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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

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Pregnancy

  • 1st Trimester
  • 2nd Trimester
  • 3rd Trimester
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

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Birth

  • Makes crawling-type motions with her legs
  • Enjoys bold colors as vision continues to develop
  • Smiles, frowns and grimaces
  • Reaches for you when she wants attention
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

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Crawler

  • Crawls with stomach off the floor
  • May pull self up to stand
  • Begins to self-feed with fingers
  • Begins to use jaw to mash food

Supported Sitter

  • Sits with help or support
  • On tummy, pushes up on arms with straight elbows
  • Moves pureed food forward and backward in mouth with tongue to swallow

Sitter

  • Sits independently
  • Picks up and holds small objects in hands
  • Reaches for food or spoon when hungry
  • Uses upper lip to help clear food off of spoon
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Crawler

  • Crawls with stomach off the floor
  • May pull self up to stand
  • Begins to self-feed with fingers
  • Begins to use jaw to mash food

Toddler

  • Stands alone and begins to walk alone
  • Feeds self easily with fingers
  • Begins to use fork and spoon
  • Bites through a variety of textures
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Every Milestone has Meaning

Milestones are important when it comes to feeding, as your child's needs change with every developmental stage. Select the Milestone Symbol™ below that reflects your child’s current stage of development to receive customized feeding guidelines, menus and nutrition advice tailored to your child's individual readiness cues and motor skills.

Select a Milestone

Preschooler

  • Runs well without falling
  • Sits in a booster seat or child seat at family meals
  • Chews more skillfully and efficiently
  • Mastering use of spoon and fork
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