Infant Nutrition - Complementary Feeding

Pathway Contributor: Jacqueline Jumpsen

Credentials:
MSc, RD

Bio:
Jacqueline graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and a Master of Science in Nutrition. Her Master’s thesis focused on the addition of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) to infant formula and the effect on brain development. Jacqueline has clinical experience in adults, pediatrics, and neonatology. She has coordinated clinical trials in diabetes, cystic fibrosis, infant formula, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and macular degeneration. Jacqueline is currently an informatics consultant with Alberta Health Services

Contributions:

• What are the recommendations for the use of goat's milk in infant feeding?  

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• At what age should cow's milk (non-formula) and other dairy products be consumed as a complementary food in healthy term infants?  

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• Should the introduction of complementary foods in healthy term infants occur in a particular order? (i.e. should the introduction of some foods occur before others?)  

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• What are the guidelines for texture progression of solid foods in infants' diets?  

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• When should water, as a drink, be introduced to healthy term infants? What type of water is suitable to use?  

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• Should fruit juice be introduced to an infant’s diet? If so, when and how?  

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• What are the guidelines for the safe preparation and storage of infant foods?  

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• What is the appropriate frequency and quantity of complementary foods in infants' diets?  

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• What are the benefits for healthy term infants of introducing meat as a first food during the complementary feeding phase?  

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• At what age in infancy may honey be introduced?  

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• What are the recommendations for the use of plant-based beverages (e.g. soy, rice, almond, coconut and oat milk/beverage) during the complementary feeding period in infants?  

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• Infant Nutrition - Complementary Feeding Background

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