Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2): A background paper: Draft for consultation

Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2): A background paper

Draft for consultation

Date of publication: June 2007
Submission closed: 5 pm, Tuesday 4 September 2007

Summary

Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0-2): A background paper supports three of the key priorities of the New Zealand Health Strategy - to improve nutrition, increase physical activity and reduce obesity.

It highlights how the Food and Nutrition Guidelines can be specifically applied to infants and toddlers and informs the health education resources for the general public including Eating for Healthy Babies and Toddlers (aged 0-2), Starting Solids, and Feeding your Baby Infant Formula. It will also provide sound and practical advice for health practitioners including dietitians, nutritionists, midwives, doctors, nurses, primary health care providers, Well Child providers, health promoters, and teachers in the practice of healthy nutrition.

How to have your say

Submission closed: 5 pm, Tuesday 4 September 2007

All submissions will be acknowledged by the Ministry of Health, and a summary of submissions will be sent to all those who request a copy. The summary will include the names of all those who made a submission. In the case of those who withhold permission to release personal details, the name of the organisation will be given if supplied.

Publication availability

This consultation document is available in Word and PDF format below:

Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2): A background paper - Draft for consultation (Word, 1 MB)
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2): A background paper - Draft for consultation (PDF, 872 KB)

This consultation document is also available in hard copy. You can order a copy by emailing moh@wickliffe.co.nz or calling 04 496 2277 quoting HP number 4395. Please let us know your name, your physical address and how many copies you would like.

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Publishing information

Date of publication: June 2007

ISBN numbers: Book 978-0-478-19148-6 , Website 0-478-19149-3

HP number: HP4395

Citation: Ministry of Health. 2007. Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2): A background paper - Draft for consultation. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

Related information

Food and Nutrition guidelines

New Zealand Health Strategy

Health Education Resources