Infant Nutrition

Baby’s First Food: Vegetarian Diet

The Royal Children’s Hospital. Baby’s First Food: Vegetarian Diet [internet]. 2013 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

Information for infants who will be weaned onto a vegetarian diet including dairy products and eggs. Planning is important to focus on energy, protein and vitamins and minerals.

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Eat for Health - Australian Dietary Guidelines

Australian Dietary Guidelines: Summary

National Health and Medical Research Centre. Australian Dietary Guidelines: Summary [internet]. 2013 [cited Apr 2021]; Canberra: NHMRC.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide up-to-date advice about the amount and kinds of foods that we need to eat for health and wellbeing. The recommendations are based on scientific evidence, developed.

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Giving your Baby the Best Start: The Best Foods for Infants

National Health and Medical Research Centre. Giving Your Baby the Best Start [internet]. 2013 [cited Apr 2021]; Canberra: NHMRC.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines and Infant Feeding Guidelines provide up-to-date advice about the amount and kinds of foods that infants need for health and wellbeing. They discuss healthy habits, best food for your baby, starting other foods and is breastfeeding best for everyone?

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Healthy Eating for Children

National Health and Medical Research Centre. Healthy Eating for Children [internet]. 2013 [cited Apr 2021]; Canberra: NHMRC.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide up-to-date advice about the amount and kinds of foods we need to eat for health and wellbeing. They are based on scientific evidence and research. The five guidelines encourage healthy habits and advice on nutritious food intake.

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Healthy Eating During Your Pregnancy

National Health and Medical Research Centre. Healthy Eating During Your Pregnancy [internet]. 2013 [cited Apr 2021]; Canberra: NHMRC.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide up-to-date advice about the amount and kinds of foods we need to eat for health and wellbeing. Eating well during your pregnancy helps your baby develop and has health benefits for you aswell. The guide breaks down what foods to avoid during pregnancy, what foods to eat and how much.

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Eating the Vegetarian Way

The Royal Children’s Hospital. Eating The Vegetarian Way [internet]. 2015 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

All children need a variety of foods to ensure good nutrition for health and growth. A vegetarian diet avoiding meat, chicken and fish can be nutritionally adequate if foods are chosen carefully. It is important that your child’s vegetarian diet meets their energy, protein, calcium, iron, zinc and vitamin B12 requirements.

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Fibre

The Royal Children’s Hospital. Fibre [internet]. 2013 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

Fibre is the part of food that is not completely digested by our body. Eating a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and wholegrain cereals is the best way
to get enough fibre to keep us healthy. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne provides information on fibre in the diet and preventing constipation.

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Food for Health and Growth: Healthy Eating for School Aged Children

The Royal Children’s Hospital. Food For Health and Growth: Healthy Eating For School Aged Children [internet]. 2013 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

Primary school is the perfect age to teach children about the importance of healthy food and physical activity. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne provides information on food needs for children in primary school, school lunches, school canteens, drinks and physical activity.

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High Energy Eating

The Royal Children’s Hospital. High Energy Eating [internet]. 2016 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

Children need enough energy, protein, and nutrients to grow. A high energy and high protein diet is recommended for your child to meet these needs. This resource highlights the ways children can increase their energy and recommends food and drink ideas.

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Iron

The Royal Children’s Hospital. Iron [internet]. 2015 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

Iron is an important mineral found in blood which is responsible for carrying oxygen around the body. The Royal Children’s Hospital highlights the importance of iron, the risks associated with iron deficiency, what is iron deficiency anemaia and best and good sources of iron.

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Healthy Eating and Play for Kindergarten Children (3-5 Years)

The Royal Children’s Hospital. Healthy Eating and Play for Kindergarten Children [internet]. 2016 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

For kindergarten children it is important to encourage healthy eating at meal times and snack times and, active play time. The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne provides important information for children’s eating patterns, growth, appetite, active play, reducing inactive time, family mealtimes, meals for kindergarten, healthy snacks and drinks.

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Guide to Foods: Baby’s First Year

The Royal Children’s Hospital. Guide to Foods: Baby’s First Year [internet]. 2016 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

Going from breast or formula feeding alone to solids foods is important for baby’s growth and development. This guide covers the steps at each of the main age milestones and pictures of the different aspects of learning to eat are shown at each age range.

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“Try It – You’ll Like It” – Vegetables and Fruit for Children

The Royal Children’s Hospital. “Try It – You’ll Like it” [internet]. 2016 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

After the first year children may become fussy eaters with fruit and vegetables as they become independent eaters. The Royal Children Hospital Melbourne highlights important tips to encourage children to eat their fruit and vegetables. The resource discusses taking part, enjoyment, presentation, persisting and suggestions to try.

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Why No Sweet Drinks For Children

The Royal Children’s Hospital. Why No Sweet Drinks For Children [internet]. 2016 [cited Apr 2021]; RCH.

Sweet drinks aren’t good for children’s health and can cause many health problems if consumed in large amounts. This page discusses what sweet drinks such as juice and soft drink contain, and the negative impacts they can cause such as excess weight gain and increase risk of tooth decay.

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Guide to Starting Solids

Rickards, S. Guide to Starting Solids. 2022

This guide will provide you with practical, easy to follow information about food safety when introducing solid foods. It identifies high risk choking foods, provides tips on how to make food safer, discusses food texture and methods of feeding solids.

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Guide to Introducing Allergens

Rickards, S. Guide to Introducing Allergens. 2022

This guide provides advice on introducing allergens into your babies diet at around 6 months of age. Research shows that giving your baby the common allergy causing foods before they are on year of age can greatly reduce the risk of them developing an allergy to that food.

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