ew food at a time. Explore the raibow of fruits ad vegetables. If your child seems to dislike somethig, try agai later. Eatig meals as a family is importat for your child i order to teach healthy eatig habits. Pla healthy meals ahead of time. Always keep fruits ad vegetables o had. Sacks should look like small meals ad be composed of the same types of foods. Providig a variety of foods esures that your child gets the appropriate vitamis ad mierals eeded to grow. We do ot recommed sweets, chips or sodas. Driks Whole milk is recommeded i place of formula begiig at 12 moths of age. Whole milk is recommeded from 12 moths to 2 years of age ad 2 percet milk is recommeded for childre over the age of 2 years oz. of milk/day is the recommeded amout. Offer water betwee meals, ad limit driks with sugar, icludig juice, to just oe small glass per day (aroud 4 oz.). For more iformatio, visit:

4 Nutritio Facts for Childre Ages 3-6 Years Nutritio Is Importat Betwee 3 ad 6 years, your child will grow approximately 2-3 iches per year. Good utritio is ecessary for this growth. I the U.S., early oe i every three childre is Body Mass Idex (BMI) is a measure of body fat. Ask your pediatricia about your child s BMI. Startig healthy eatig habits at a youg age will help prevet obesity ad related medical problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes ad sleep apea. Meals ad Sacks Your growig child eeds three meals each day, the first withi 1 hour of wakig up. Provide at least three of the five food groups at each meal: meats/beas, fruits, vegetables, grais ad dairy. Be sure your child s meal is at least half fruits ad veggies. Your growig child may eed two to three sacks per day, but it is importat that these come from the five food groups. A appropriate sack amout will fit i your child s oe had ad be eate o closer tha 2 hours to a meal. We do ot recommed sweets, chips or sodas. Your child should be seated at meal times. Childre i this age group are at risk for becomig deficiet i iro, calcium ad vitami D. Iro is foud i lea meats, poultry, seafood, beas, letils ad most cereals. Too little iro may result i aemia ad difficulty learig. Vitami D is foud i milk, fortified cereal, yogurt, salmo, tua ad egg yolks. Too little vitami D may affect boe growth. Calcium is foud i milk, dairy products ad fortified milk substitutes. Calcium is eeded for boes to grow. Vitami C is foud i fruits ad vegetables. Vitami C is eeded to absorb vitamis ad mierals like vitami D ad iro. Cosider a multivitami with iro if your child is ot gettig these utriets through his or her diet. Eatig meals as a family is importat i order to teach your child healthy eatig habits. Pla healthy meals ahead of time. Always keep fruits ad vegetables o had. Driks Stick with the basics: water ad milk are best for your child. Skim, 1 percet or 2 percet milk are recommeded, as they offer the same utriets as whole milk, but with less fat ad calories; 20 oz. of milk per day is the recommeded amout. Limit driks with sugar, icludig juice, to just oe small glass per day. Offer water betwee meals. For more iformatio, visit:

5 Nutritio Facts for Childre Ages 7-11 Years Nutritio Is Importat Betwee 7 ad 11 years of age, your child will grow approximately 2 iches per year. Good utritio is ecessary for this growth. I the U.S., early oe i every three childre is Body Mass Idex (BMI) is a measure of body fat. Ask your pediatricia about your child s BMI. Startig healthy eatig habits at a youg age will help prevet obesity ad related medical problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes ad sleep apea. Meals ad Sacks Your growig child eeds three meals each day, the first withi 1 hour of wakig up. Provide at least three of the five food groups at each meal: meats/beas, fruits, vegetables, grais ad dairy. At least half of your child s plate should be filled with fruits ad veggies. Your growig child may eed two to three sacks per day, but it is importat that these come from the 5 food groups. A appropriate sack amout will fit i your child s oe had ad be eate o closer tha 2 hours to a meal. We do ot recommed sweets, chips or sodas. Childre i this age group are at risk for becomig deficiet i iro, calcium ad vitami D. Iro is foud i lea meats, poultry, seafood, beas, letils ad most cereals. Too little iro may result i aemia ad difficulty learig. Vitami D is foud i milk, fortified cereal, yogurt, salmo, tua ad egg yolks. Too little vitami D may affect boe growth. Calcium is foud i milk, dairy products ad fortified milk substitutes. Calcium is eeded for boes to grow. Vitami C is foud i fruits ad vegetables. Vitami C is eeded to absorb vitamis ad mierals like vitami D ad iro. Cosider a multivitami with iro if your child is ot gettig these utriets through his or her diet. Eatig meals as a family is importat i order to teach your child healthy eatig habits. Pla healthy meals ahead of time. Have your child take part i meal preparatios. Always iclude fruits ad vegetables. Driks Stick with the basics: water ad milk are best for your child. Skim, 1 percet or 2 percet milk are recommeded, as they offer the same utriets as whole milk, but with less fat ad calories; 20 oz. of milk per day is the recommeded amout. Limit driks with sugar, icludig juice, to just oe small glass per day. Offer water betwee meals. For more iformatio, visit:

