Infant Nutrition - Complementary Feeding

Pathway Contributor: Dawna Royall

Credentials:
FDC, MSc, RD

Bio:
Dawna Royall is a Senior Evidence Analyst for PEN® and is the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. She is also a contract research consultant for the University of Guelph with research interests that focus on improving the effectiveness of nutrition services in primary care. She completed her undergraduate degree in nutrition at the University of Manitoba, a Dietetic Internship at Kingston General Hospital and an MSc in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. She has worked as a clinical dietitian and a research coordinator.

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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• 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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• Do infants aged six to 12 months who are introduced to solids using the baby-led weaning (BLW) technique (i.e. infants self-fed with finger food) compared to infants who are introduced to solids using the traditional spoon-fed (TSF) method (with gradual texture progression) have any differences in growth and/or developmental patterns?  

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• What is the recommended process for introducing new complementary foods to infants (i.e. how many new foods introduced at one time, how long to wait between introducing new foods)?  

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• What is the recommended process for introducing new complementary foods to infants (i.e. how many new foods introduced at one time, how long to wait between introducing new foods)?  

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• Infant Nutrition - Complementary Feeding Background

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