Nutritional Aspects of Commercially Available Complementary Foods in New Zealand Supermarkets
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...Timely and repeated introduction of diverse flavours one at a time, especially those imparted by bitter cruciferous vegetables encourage acceptance of these flavours and increases consumption in childhood and later life [15,30,31]....
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...Complementary foods need to be devoid of salt and sugar to prevent the development of preferences for these foods, as chronic and excessive intake is associated with the increased risk of metabolic diseases in later life [1,4,6]....
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...It is recommended that the first solid foods are vegetables to prevent reinforcing innate preference for sweet foods and to increase the acceptability of vegetables [6,14,15]....
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...Increase in textural complexity of foods, from smooth and puréed to lumpy or chunky, if introduced prior to nine months of age, enables children to accept novel textures when challenged later in life and augments mastication and oral development [6,26,48,49]....
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...Chronic exposure to foods with free sugars increases the risk of developing dental caries and metabolic diseases in childhood and in later life [1,4,52]....
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