6 Nutritio Facts for Childre Ages Years Nutritio Is Importat Good utritio is ecessary for growth ad sets the foudatio for health ito adulthood. Youg wome ad me i this age group may grow iches per year. Body Mass Idex, or BMI, is a calculatio used to determie if a idividual has a healthy weight. For most people, a healthy BMI is betwee the 15th ad 85th percetiles o a growth chart. Ask your doctor about your BMI. Healthy eatig habits will help prevet heart disease, type 2 diabetes ad sleep apea. Beig uderweight may be the sig of a uderlyig illess. Discuss this with your doctor. Meals ad Sacks Adolescets eed to eat three meals each day, the first withi 1 hour of wakig up. Skippig breakfast may lead to difficulties i school ad uhealthy eatig later i the day. At least three of the five food groups should be eate at each meal: meats/beas, fruits, vegetables, grais ad dairy. At least half your plate should be fruits ad veggies. Two to three sacks each day are okay, but these eed to come from the five food groups. A appropriate sack amout will fit i oe had ad should be ejoyed o closer tha 2 hours to a meal. We do ot recommed sweets, chips, sodas or fast food. If you are ot drikig the recommeded amout of milk, we recommed daily supplemetatio of 600 uits of vitami D ad a multivitami with mg. calcium. Peak boe mass is established throughout adolescece. Adequate itake of calcium ad vitami D, a healthy weight ad physical activity are importat for optimal boe developmet. Mestruatig girls are at risk for becomig deficiet i iro if they do ot cosume eough iro-rich foods. Too little iro may result i aemia, fatigue ad difficulty learig. The best sources of iro are protei-rich foods like lea meats, poultry, seafood, beas, eggs ad uts. Iclude a palm-sized portio of protei at each meal to esure adequate iro itake. If you are ot eatig a diet rich i iro, we recommed a multivitami with iro. Vitami C is eeded to absorb vitamis ad mierals like vitami D ad iro. Vitami C is foud i almost every fruit ad vegetable, so fillig up half your plate with fruits ad vegetables at each meal is essetial. Eatig meals as a family is importat to ecourage healthy eatig habits. Pla healthy meals ahead of time. Take part i meal preparatios. Always iclude fruits ad vegetables. Driks Stick with the basics: water ad low-fat milk are best. Limit driks with sugar, like juice, to just oe small glass per day. Drik water betwee meals. Skim ad 1 percet milk offer the same utriets as whole milk, but with less fat ad calories; 20 oz. of milk each day (about 3 small glasses) is the recommeded amout. For more iformatio, visit:

7 Nutritio Facts for Childre Ages 16 Years ad Older Nutritio Is Importat Good utritio at this age sets the foudatio for health ito adulthood. Youg wome may have reached adult height, while youg me may cotiue to grow taller. Body Mass Idex, or BMI, is a calculatio used to determie if a idividual has a healthy weight. For most people, a healthy BMI is betwee the 15th ad 85th percetiles o a growth chart. Ask your doctor about your BMI. Healthy eatig habits will help prevet heart disease, type 2 diabetes ad sleep apea. Beig uderweight may be the sig of a uderlyig illess. Discuss this with your doctor. Meals ad Sacks Teeagers eed to eat three meals each day, the first withi 1 hour of wakig up. Skippig breakfast may lead to difficulties i school ad work, plus uhealthy eatig later i the day. At least three of the five food groups should be eate at each meal: meats/beas, fruits, vegetables, grais ad dairy. At least half of your plate should be fruits ad veggies. Two to three sacks each day are okay, but these eed to come from the five food groups. A appropriate sack amout will fit i your had ad be ejoyed o closer tha 2 hours to a meal. We do ot recommed sweets, chips, sodas or If you are ot drikig the recommeded amout of milk, we recommed daily supplemetatio of 600 uits of vitami D ad a multivitami with mg. calcium. Peak boe mass is established throughout adolescece. Adequate itake of calcium ad vitami D, a healthy weight ad physical activity are importat for optimal boe developmet. Mestruatig girls are at risk for becomig deficiet i iro if they do ot cosume eough iro-rich foods. Too little iro may result i aemia, fatigue ad difficulty learig. The best sources of iro are protei-rich foods like lea meats, poultry, seafood, beas, eggs ad uts. Iclude a palm-sized portio of protei at each meal to esure adequate iro itake. If you are ot eatig a diet rich i iro, we recommed a multivitami with iro. Vitami C is eeded to absorb vitamis ad mierals like vitami D ad iro. Vitami C is foud i almost every fruit ad vegetable, so fillig up half your plate with fruits ad vegetables at each meal is essetial. Pla healthy meals ahead of time. Take part i meal preparatios. Cookig is a ecessary skill i adulthood. If you are iterested i weight loss, talk with your doctor about a safe approach. fast food. Driks Stick with the basics: water ad low-fat milk are best. Drik plety of water betwee meals to stay well hydrated. Skim ad 1 percet milk offer the same utriets as whole milk, but with less fat ad calories; 20 oz. of milk each day (about 3 small glasses) is the recommeded amout. For more iformatio, visit: