A Step-by-Step Guide to Good Nutrition A Step-by-Step

Information stated in Milupa “Feeding Your Baby. A Step-by-Step Guide to Good
Nutrition” was sourced from the following literature:
• Para, N. “Infant nutrition.” Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal. (July/August) 1996.
• Innis, Sheila M., Nelson, Carolanne M., et al. “Incidence of iron-deficiency anaemia and
depleted iron stores among nine-month-old infants in Vancouver, Canada.” Canadian Journal
of Public Health 1997; 88:81-84.
• Primeau, Lise, Poliquin, Micheline. “L’éveil gastronomique du nourrisson.” Mon Bébé (Hiver) 1997.
• Health and Welfare Canada. Feeding babies: a counselling guide on practical solutions to
common infant feeding questions. 1986.
• Fomon, S.J.. “Cow milk and beikost.” Nutrition of Normal Infants 1993.
• Taitz, L.S. and B.L. Wardley. Handbook of Child Nutrition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.
• Zeman, F.J. and D.M. Ney. Applications of Clinical Nutrition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1988.
• Service de diététique, Hôpital Ste-Justine. Calendrier d’introduction des aliments solides. 1990.
• Pridham, Karen F.. “Feeding behaviour of 6- to 12-month-old infants: assessment and sources
of parental information.” J Pediatr 1990; 117:S174-80.
• Schmitz, Jacques, McNeish, Alexanders. “Development of structure and function of the
gastrointestinal tract: relevance for weaning.” Weaning: Why, What and When. Ed. A. Ballabriga
and J. Rey. Nestlé Nutrition. New York: Vevey/Raven Press, 1987.
• Lambert-Lagacé. “Comment nourrir son enfant du lait maternel au repas complet.”
Les Editions de l’homme 1996.
• Birks, Anne, Vogelzang, Sarah. “Bottle Feeding.” The New Baby and Child Care Quick Reference
Encyclopaedia. Ed. Bettie Bradley. Toronto: Family Communications, 1995.
• O.D.A., Ontario Health Association. Diet Manual (May 1982).
• Gélinas, Monique Dalnault, Dubost-Bélair, Mireille, et al. Manuel de nutrition clinique.
Corporation Professionnelle des Diététistes du Québec, 1991.
• Feeding Toddlers, City of North York Public Health Depart (1995).
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A Step-by-Step Guide
to Good Nutrition
Give Your Baby the Best Start in Life
with Good Nutrition
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off. If experiencing normal growth, there is no need to worry.
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contain an excess or deficiency of any nutrient. Food must also be
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is easily used by the body. Finally, as you feed your baby, you
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lifetime.
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Breast-feeding: The Natural Start to Good Nutrition
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• To avoid choking, hold off
an excellent choice to fill
breast-feeding as long as possible. Breast milk contains the right
on grapes, nuts and dried
this gap. They also provide a
balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and other nutrients. It
fruits until 3 years of age.
good source of iron, which is
Breast milk is the best food for babies, and you should continue
also contains antibacterial substances, called antibodies, which help
protect your infant from disease. Breast milk, along with nutrients
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diet.
which your baby stores in her body while still in the womb, provide
all the essential building materials for optimal growth during the
first 4 to 6 months of life.
Breast-Feeding Tips
• A vitamin D supplement may be recommended while your
baby is being breast-fed. Consult your doctor.
• After 6 months of age, breast-fed babies may need an iron
supplement. Consult your doctor.
We hope this booklet will help
you and your family develop
good eating habits.
One Day Suggested Food Guide
for Toddlers (1 to 2 Years)
• 85 mL Milupa - From 12 months
• Scrambled egg (whole)
BREAKFAST
LUNCH
If You Cannot Breast-feed… Choose an
Infant Formula that Satisfies Your Baby
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needs. As an example, vitamin D is added to aid in the formation
• Whole wheat toast
and maintenance of bones and teeth. Iron-fortified
• 1/2 apple
contain additional iron to help red blood cell formation. These
• 125 mL whole cow’s milk
nutrients are also recommended by the Canadian Paediatric
• Peanut butter sandwich fingers
present in such formulas is well tolerated. Babies fed on formula
• Banana slices
grow and develop as well as breast-fed babies. Because a great
• Milupa - From 12 months
• 125 mL whole cow’s milk
Society for the first 9 to 12 months of life. The additional iron
deal of research has been done to ensure that formulas imitate
the nutritional content of breast milk, formula remains the next
best alternative if you decide not to breast-feed.
• 30-50 mL meat, poultry or liver
• 60-85 mL rice or pasta
SUPPER
• 30-60 mL cooked or raw vegetables
• 85 mL cooked or raw fruits
• 125 mL whole cow’s milk
EVENING
• 85 mL yogurt with fruits
Bottle-Feeding Tips
• Test the temperature
of milk by letting a few
drops fall on the back
of your hand or wrist.
• Never leave baby alone
with a bottle.
NOTE : Offer milk to your baby after a meal.
No special preparation is required, baby eats with
the family.
formulas
Milupa Cereals Offer Excellent Value
When Should You Start Feeding
Your Baby Solid Food?
Introducing your baby to
Milupa Baby Cereals are more than a cereal. Every package
solid foods and fruit
contains milk adapted to baby's need that ensures babies
juices
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receive the perfect balance of nutrients required for proper
of
growth and development. With most other infant cereals, you
one-food-at-a-time
must add breast milk, infant formula, juice or milk to be
process. Your doctor will
nutritionally complete. If you only add water, the cereal
advise you when to start
itself does not provide the vitamins and minerals your growing
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should
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From First Fruit Feeding
From First Solid Feeding
Single grain cereal and milk
Single cereal, single fruit and milk
food better. Throughout the first year, the digestive system
constantly improves its ability to break down food. Enzyme
systems become a stronger barrier against proteins which may
cause allergic reactions.
Nature has also planned it so that sometime after the age of 4
months, the nutrients (especially iron) which have been stored in
Rice Cereal
Rice & Corn Cereals
Oatmeal Cereal
Apples
Rice Cereal
Raspberry
Wheat Cereal
Pears
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additional nutrients which breast milk or formula alone cannot
supply.
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Corn Cereal
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From about 12 Months
New texture and transition
to whole milk
Rice Cereal, Yogurt
Apples • Bananas
Rice Cereal
Yogurt • Fruits
Wheat & Rice Cereals
Biscuits • Fruits
Ready, Set, Go… But How ?
Transition to Whole Milk & New Textures
Your baby may be physically ready to discover new foods and new
textures but starting solid foods can be challenging for both of
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specially formulated for 12
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getting used to this new experience. MILUPA®
They
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wholesome
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from
ingredients
and
Baby Cereals can help to make this first all
important step much easier.
contain essential vitamins and
minerals including iron. Milupa
Toddler
Cereals
already
include whole milk so, all you
have to do is add water.
By 12 months, babies start
drinking from a cup and are
also more interested in self
feeding. Let them do it... even
if it is messy.
Always keep an eye on your
Here are Some Tips to Get You Started…
• First relax and have a positive attitude.
• Hold your baby on your lap like you would do if you were
breast-feeding, or sit in a baby chair.
• Start with a very small amount of Milupa Starter Cereal
(1 to 2 tsp or 5 to 10 mL).
baby to prevent choking.
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from it. Pushing the spoon in too far could cause gagging.
Tips for 12 Months +
• Introduce one new food at a time and wait 5 to 7 days
before introducing a new food. That way, it will be
easier to detect any food allergies.
• Baby is definitely ready to chew. Help develop chewing
skills by offering food that has been cut into fine
pieces or ground.
• You may give your baby bread crusts, cut-up fruit and
small pieces of slightly cooked vegetables.
• Never force your baby to eat. If a particular food is
refused at first, try again in a week or two.
• Introduce new foods when baby is happy, hungry and
not sleepy. Postpone the introduction of solids if your
baby is teething or ill.
How Can Milupa Baby Cereals Make it
Easier for my Baby to Start Solid Foods ?
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next cereals to try is Milupa
Rice & Corn Cereals.
• Breast milk or ironfortified infant formula
• 1 hard cooked egg
yolk mixed with
breast milk or
formula
• 1 wholewheat toast
• 90 mL Milupa - From 8
months Cereals
• 75 mL unsweetened fruit juice
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 1 hard cooked egg yolk mixed with
breast milk or formula (9 months)
• 25-30 mL minced poultry
• 30 mL pureed vegetables.
Starter Cereals
9 - 12 MONTHS
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 45-75 mL From 6 months Cereals or
From 8 months Cereals
• 25-50 mL pureed poultry
(8-9 months)
• 30 mL mashed vegetables
• 30 mL pureed unsweetened fruit
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 25-50 mashed, well-cooked
beans, peas or lentils
• 30 mL mashed vegetables
• 60 mL rice or mashed potato
• 30 mL pureed vegetables
• 75 mL custard or pudding
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 60 mL pureed unsweetened fruit
• 30 mL pureed unsweetened fruit
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87
Menu Suggestions for a Well4 MONTHS
EARLY
MORNING
Cereals with Single Fruits
4 - 6 MONTHS
• *Breast milk or iron-fortified
infant formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
Once your baby is eating Starter Cereals
without difficulty, it is time to add food from
a new food group: vegetables and fruits.
Milupa Baby Cereals can help your baby
through this stage of nutritional development,
BREAKFAST
because they are available in a
number of varieties which include milk adapted to
baby's need, cereal and one fruit (Apples, Pears
or Raspberry).
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
LUNCH
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
you wish – just remember to allow 4 to 5 days
• 15-30 mL Milupa From 6 Months Cereals
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• 15-30 mL pureed vegetables
(5-51/2 months)
mixed varieties until she is accustomed to the
However, you should not begin feeding your baby
taste of single cereals, fruits and vegetables.
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 15-30 mL pureed vegetables
(5-51/2 months)
SUPPER
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
• 15-30 mL MilupaFrom 6 Months Cereals
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
EVENING
You can add foods from this group in any order
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 15-30 mL pureed unsweetened
fruit (51/2-6 months)
Tips for 4 to 6 Months
• Start with semi-liquid food and decrease the amount
of liquid as baby grows accustomed to swallowing.
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fruit juice should not replace milk and too much of it is
unhealthy.
• Never offer food in a bottle.
* Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for your baby.
These are suggested serving sizes. Feel free to feed more or less to your baby, depending on their appetite.
Mixed Cereals with Fruits & Vegetables
From 8 months of age, your
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and
accustomed to enough new
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and mixed cereals to her diet.
The Importance of Chewing
Unlike automatic movements, such as sucking and biting, chewing
must be learned. One of the most important functions of chewing
is its contribution to the development of speech. The tongue,
teeth, lips and facial muscles used in chewing are also used in
speaking. Chewing provides early practice for these muscles,
which is vital when your baby is learning to talk.
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While you should always watch what babies put into the
Try the following variety:
• Milupa Rice & Wheat – 4 Fruits
• Milupa Mixed Cereals & Fruits
• Milupa Corn Cereal & Vegetables
• Milupa Wheat Cereals, Yogurt & Raspberry
mouth, it is important to encourage the natural tendency
to chew.
By carefully selecting the right foods, you can help
your baby easily discover new tastes and
textures.
At about 8 months of age, your baby will be ready for the
extra protein and minerals provided by meat and meat
substitutes. You can also start other solid foods. Yogurt,
cottage cheese, egg yolk and ground meat are easy additions to
the Milupa Baby Cereals diet.
Tips for 9 to 12 Months
Egg whites and whole eggs are
introduced after one year of
age.
• One of the easiest ways to encourage chewing is through
your choice of foods. The introduction of mashed fruits
and vegetables at this age provides texture, which
invites chewing.
• Between 10 and 12 months, minced meats will help to
develop the chewing pattern. Mixing minced meats with
pureed meats may help your baby accept them better.
Mixed Cereals with Fruits & Vegetables
From 8 months of age, your
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developed
enough
and
accustomed to enough new
foods for you to introduce
mixed vegetables, mixed fruits
and mixed cereals to her diet.
The Importance of Chewing
Unlike automatic movements, such as sucking and biting, chewing
must be learned. One of the most important functions of chewing
is its contribution to the development of speech. The tongue,
teeth, lips and facial muscles used in chewing are also used in
speaking. Chewing provides early practice for these muscles,
which is vital when your baby is learning to talk.
The period between the ages of 7 to 9 months is very
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While you should always watch what babies put into the
Try the following variety:
• Milupa Rice & Wheat – 4 Fruits
• Milupa Mixed Cereals & Fruits
• Milupa Corn Cereal & Vegetables
• Milupa Wheat Cereals, Yogurt & Raspberry
mouth, it is important to encourage the natural tendency
to chew.
By carefully selecting the right foods, you can help
your baby easily discover new tastes and
textures.
At about 8 months of age, your baby will be ready for the
extra protein and minerals provided by meat and meat
substitutes. You can also start other solid foods. Yogurt,
cottage cheese, egg yolk and ground meat are easy additions to
the Milupa Baby Cereals diet.
Tips for 9 to 12 Months
Egg whites and whole eggs are
introduced after one year of
age.
• One of the easiest ways to encourage chewing is through
your choice of foods. The introduction of mashed fruits
and vegetables at this age provides texture, which
invites chewing.
• Between 10 and 12 months, minced meats will help to
develop the chewing pattern. Mixing minced meats with
pureed meats may help your baby accept them better.
Menu Suggestions for a Well4 MONTHS
EARLY
MORNING
Cereals with Single Fruits
4 - 6 MONTHS
• *Breast milk or iron-fortified
infant formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
Once your baby is eating Starter Cereals
without difficulty, it is time to add food from
a new food group: vegetables and fruits.
