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Question
______ food should start when a child is 4–6 months old.
Options
Complementary food
Junk food
Homemade food
Breast milk
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Solution
Complementary food food should start when a child is 4–6 months old.
Explanation:
Complementary feeding should start when the child is 4-6 months old, as breast milk alone cannot meet the increasing nutritional needs of the growing baby. But breast feeding must continue up to about 11/2 years of age.
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