What foods to offer your baby now to encourage healthy eating later?

After six months, your little one’s need for energy and some important nutrients (such as iron, zinc, and protein) can’t be met with breast milk or formula alone.

Choosing a feeding method can weigh on any parent’s mind—so here’s what you can consider when it comes to meeting your baby’s nutrition needs.

Recent research on food allergies has led to new recommendations for the introduction of commonly allergenic foods once babies start eating solid food. Confused?

Experts agree breast milk is best for babies.

Did you know? As your baby reaches six to eight months old, some vitamins and minerals are especially important for their health.

By Dr. Jeff Habert, family physician

Help your six- to eight-month-old grow up to be a healthy eater by offering a wide variety of flavours and textures now.

Formula. It’s full of nutrition—but how you prep and store it can serve up some questions, too.

Can you separate the fact from the fiction? Discover the truths and myths about allergies in babies.

By now you've noticed that everything seems to make its way into your little one’s mouth. Once he’s able grasp small objects, eating those little goodies is exactly what he'll try to do.

By Dr. Ted Jablonski, family physician

Your baby may be developmentally ready to start complementary feeding at around six months of age, when they are able to hold their head up and sit in a high-chair.

Whether you want to express breast milk or you’re thinking of supplementing with baby formula, try these 13 tips on how to introduce a bottle.

Once your baby has mastered smooth purees, it’s time to offer textured foods. Experience with different textures helps them develop the skills for chewing.

Your baby’s growing (so fast!) and his digestive system is developing, too.

There is growing evidence that factors in the environment, including baby's first foods and the time of their introduction, can play a critical role when a child develops allergies.

By Dr. Dina Kulik, pediatrician

Breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months, and sustained for up to two years or longer with appropriate complementary feeding is important for the nutrition, immunologic protection, growth

Around the six-month mark, your baby will probably show signs of being ready for bites of their first food.