Nutrition Fact Sheets
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The Clinical Nutrition Department at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia provides comprehensive nutrition services and resources for patients.
Download and review these fact sheets for helpful tips to ensure your child is getting all of the important nutrients they need to grow up healthy.
General Nutrition
- Reading Food Labels (PDF)
- Fiber Facts (PDF)
- Feeding in the First Year-Baby Steps (PDF)
- Pregnancy Nutrition Therapy (PDF)
- Vegetarian Kids (PDF)
- Feeding Tips for Picky Eaters (PDF)
- Food Ideas: Forkable Foods (PDF)
- Food Ideas: Finger Foods (PDF)
- Food Ideas: Finger Food Recipes (PDF)
- Food Ideas: Sneaking in Vegetables (PDF)
- Food Ideas: Strained Foods (PDF)
- 7 Ways to Size Up Your Servings (PDF)
- Cereal Nutrition Facts: Sugar and Fiber Content in Your Favorite Cereals (PDF)
- Toddler Feeding Issues (PDF)
- Feeding Your Baby: Supported Sitter (PDF)
- Feeding Your Baby: Independent Sitter (PDF)
- Feeding Your Baby: Crawlers
- Feeding Your Baby: Toddlers (PDF)
- Feeding Your Child: Preschooler (PDF)
Neonate, Infant and Lactation
- Breastfeeding the Baby with Food Allergies (PDF)
- Breastfeeding Your Late Preterm/Near Term Baby (PDF)
- Evaluating Breastfeeding for Your Newborn Baby (PDF)
- The First Few Weeks of Breastfeeding (PDF)
- Breastfeeding Diary (PDF)
- Low Milk Supply in Breastfeeding Mothers (PDF)
- Low Milk Supply in Pumping Mothers (PDF)
Food Allergies and Sensitivities
- Food Allergies (PDF)
- Lactose Intolerance (PDF)
- Reading Labels for a Milk-Free Diet (PDF)
- Reading Labels for an Egg-Free Diet (PDF)