Child nutrition activity and eating habits often become an issue in the household. Self-regulation usually gets a baby off to a good start, but at sometime or other most children fail to eat as well as therir mothers would wish. Start as you mean to go on by feeding the child only the best possible food. An older child's diet should consists of plenty of fruit and vegetables, cereals, nuts and sprouted seeds with honey, black strap molasses and maple syrup for sweetness. Don't deny them sweets and ice lollies , just be imaginative about how you make them, the former with dried fruit , honey, nuts and carob, and the latter with fresh juice frozen in moulds. Be careful about comforting an ill, emotional or upset child with food, otherwise they may learn the bad habits of 'comfort' eating. Don't give it before a feeding, as it may reduce his appetite.Children need more vitamins.

In order to prevent rickets, your child should have vitamin D from the time he is about two weeks old. (Haven't you noticed how few bowlegged babies there are since they began getting vitamin D?).In addition to vitamin D, babies require vitamins A and C. There are many excellent sources for these important nutrients. Vitamins A and D are already added to whole and evaporated milk.Vitamins A, C and D, as well as other vitamins and minerals, are usually added to the commercially prepared formulas which are in common use.

Orange juice is rich in vitamin C and can provide your kids with an excellent source of this vital substance. Some pediatricians prefer not to recommend orange juice for very young babies, however, because of allergic reactions that some little boys and girls develop. Your baby's doctor will guide you in this matter.

After that, depending on whether or not the kid has any teeth, toast and other things to chew on are added. By the end of his first year, the baby is probably eating cereal, egg, toast, vegetable, potato, macaroni, meat, fruit and junket or other desserts in the form of three meals a day, with additional fruit juices, crackers, and milk between meals.