Did you know that french fries are the most popular vegetable served to toddlers aged 15-24 months? Or that soda is often served to babies as young as 7 months old? How about that as many as 25% of toddlers don’t consume a single serving of fruits or vegetables on any given day?

Gerber conducted a groundbreaking study in 2002, the Feeding Infants and Toddlers study (FITS), which revealed poor eating habits for many babies and toddlers starting at an early age. This was just the first step in Gerber’s pledge to promote healthy eating habits, and they have continued their campaign over the years through many avenues, such as:

::Conducting clinical trials and pediatric nutrition research at our Nestlé Research Center—and in more than 15 countries worldwide.

::Continually improving the nutrition of our products

::Providing parents and health care providers with essential feeding information and helpful tools

::Offering 24/7 access to our feeding and nutrition experts

::Keeping dietitians, physicians, and health care providers up-to-date with some of the latest pediatric nutrition research and tools to help their patients

::Helping shape public health policy in the United States*

*Taken from the Start Healthy, Stay Healthy site

For more information on the Start Healthy, Stay Healthy campaign, visit the Start Healthy, Stay Healthy website or YouTube channel.

What are you doing to promote healthy eating habits for your children?

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Gerber is dedicated to improving the nutrition and eating habits of your growing children from birth to preschool through the Start Healthy, Stay Healthy campaign and is giving away a Gerber diaper bag filled with a recipe tin and teddy bear to one lucky reader!

::To enter, visit the Gerber Start Healthy, Stay Healthy pledge site and create your own pledge. Come back and share your pledge in the comments section below to be entered to win.

For two additional entries (only available to those who have created and shared a pledge first!):

::Tweet, blog or share this giveaway through another social media network and leave a separate comment with the link (limit of one social media entry per person).

::Subscribe to Family Bliss and leave a comment letting us know that you’ve done so or that you’re already subscribed.

The giveaway will run through Saturday, February 7th at midnight, and a winner will be announced Sunday. Good luck!

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