Feeding Baby

  • Make Mondays meatless -- help yourself and the planet!

    There's a global movement hoping to promote the health of people and the planet with one simple message: Don't eat meat on Mondays.

  • Your winter produce guide -- Succulent citrus, greens and squash

    Use this guide to help select some of the best fruits and vegetables of the winter season! Fresh local produce isn't an option for many of us during winter. But that doesn't mean you should give up eating fruits and veggies!

  • Prolonged formula feeding may increase the risk of leukemia

    A research team in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin found that prolonged formula feeding may increase the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

  • Eat real on National Food Day

    Food Day is like Earth Day, but tastier! It encourages us to work together toward a better food system -- from seed to plate. Here's how you can get involved!

  • New school lunches get mixed reviews

    Only a month ago, new federal guidelines mandating healthy lunches went into effect. Some kids are finding them hard to swallow. What are these new guidelines and how do they differ from previous years?

  • Fruits and veggies month -- eating across the rainbow

    Fruits and vegetables defend our health. You probably didn't eat enough as a kid and children today still aren't getting the recommended number of servings. Celebrate "Fruit and Veggies -- More Matters" month by eating a rainbow of produce. We've included ideas to help get your family started!

  • How to keep air out of your baby's bottle

    The fussing and leg-kicking your bottle-fed baby does might not be just a bad attitude. Maybe it's in the air? The air in the bottle, that is. These simple steps can eliminate air bubbles from bottles and reduce discomfort and gas-related fussiness.

  • Healthy breakfast choices for kids

    You have a good reason to coax or coerce your child to eat breakfast. They're more alert, active and believe it or not, more cheerful. Check out these ideas that will entice the kids to sit down and say, "Yum!"

  • Baby Bottle Ads Targeting Men to "Reclaim" Their Wives Fall Flat

    This isn't part of a "Mad Men" script but it certainly could be! Couldn't you just see Don Draper and crew sitting around, smoking their cigarettes, drinking their scotch, when someone says, "Reclaim Your Wife!" and they all shout, "Yes!" and toast to that.

  • Pregnancy.org Members Speak Out: Baby Food Making Tricks and Tips

    Fortunately there's an alternative to those jars at the grocery store. Try your hand at making your baby's food from scratch!

  • It's Illegal to Sell Expired Baby Food in California and Other Head Shaking Laws

    Wasn't selling expired baby food always illegal? Apparently not. Until the dawning of 2012, it was apparently legal for retailers to sell expired baby food and baby formula in California.

  • Baby Food - Organic or Not

    Did you know that by weight, your baby will eat more, drink more, and even breathe more air than you? Not only is this a fascinating fact, it helps to explain that what goes in your baby's little body can have such a tremendous impact.

  • Caffeine Could Be Keeping Your Baby Up All Night!

    We know that too much caffeine during pregnancy is ill-advised, however, too much caffeine while breastfeeding can cause a serious health problem for your little one.

  • Children's Behavior and Diet

    Does what my child eats affect how he acts day-to-day? Find out more!

  • The DOs and DON'Ts of Baby Dental Care

    Like so much about having a new baby in the house, dental care may seem daunting. It's important though. Early preventative care will help your little one establish good habits and prevent traumatic dental care issues from cropping up any time during life.

  • Will Solids Help Baby Sleep?

    My 30-year-old daughter has a beautiful 9-month-old baby girl. Previously baby was sleeping about five hours. I think that she needs more solid foods, and my daughter insists that babies cannot digest food this early. Can you help?

  • When Does Spitting Up Signify a Problem?

    My newborn has a lot of spit ups. When should I worry?

  • 10 strategies for soothing children without using food

    When our children are upset, we want to soothe them. By habit and by memory our own childhood experiences, we may be tempted to soothe with food.

  • Make Healthy Choices Easy

    The best way to encourage your child to successfully make healthy food choices is to have plenty of them available and to avoid or limit the number of unhealthy food choices in your home.

  • Getting Baby Used to a Variety of Foods

    Do you want your little one to enjoy all the foods the rest of the family likes? Do you worry you'll have a toddler who only wants mac and cheese or hot dogs? Learn how to use developmental windows of opportunity (heightened fascination with colorful objects and the tendency to put everything in her mouth)to encourage a life-long appreciation of the foods of your culture.