Feeding Principles

This resource-rich website provides valuable information for parents and caregivers on establishing healthy feeding habits, introducing solid foods, breastfeeding, formula feeding, and more.

Appropriate feeding depends on following the Satter Division of Responsibility in Feeding. The child must be allowed and encouraged to determine what and how much to eat from what the parent provides.

Learn more about guidelines and recommendations on breastfeeding and infant feeding.

Summarizing the current landscape of feeding recommendations for infants and young children can reveal the level of consistency of existing guidance, shed light on the types of evidence that underpin each recommendation, and provide insight into the feasibility of harmonizing guidelines.

How much, what, and when to feed your baby can seem daunting. But this cheat sheet will give you the information you need to start your baby on the right nutritional path.