Complementary feeding : General guidelines for complementary feeding: English

Recommended duration for breastfeeding.

Reasons to start nutritious home-cooked complementary food at 6 months of age.

Common complementary feeding guidelines for 6 to 24 month old babies:

- Adding new food to a baby’s diet

- The 8 essential food groups in a baby’s diet

- Order of adding new food groups to a baby’s diet

- Additional guidelines for giving fruits to babies

- Recommendation for babies who do not have access to breast

milk

- Water and breast milk

- Safe preparation of complementary food