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Infants

Find information and programs for feeding your infant, including breastfeeding information, formula guides, healthy growth and more.

Get tips on healthy eating for breastfeeding and how to breastfeed.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service

Find guidance on safe formula-feeding practices during the infant formula shortage.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Enable the MyPlate Alexa Skill on your Alexa device or app to receive healthy eating tips for feeding babies and toddlers.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Find information on feeding infants during different stages of growth and development: from birth to 6 months and around 6 months.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Team Nutrition

Test your knowledge about infant nutrition using this interactive, 10-question quiz.

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, WIC Works Resource System

This Guide, primarily focused on nutrition for the healthy full-term infant, is a research-based resource for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) staff who provide nutrition education and counseling to the parents and caregivers of infants (from birth to one year old). 

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, WIC Works Resource System

Use this tool to check if you are eligible for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and supplemental foods to low-income pregnant or breastfeeding women. Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Somali, and Vietnamese.

HHS, Administration for Children and Families

View tips for building healthy eating habits in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. This fact sheet is available in 13 languages.

HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus

Find information about baby feeding patterns, which are time schedules for giving a baby food through a bottle or breast. 

HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus

Discover the different types of infant formulas that are available, and find general information on feeding your baby.

HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus

Find age-specific information for feeding children for the first year.