Healthy eating habits are set early in life

Healthy Eating Habits Are Set Early in Life

Healthy Eating Habits Are Set Early in Life

12-18 months
Article
Nov 4, 2016
1 min

By two years of age, dietary patterns of children start to become established.

Offering your child a variety of flavours and textures from the start of complementary feeding is one way to increase their acceptance of new foods and help them enjoy a variety of foods during childhood and later in life.

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