Pathway Contributor: Evelyn Volders
Credentials
Degree(s)
Relevant Dietetic Experience and Accomplishments
- Qualified as IBCLC
- Clinical practice guidelines author, contributor and editor
Practice Focus
Contributions
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What are the recommendations for goat's milk in infant feeding?
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At what age should cow's milk (non-formula) and other dairy products be consumed as a complementary food in healthy term infants?
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What are the guidelines for texture progression of solid foods in infants' diets?
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Should the introduction of complementary foods to healthy term infants occur in a particular order? (i.e. should the introduction of some foods occur before others?)
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What types of complementary foods are appropriate for infants' diets and when should they be introduced?
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When should water, as a drink, be introduced to healthy term infants? What type of water is suitable to use?
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What are the guidelines for the safe preparation and storage of infant foods?
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Should fruit juice be introduced to an infant’s diet? If so, when and how?
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What are the benefits for healthy term infants of introducing meat as a first food during the complementary feeding phase?
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At what age in infancy may honey be introduced?
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What are the recommendations for the use of plant-based beverages (e.g. soy, rice, almond, coconut and oat milk/beverage) during the complementary feeding period in infants?
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What is the evidence regarding the benefits and risks of traditional methods of introduction versus the baby-led weaning (BLW) approach?
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