Healthy eating for infants–mothers’actions

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Stordy BJ, Redfern AM, Morgan JB, Healthy eating for infants–mothers’actions. Acta Paediatr 1995;84:733‐41. Stockholm. ISSN 0803‐5253The aim of this study was to analyse the nutrient composition, with respect to energy density, protein, fat, carbohydrate, non‐starch polysaccharides and certain micronutrients, of home‐prepared infant foods and to compare the nutrient composition with the draft European Commission directive for baby foods, the published nutrient content of manufactured baby foods, and with breast milk. Two hundred and sixty‐five samples of home‐prepared weaning foods for infants aged 3‐12 months were collected and chemically analysed. Many of the food samples were low in energy, protein, fat, iron, calcium and zinc and high in non‐starch polysaccharides and sodium. Home‐prepared weaning foods have some shortcomings in terms of nutrient composition. Advice from health care professionals needs to focus on these areas at the same time as presenting the nutritional merits of manufactured baby foods. Baby food, infant feeding, infant food composition

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