Milupa Baby Cereals can help your baby
through this stage of nutritional development,
BREAKFAST
because they are available in a
number of varieties which include milk adapted to
baby's need, cereal and one fruit (Apples, Pears
or Raspberry).
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
LUNCH
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
you wish – just remember to allow 4 to 5 days
• 15-30 mL Milupa From 6 Months Cereals
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• 15-30 mL pureed vegetables
(5-51/2 months)
mixed varieties until she is accustomed to the
However, you should not begin feeding your baby
taste of single cereals, fruits and vegetables.
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 15-30 mL pureed vegetables
(5-51/2 months)
SUPPER
• 15-30 mL Milupa - Starter Cereal
• 15-30 mL MilupaFrom 6 Months Cereals
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
EVENING
You can add foods from this group in any order
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 15-30 mL pureed unsweetened
fruit (51/2-6 months)
Tips for 4 to 6 Months
• Start with semi-liquid food and decrease the amount
of liquid as baby grows accustomed to swallowing.
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fruit juice should not replace milk and too much of it is
unhealthy.
• Never offer food in a bottle.
* Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for your baby.
These are suggested serving sizes. Feel free to feed more or less to your baby, depending on their appetite.
How Can Milupa Baby Cereals Make it
Easier for my Baby to Start Solid Foods ?
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next cereals to try is Milupa
Rice & Corn Cereals.
• Breast milk or ironfortified infant formula
• 1 hard cooked egg
yolk mixed with
breast milk or
formula
• 1 wholewheat toast
• 90 mL Milupa - From 8
months Cereals
• 75 mL unsweetened fruit juice
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 1 hard cooked egg yolk mixed with
breast milk or formula (9 months)
• 25-30 mL minced poultry
• 30 mL pureed vegetables.
Starter Cereals
9 - 12 MONTHS
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 45-75 mL From 6 months Cereals or
From 8 months Cereals
• 25-50 mL pureed poultry
(8-9 months)
• 30 mL mashed vegetables
• 30 mL pureed unsweetened fruit
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 25-50 mashed, well-cooked
beans, peas or lentils
• 30 mL mashed vegetables
• 60 mL rice or mashed potato
• 30 mL pureed vegetables
• 75 mL custard or pudding
• Breast milk or iron-fortified infant
formula
• 60 mL pureed unsweetened fruit
• 30 mL pureed unsweetened fruit
**Adapted from references noted on back cover
87
Ready, Set, Go… But How ?
Transition to Whole Milk & New Textures
Your baby may be physically ready to discover new foods and new
textures but starting solid foods can be challenging for both of
Milupa Toddler Cereals are
\RX 3DWLHQFH LV UHTXLUHG LW·V \RXU EDE\·V ILUVW FRQWDFW ZLWK VROLG
specially formulated for 12
food. Make it fun and give your baby some time to practice
months and up.
getting used to this new experience. MILUPA®
They
are
wholesome
made
from
ingredients
and
Baby Cereals can help to make this first all
important step much easier.
contain essential vitamins and
minerals including iron. Milupa
Toddler
Cereals
already
include whole milk so, all you
have to do is add water.
By 12 months, babies start
drinking from a cup and are
also more interested in self
feeding. Let them do it... even
if it is messy.
Always keep an eye on your
Here are Some Tips to Get You Started…
• First relax and have a positive attitude.
• Hold your baby on your lap like you would do if you were
breast-feeding, or sit in a baby chair.
• Start with a very small amount of Milupa Starter Cereal
(1 to 2 tsp or 5 to 10 mL).
baby to prevent choking.
‡3XWWKHVSRRQEHWZHHQEDE\·VOLSVVREDE\FDQVXFN
from it. Pushing the spoon in too far could cause gagging.
Tips for 12 Months +
• Introduce one new food at a time and wait 5 to 7 days
before introducing a new food. That way, it will be
easier to detect any food allergies.
• Baby is definitely ready to chew. Help develop chewing
skills by offering food that has been cut into fine
pieces or ground.
• You may give your baby bread crusts, cut-up fruit and
small pieces of slightly cooked vegetables.
• Never force your baby to eat. If a particular food is
refused at first, try again in a week or two.
• Introduce new foods when baby is happy, hungry and
not sleepy. Postpone the introduction of solids if your
baby is teething or ill.
Milupa Cereals Offer Excellent Value
When Should You Start Feeding
Your Baby Solid Food?
