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Adding snacks to the menu

Adding snacks to the menu

Snack time is a great way to introduce your older baby to healthy independent eating. Soon snacks will become an important part of your baby’s diet.

Because of babies’ small tummies and changing appetites, most young children fare best when fed four to six times per day, which can include snacks.

Around this time your baby develops oral motor skills that help her begin to mash and chew. That’s why your baby’s first snacks should dissolve easily, like GERBER® GRADUATES® Puffs and GERBER® GRADUATES® LIL’ CRUNCHIES® snacks. Made with whole grains, these snacks are a good source of vitamin E and zinc—building blocks for your baby’s healthy immune system.

As she further develops her oral motor skills, you can introduce more textured snacks such as GERBER® GRADUATES® Arrowroot Cookies.

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