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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

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Pregnancy

  • 1st Trimester
  • 2nd Trimester
  • 3rd Trimester
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Birth

  • Makes crawling-type motions with her legs
  • Enjoys bold colors as vision continues to develop
  • Smiles, frowns and grimaces
  • Reaches for you when she wants attention
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Crawler

  • Crawls with stomach off the floor
  • May pull self up to stand
  • Begins to self-feed with fingers
  • Begins to use jaw to mash food

Supported Sitter

  • Sits with help or support
  • On tummy, pushes up on arms with straight elbows
  • Moves pureed food forward and backward in mouth with tongue to swallow

Sitter

  • Sits independently
  • Picks up and holds small objects in hands
  • Reaches for food or spoon when hungry
  • Uses upper lip to help clear food off of spoon
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Crawler

  • Crawls with stomach off the floor
  • May pull self up to stand
  • Begins to self-feed with fingers
  • Begins to use jaw to mash food

Toddler

  • Stands alone and begins to walk alone
  • Feeds self easily with fingers
  • Begins to use fork and spoon
  • Bites through a variety of textures
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Preschooler

  • Runs well without falling
  • Sits in a booster seat or child seat at family meals
  • Chews more skillfully and efficiently
  • Mastering use of spoon and fork
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Choose from a variety of unique online tools to guide you through this exciting time in your life. They're easy to use and packed with practical and priceless information. Select one of the tools below and get started today!

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