08 Mar Behind the Hype information sheets – Starting solids
New Behind the Hype information sheet has been added to the Nutrition and Activity Hub. Download Information Sheet ...
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17 Sep Behind the hype: Milk for infants and toddlers
Breastfeeding provides optimum nutrition for infants. Current advice is to aim to exclusively breastfeed infants up to around six months of age, and ideally, to continue to breastfeed for up to two years or longer. However, for mums who are not breastfeeding, there may be...
31 Aug Behind the Hype: Plant-based milk alternatives
Health concerns, sustainability and changing diets are some of the reasons people are choosing plant-based alternatives to cow’s milk. This rise in popularity has led to an increased range of milk alternatives becoming available. Generally, these alternatives contain less nutrients than cow’s milk. In particular,...
23 Apr The cost of baby-led vs. parent-led approaches to introducing complementary foods in New Zealand
Baby-led approaches to complementary feeding promote intake of family foods rather than infant specific foods, from the start of the complementary feeding period, which advocates suggest should be less expensive. However, this has never been formally examined. We recently completed a 2-year randomised controlled trial...
13 Feb Baby food pouches friend or foe?
Squeezable food pouches containing pureed baby food have become a convenient way to feed babies and toddlers, but are they a help or a hindrance? I have conducted some informal investigation and discovered pouches are a popular way to feed babies and toddlers and there’s a...