Pediatric Nutrition Topics

Biological and experiential factors that impact the acceptance of complementary foods

Food preferences in infants can shape diet and health in adulthood. The transition from an all-milk diet to one that contains complementary food is influenced by biological and experiential factors.

Food Acceptance

FAQ: Answers about Heavy Metals

Heavy metals are elements naturally found in soil and water. Fruits, vegetables and grains can absorb these elements from soil and water as they grow.

Heavy Metals

Provider Tips on Identifying Pediatric Feeding Disorders

This guide is to support the consultation process with parents on identifying possible pediatric feeding disorders. Use the infographic and checklist below with parents as part of the discussion.

Food Acceptance

Q&A: How to Support Parents of Children with Feeding Disorders When Food Packaging Changes

It can be challenging for children with feeding disorders to accept new packaging on a staple food. A strong reaction to even a slight food packaging label change is more common for children with a feeding disorder.

Food Acceptance

Easy Tips for Inclusion of Purees in Baby Led Feeding

Marsha Dunn Klein is a pediatric occupational therapist who specializes in infant feeding. She is an author, clinician, and an internationally known educator in the field of pediatric feeding. Marsha co-founded the Get Permission Institute, an online platform for education on infant feeding.

Baby-Led Feeding

Learning to Eat

Create customized, evidence-based feeding guidance at the click of a button in modern family-friendly formats.

Learning to Eat

Heavy Metals and Baby Food – Bytes of Health

The Gerber Medical team partnered with experts at Bytes of Health podcast to bring you the facts about heavy metals and baby food. Learn about how heavy metals are defined, and what parents and caregivers can do to minimize baby’s exposure.

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Supporting a Healthy Gut for Baby: Healthy Digestion Matters

The gut microbiome undergoes major changes during infancy due to shifts in diet and environment (Pantazi et al. 2023). Digestive health is important for infants and young children as their systems are still developing and are more vulnerable to issues of digestion during the first three years of life, particularly within the first 1,000…

Healthy Digestion

Peer-Reviewed Publication on Essential Elements for Learning to Eat

A recent publication in Frontiers in Pediatrics provides practical guidance for caregivers who support infants and toddlers when they learn to eat.

Learning to Eat Starting Solid Foods