Recommended 1. Continue breastfeeding and add complementary foods from 6 months of age. 2. Start with iron-rich pureed foods and gradually add a variety of foods. 2. Start with iron-rich pureed foods and gradually add a variety of foods. 3. 3. Promote compliant feeding, encourage but not force eating. 4. 4. No seasoning is added to complementary foods, and the intake of sugar and salt is minimized. 5. Pay attention to dietary hygiene and food safety. 6. 6. Regularly monitor physical indicators in pursuit of healthy growth. 1. Continue breastfeeding and add complementary food from 6 months of age Abstract Breastmilk can still provide infants and young children with part of the energy, high quality protein, calcium and other important nutrients, as well as various immunoprotective factors after they reach 6 months of age (180 days of life). Continued breastfeeding also still helps to promote the intimate connection between mother and child, and to promote infant development. Therefore, infants and young children between 7 and 24 months of age should continue to be breastfed. If breastfeeding is not possible or is insufficient, formula milk is needed to supplement breast milk. When the infant reaches 6 months of age, the gastrointestinal tract and other digestive organs are relatively well-developed and can digest diverse foods other than breast milk. At the same time, the infant’s oral motor function, senses of taste, smell, touch and other senses, as well as psychological, cognitive and behavioral abilities are also ready to accept new foods. Starting to add complementary foods at this time can not only meet the nutritional needs of infants, but also satisfy their psychological needs and promote the development of their sensory, psychological, cognitive and behavioral abilities. 1. After 6 months of age, infants should continue breastfeeding and gradually introduce various kinds of food. 2. Complementary foods are foods of various properties other than breast milk and/or formula. 3. When there is a special need, the time of adding complementary foods must be adjusted under the guidance of a doctor. 4. Infants and young children who cannot be breastfed or whose breast milk is insufficient should choose formula as a supplement to breast milk. 2, from iron-rich pureed food to start, gradually add to achieve a variety of food Summary 7 ~ 12 months of age infants need about 1/3 ~ 1/2 of the energy from complementary foods, 13 ~ 24 months of age about 1/2 ~ 2/3 of the energy from complementary foods, and infants and young children from complementary foods, iron is more up to 99%. Therefore, the first complementary foods added to infants should be iron-rich high-energy foods, such as iron-fortified infant rice powder and pureed meat. On this basis, other kinds of food will be gradually introduced to provide different nutrients. Principle of adding complementary foods: Add only one new food at a time, from small to large, from thin to thick, from fine to coarse, in a gradual manner. Start with one kind of iron-rich pureed food, such as iron-fortified baby rice powder and minced meat, etc. Gradually increase the variety of food, and gradually transition to semi-solid or solid food, such as rotten noodle, minced meat, chopped vegetables, and diced fruits. Each new food should be adapted for 2 to 3 days, closely observe whether there are adverse reactions such as vomiting, diarrhea, rash, etc., and add other new foods after adapting to one food. 1. Gradually increase the amount of complementary foods as the amount of breast milk decreases. 2. First add iron-enriched foods such as iron-fortified baby rice powder and minced meat. 3. Introduce only one new food at a time to gradually diversify food. 4. Start with pureed foods and gradually transition to solid foods. 5. Vegetable oil should be added to complementary foods in moderation. 3. Promote compliant feeding, encourage but not force eating. With the growth and development of infants and toddlers, parents and feeders should feed infants and toddlers in accordance with their changing nutritional needs, sensory perception, and the development of cognitive, behavioral, and motor abilities, and help infants and toddlers gradually achieve a regular meal pattern consistent with that of their family members, learn to eat on their own, and comply with the necessary meal etiquette. Parents and feeders are responsible for providing infants and toddlers with a variety of foods that are appropriate for their developmental level, and should sense and respond appropriately to the signals of hunger or fullness sent by infants and toddlers during the feeding process. They should respect the infant’s choice of food and patiently encourage and assist the infant to eat, but never force feeding. Parents and feeders are also responsible for creating a good eating environment for infants and toddlers, keeping the eating environment quiet and pleasant, and avoiding TV and toys to interfere with infants and toddlers’ attention. Control the duration of each meal to no more than 20 minutes. Parents and feeders should also be good role models for infants and toddlers. [Key Recommendations] 1. Patiently feed and encourage eating, but never force-feeding. 2. Encourage and assist infants and toddlers to eat on their own and cultivate an interest in eating. 3. Don’t watch TV or play with toys during meals, and don’t eat for more than 20 minutes each time. 4. The feeder should have sufficient communication with the infant or toddler during meals, and should not use food as a reward or punishment. 5. Parents should maintain their own good eating habits and become role models for infants and toddlers. 4. Supplementary foods should not be seasoned and the intake of sugar and salt should be minimized. Supplementary foods should be kept in their original taste, without adding salt, sugar and stimulating seasonings, and be light in taste. Light-flavored food can help to increase the acceptance of different natural food flavors by infants and children, and reduce the risk of partiality and picky eating. Light-flavored foods can also reduce salt and sugar intake of infants and young children, and lower the risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases in childhood and adulthood. Emphasizing that no additional salt, sugar and stimulating condiments should be added to complementary foods for infants and young children is also to remind parents that they should also maintain a light taste when preparing family foods, i.e., to meet the needs of infants and young children as well as to protect the health of the whole family. [Key Recommendations] 1. Supplementary foods for infants and young children should be prepared separately. 2. Maintain the original flavor of food without adding extra sugar, salt and various seasonings. 3. Gradually try light-flavored family meals after 1 year of age. 5. Pay attention to dietary hygiene and eating safety. Choose fresh, high-quality, non-polluted food and clean water to make complementary foods. Wash hands before making complementary foods. Tableware and places for making complementary foods should be kept clean. Complementary foods should be cooked thoroughly. Prepared complementary foods should be consumed promptly or stored properly. Wash hands before eating and keep tableware and eating environment clean and safe. Infants and young children should always be supervised by an adult when eating to prevent eating accidents. Whole peanuts, nuts, jelly and other foods are not suitable for infants and young children. [Key Recommendations] 1. Choose safe, high quality and fresh ingredients. 2. Always keep the preparation process clean and hygienic, and separate raw and cooked food. 3. Do not eat leftovers, and store and dispose of leftovers properly. 4. Wash hands before meals, have adult supervision when eating, and pay attention to the safety of the eating environment. 6. Regularly monitor the physical indicators and pursue healthy growth. Moderate and steady growth is the best growth pattern. Regular monitoring and evaluation of physical growth indicators of infants and children aged 7 to 24 months once every 3 months can help to determine their nutritional status and adjust nutrition and feeding according to the changes in physical growth indicators. For poor growth, overweight and obesity, as well as infants and young children in the period of acute and chronic diseases should increase the frequency of monitoring. Weight and length are visual indicators of nutritional status of infants and young children. 2. Regularly measure length, weight, head circumference and other physical growth indicators once every 3 months. 3. Smooth growth is the best growth pattern.