Research fills the gap in evidence-based infant feeding guidelines

"My Plate is considered the gold standard for Meals on Wheels or school lunch programs," Minghua Tang, PhD, [associate adjoint professor of pediatrics, Division of Nutrition, CU School of Medicine] said of the guidelines that replaced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Pyramid in 2011. But when it comes to the very youngest among us, the current dietary guidelines have limited recommendations for infants and toddlers.