Your Baby Needs a Balanced, Healthy Diet
By Kasha Dubinska
The different food groups your baby needs
Your baby needs many different food groups for a balanced, healthy diet. These food groups are:
• carbohydrates
• proteins
• fats
• vitamins and minerals.
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the group that provides essential energy. It gives your baby immediate energy and helps to keep him or her active and healthy. In the first few months of your baby’s life, all your baby’s energy needs will be provided by lactose, a carbohydrate found in breast milk or infant formula.
Once your baby moves onto solids and reduces their dependence on breast milk or formula, their
source of complex carbohydrates will be derived from starches such as pasta, bread, potatoes,
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