Imagine you are a parent of a 6-month-old and are looking to introduce solid foods to your baby. You are not sure what and how much to introduce first, so you look to dietary guidelines for help. You discover that the guidelines provide evidence-based dietary recommendations for all age groups except one—children under 2.
“My Plate is considered the gold standard for Meals on Wheels or school lunch programs,” Minghua Tang, Ph.D., said of the guidelines that replaced the United States Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid in 2011. But when it comes to the very youngest among us, the current dietary guidelines have limited recommendations for infants and toddlers…
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