Introducing your baby to
Milupa Baby Cereals are more than a cereal. Every package
solid foods and fruit
contains milk adapted to baby's need that ensures babies
juices
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receive the perfect balance of nutrients required for proper
of
growth and development. With most other infant cereals, you
one-food-at-a-time
must add breast milk, infant formula, juice or milk to be
process. Your doctor will
nutritionally complete. If you only add water, the cereal
advise you when to start
itself does not provide the vitamins and minerals your growing
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Single grain cereal and milk
Single cereal, single fruit and milk
food better. Throughout the first year, the digestive system
constantly improves its ability to break down food. Enzyme
systems become a stronger barrier against proteins which may
cause allergic reactions.
Nature has also planned it so that sometime after the age of 4
months, the nutrients (especially iron) which have been stored in
Rice Cereal
Rice & Corn Cereals
Oatmeal Cereal
Apples
Rice Cereal
Raspberry
Wheat Cereal
Pears
From about 8 Months
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additional nutrients which breast milk or formula alone cannot
supply.
Wheat & Rice Cereals
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Corn Cereal
Vegetables
Wheat Cereal
Yogurt & Raspberry
From about 12 Months
New texture and transition
to whole milk
Rice Cereal, Yogurt
Apples • Bananas
Rice Cereal
Yogurt • Fruits
Wheat & Rice Cereals
Biscuits • Fruits
One Day Suggested Food Guide
for Toddlers (1 to 2 Years)
• 85 mL Milupa - From 12 months
• Scrambled egg (whole)
BREAKFAST
LUNCH
If You Cannot Breast-feed… Choose an
Infant Formula that Satisfies Your Baby
There are, on the market, different infant formulas. These infant
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needs. As an example, vitamin D is added to aid in the formation
• Whole wheat toast
and maintenance of bones and teeth. Iron-fortified
• 1/2 apple
contain additional iron to help red blood cell formation. These
• 125 mL whole cow’s milk
nutrients are also recommended by the Canadian Paediatric
• Peanut butter sandwich fingers
present in such formulas is well tolerated. Babies fed on formula
• Banana slices
grow and develop as well as breast-fed babies. Because a great
• Milupa - From 12 months
• 125 mL whole cow’s milk
Society for the first 9 to 12 months of life. The additional iron
deal of research has been done to ensure that formulas imitate
the nutritional content of breast milk, formula remains the next
best alternative if you decide not to breast-feed.
• 30-50 mL meat, poultry or liver
• 60-85 mL rice or pasta
SUPPER
• 30-60 mL cooked or raw vegetables
• 85 mL cooked or raw fruits
• 125 mL whole cow’s milk
EVENING
• 85 mL yogurt with fruits
Bottle-Feeding Tips
• Test the temperature
of milk by letting a few
drops fall on the back
of your hand or wrist.
• Never leave baby alone
with a bottle.
NOTE : Offer milk to your baby after a meal.
No special preparation is required, baby eats with
the family.
formulas
Give Your Baby the Best Start in Life
with Good Nutrition
Proper nutrition is crucial to good health
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Does Your Baby
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at this age, intake of only small portions or even refusal to eat.
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off. If experiencing normal growth, there is no need to worry.
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One thing you can do is to serve smaller portions at a time and
then add more if baby is still
normal growth rate, and should not
contain an excess or deficiency of any nutrient. Food must also be
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is easily used by the body. Finally, as you feed your baby, you
should remember that the eating habits established now will last a
lifetime.
Toddler Tips
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Breast-feeding: The Natural Start to Good Nutrition
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diet should now include a
variety of fruits, vegetables
and meats, there is still good
reason
to
offer
extra
nutrition to fill the gaps.
Milupa Toddler Cereals are
• To avoid choking, hold off
an excellent choice to fill
breast-feeding as long as possible. Breast milk contains the right
on grapes, nuts and dried
this gap. They also provide a
balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and other nutrients. It
fruits until 3 years of age.
good source of iron, which is
Breast milk is the best food for babies, and you should continue
also contains antibacterial substances, called antibodies, which help
protect your infant from disease. Breast milk, along with nutrients
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diet.
which your baby stores in her body while still in the womb, provide
all the essential building materials for optimal growth during the
first 4 to 6 months of life.
Breast-Feeding Tips
• A vitamin D supplement may be recommended while your
baby is being breast-fed. Consult your doctor.
• After 6 months of age, breast-fed babies may need an iron
supplement. Consult your doctor.
We hope this booklet will help
you and your family develop
good eating habits.
Information stated in Milupa “Feeding Your Baby. A Step-by-Step Guide to Good
Nutrition” was sourced from the following literature:
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• Innis, Sheila M., Nelson, Carolanne M., et al. “Incidence of iron-deficiency anaemia and
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