Help Your Baby Develop Healthy Eating Habits By Letting Them Choose How Much To Eat

Be guided by your baby's appetite. Offer your baby new foods. Let them choose how much to eat - you decide what food is offered, your baby decides how much to eat.

Meals and healthy snacks give your baby several chances every day to eat a variety of foods. If your baby eats little or nothing at one meal, it's OK. They’ll make up for it with other meals and snacks. 

Keep it relaxed. Sometimes new foods take time. Patience works better than pressure.

Check KidsHealth's section on healthy eating habits

Check KidsHealth's infant nutrition section