Infant / Breastfeeding Nutrition Resources

Breastfeeding information

Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration: 2004 Health Canada Recommendation
Information on the benefits of breast-feeding your newborn for the first 6 months

Vitamin D Supplementation for Breastfed Infants: 2004 Health Canada Recommendation
Information on the benefits of adding Vitamin D to your newborn's diet

Infant nutrition information

For information on formula feeding your baby, phone Health Connections at (905) 546-3550

Food for Baby's First Year (PDF)
Common questions are answered in this pamphlet about when? what? why? for feeding your baby during the first year.

Feeding Your Baby from 6 months to 1 year (Large PDF - Source: Best Start Ontario)
Best Start Resource Centre and Nutrition Resource Centre, May 2007, revised 2012.
This resource, adapted from Peel Public Health, is designed to help parents introduce their infants to solid foods.

Feeding Responsibilities - Infants
Here are some feeding tips that will help you and your baby get a good start (PDF version)

Making Baby Food - English version,  French version
Tips on making and storing your own baby food.  Making baby food is easy!

Links and Resources

• Dietitians of Canada
• Mother Risk
• Folic Acid Alliance Ontario
• Best Start Ontario
• EatRight Ontario
• Health Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada 
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
• Caring for Kids
• Foodland Ontario

Contact Information

Last Update: March 23, 2012.