Toddler Nutrition Articles

Toddlers can have a tendency to be picky eaters. Don’t let this discourage you from encouraging healthy eating. Offer a wide variety of wholesome foods in a non-pressured, supportive setting and according to a regular, predictable schedule.

Hopefully these articles will provide more information on how you can help your toddler develop healthy eating habits.

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NEW! Good Nutrition Tips from American Baby
Getting toddlers to eat well balanced meals is often a challenge. American Baby helps by providing a step-by-step guide to providing the nutrients toddlers need to grow and thrive. Read the article, A Balancing Act: Kids Are The Toughest Food Critics, But You Can Please Them With Meals That Are Actually Good For Them.

Problem: Picky Eaters, Solution: Easier Than You Think by Shara Aaron, RD
Registered Dietitian Shara Aaron shares tips on how to sneak nutrition into your kids diets and broaden the horizons of even the most finicky eaters. Read the article here.

Durum Wheat and Whole Wheat
Know your wheat! Learn about the benefits of whole grain durum wheat and how it can enhance your child's nutrition. Read the article here.

Smart Snacking—Tips from American Baby
Dietician Ellie Krieger shares tips to make snack time more enjoyable and nutritious. She discusses some of the more common problems involving snack time and finds some real-life solutions in the article Smart Snacking from American Baby.

Parenting Tips from American Baby
It seems that just when you've gotten comfortable breast or bottle-feeding, your baby is ready to try solid foods. Although there are no rigid rules on expanding your child's diet, some children are ready as early as 4 months. For more about starting your baby on solid foods, read the full article from American Baby.

A Whole Lot of Reasons For Kids To Eat Whole Grains, by Sue Gilbert
For kids, especially babies and toddlers (just starting to establish taste preferences), eating more whole grains is not only about the immediate health benefits, it’s about helping to instill healthy eating habits to last a lifetime. For more about whole grains, read the full article.

How Much do Toddlers really Need?, by Sue Gilbert
“My Toddler Doesn’t Eat Enough!” is the refrain of most parents of the one to three year old crowd. Despite evidence to the contrary…their kids are well placed on the growth charts, their energy is never-ending, and their curiosity almost did kill the cat, parents often think their kids just plain don’t eat enough food. Read the full article.

Feeding your toddler: A Creative Challenge, by Sue Gilbert
You thought you had the challenge of feeding your baby figured out, and then she becomes a toddler! Toddlers are notoriously picky eaters, but children learn to accept foods in a social and cultural context. Read the full article.

Family Meals: Important Enough to Schedule Around, by Sue Gilbert
Do meals on the run, drive through windows, and grazing describe your family's eating style? Have family meals been relegated to holidays and birthdays? One of the first things to go in a household of multiple children, dual careers and conflicting schedules is the family meal. But family meals, while not part of the food pyramid guidelines, should be. Read the full article.

Getting Kids Into the Kitchen, by Sue Gilbert
Getting them involved with food, making it connect to everyday experiences, helping them to see food as a part of culture and history, or art and science will make nutrition and healthy eating fun and interesting. Read the full article.

Snacks That Don't Spoil Supper, by Sue Gilbert
For you to feel that snacking is not "spoiling" your child's next meal, there are a few things you can do. Think of the snack as part of that meal, and then readjust what and how much you plan to serve -- both for the snack and for the meal. For more information about healthier snacks, read Sue's article, "Snacks That Don't Spoil Supper."