Healthy Eating for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers

Early childhood is a time of rapid growth and development. It is also an important time when children begin to learn and shape their food skills, attitudes and eating behaviours.

As a parent, you play an important role in supporting your child to eat well for life by:

• providing your child with the food and beverages they need to grow, develop, learn, and play.
• helping your child to develop food skills.
• helping your child to develop a positive attitude about food.

In this section you will find information on a variety of topics:

• Choosing how to feed your baby
• Introducing solid foods
• Feeding your young child (1-5 years)
• Raising your child to eat well
• Healthy growth
• Picky eating

Services related to this information:

• Contact your Public Health Nurse
  • Eastern Urban/Rural Zones
  • Central Zone
  • Western Zone
  • Labrador-Grenfell Zone
• 811 Dial-a-Dietitian/HealthLine (Newfoundland & Labrador) – Call 811 or 1-888-709-2929 / TTY 1-888-709-3555