CDC Launches Website on Infant and Toddler Nutrition

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CDC Launches Website on Infant and Toddler Nutrition

Good nutrition during the first 2 years of life is vital for healthy growth and development. Children grow and develop every day. As they grow older, their nutrition needs change. Children with healthier eating patterns in their first year of life are more likely to have a healthier eating pattern later on. Yet too many children are not eating a healthy diet.

Among U.S. children between 1 to 2 years of age:

• 15% are iron deficient,
• Fewer than half ate a vegetable on a given day, and
• More than 3 out of 10 children drank a sugar-sweetened beverage on a given day. 

Credible information about infant and toddler nutrition is important for parents and caregivers. CDC is providing parents of young children with this nutrition information to help infants and toddlers get a healthy start in life. 

CDC is releasing a website that brings together existing information and practical strategies on developing healthy eating patterns for infants and toddlers, from birth to 24 months of age.

Topics include:

• Breastfeeding
• Formula feeding
• Essential vitamins & minerals
• Introduction of solid foods
• Foods and drinks to encourage
• Tips on mealtime routines, …and more!

Share this resource! 

• Health care providers: Share this website with parents and caregivers.
• Parents: Tell your doctor, family, friends, and babysitters.
• Community members: Share this website with your health care providers, public libraries, & early care and education centers.
• Online: Spread the word. Remember to follow @CDCObesity and CDC Eat Well Be Active

 To learn more about this resource, please visit:

        www.cdc.gov/nutrition/InfantandToddlerNutrition

Additional resources

• CDC Parent Information https://www.cdc.gov/parents/index.html
• CDC Breastfeeding www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic
• Office on Women’s Health https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/
• Healthy Children https://www.healthychildren.org/English/Pages/default.aspx
• International Lactation Consultant Association http://www.ilca.org/why-ibclc/falc
• La Leche League International USA https://www.lllusa.org/