Practical, science-backed nutrition advice for raising healthy, strong kids, from the team behind Sito.
We evaluated the most popular nutrition trackers on the market specifically for pediatric use. Here is the honest ranking covering accuracy, multi-child support, and ease of use for busy parents.
Read ArticleEight food scanner apps side by side, from each app's own listing: what each score is built from, what it says about children, and which one scores for your child's age.
Read ArticleWhat Cronometer's terms and help center say about children, how it sets targets, and how Sito tracks 18 nutrients, iron and calcium among them, for your child's age.
Read ArticleHow much formula a baby drinks by age and by weight, in ounces and ml, where the AAP, CDC, NHS and WIC differ, signs of enough, and a chart you can print.
Read ArticleSeven baby allergen apps side by side, from each app's own listing: the nine allergens one at a time, a check after each taste, what is due this week and a record for the doctor.
Read ArticleSeven baby feeding tracker apps side by side, from each app's own listing: breastfeeds and bottles, formula by name, vitamin D, growth charts and a report for the doctor.
Read ArticleEight growth chart apps side by side, from each app's own listing: WHO and CDC charts, what a percentile means, and a report for the doctor.
Read Article100 first foods by food group, with how to serve each at 6 months, choking notes, allergen and iron flags, a free one-page checklist to print, and why no health body sets a number: variety, not a race.
Read ArticleBaby-led weaning step by step: the readiness signs, how to start, how to serve 13 first foods at 6 months, and gagging vs choking, from the AAP, NHS, CDC and ASCIA.
Read ArticleSeven starting solids and baby led weaning apps side by side, from each app's own listing: serving each food by age, allergens one at a time, a taste log and a report for the doctor.
Read ArticleSample days for a 7 and an 8 month old, our examples and not a rule, how much milk and food the AAP, WHO, NHS and USDA WIC give, finger foods, and when to call your pediatrician.
Read ArticleWhen to start allergens, how to introduce peanut and egg, a plan you can follow, and the signs of an allergic reaction in a baby, from ASCIA, AAP and the NHS.
Read ArticleHow much iron is in one baby-sized serving of steak, lentils, eggs and more at 6 and 9 months, how much a baby needs, and when to call the doctor.
Read ArticleIs the Solid Starts app free, and is it worth it? Answers from Solid Starts' own help pages, and an app for starting solids that keeps going at 12 months.
Read ArticleProtein by age in grams a day and per kilogram from the National Academies, what that looks like in milk, eggs and beans, and when a child may fall short.
Read ArticleAdded sugar limits by age in grams and teaspoons, from the AHA, the AAP, the 2025 to 2030 US Dietary Guidelines and the NHS, and how to spot added sugar on a label.
Read ArticleAt 6 months milk is still the main food. How much formula and solid food the AAP, CDC and WIC give, a sample day that is our example, and how to serve ten first foods.
Read ArticleA baby feeding chart from birth to 12 months: ounces of milk, feeds a day, solid meals and textures, where the AAP, CDC, WHO and NHS differ, and a chart you can print.
Read Article20 healthy snack ideas with portions for ages 3 to 12, how many snacks a day, and the added sugar, sodium and whole grain numbers to check on a packaged snack.
Read ArticleEnter your child's age, sex, height, weight and how active they are, and we estimate their daily calories with the National Academies' 2023 equations, for ages 1 to 17.
Use the CalculatorWe counted additives in the 3,000 most scanned US packaged foods: 45.8% of those that list one carry an additive we flag for young children. The flagged one met most there is a phosphate; across all US products on Open Food Facts that list additives, it is Red 40.
Read ArticleWhat an E number is, who approves one, the six colors that carry a printed warning about children, and why most of the 253 in our table carry no risk class at all.
Read ArticleConsumer Reports tested 21 kids' snacks and flagged 14. What acrylamide and phthalates are, whose threshold that is, what the FDA says, and what you can read on a pack today.
Read ArticleHow much vitamin D children need from infancy to 18, what milk, eggs, fish and cereal add up to, reading the label, sun, supplements and safety, and when to call.
Read ArticleShould a child use a weight loss app? What pediatricians suggest instead: the 5-2-1-0 habits, 7 apps that help the whole family, and when to call the doctor.
Read ArticleHow much iron and calcium a child needs by age, why a label's %DV is not your child's number, milk and iron, and how Sito shows each day, the week and every Sunday.
Read ArticleHow an AI food photo app reads a child's plate: each food named, portions sized for their age, fixes before you save, and the meal added to the day's 18 nutrients.
Read ArticleWhat the AAP says about multivitamins for healthy kids and picky eaters, who may need vitamin D, iron or B12, daily amounts by age, and keeping vitamins out of reach.
Read ArticleIs your picky eater getting enough? How to see a week of iron, fiber and calcium against the goal for their age, what helps at the table, and when to call the doctor.
Read ArticleYuka gives one score for everyone and says it does not strictly apply to children's products. How Yuka scores, and a food scanner that scores for your child's age.
Read ArticleWhat popular food scanners like Yuka, NHS Food Scanner and Fig score, what official guidance says suits a child, and how a kid-specific score differs.
Read ArticleWhat a food allergy app can and can't check for a child, how to read US allergen labels and "may contain" lines, and six allergy apps compared.
Read ArticleA portion chart for ages 1 to 8 from the AAP and Healthy Eating Research, how much milk, water and juice by age, and why appetite swings day to day.
Read ArticleWhat normal toddler weight gain looks like, how doctors read the growth chart, the warning signs to call about, and what to track and bring to the visit.
Read ArticleSigns of low iron in toddlers and kids, when the AAP says to screen by feeding type, how doctors treat it, safe storage of iron medicine, and what to feed alongside.
Read ArticleWhat a pediatrician or dietitian wants in a child's food diary, how many days to keep it, how to measure what came back, and a printable one-day table.
Read ArticleYuka gives every food one score for everyone. We scanned the same six products in both apps, for a 1-, 4- and 10-year-old and show where the answers split, in both directions.
Read ArticleShould you count your child's calories? What the AAP says, how many calories kids need, why adult apps are 18+ by their terms, and how Sito tracks for a child.
Read ArticleParents love Cal AI's snap-a-photo logging, but it's built for adult calorie goals. Here's what a kids version should do differently, and what we built.
Read ArticleMyFitnessPal requires users to be 18+. We explain why that rule exists, what the AAP says about kids and dieting, and how to track a child's nutrition the right way.
Read ArticleToddler appetite swings, so judge the week: which nutrients run short in US toddlers, how much iron, calcium, vitamin D and fiber ages 1 to 3 need, and when to call the pediatrician.
Read ArticleHow much iron kids need by age, the iron in toddler-sized portions of 25 foods, milk limits, absorption and low-pressure ways to offer iron foods.
Read Article24 high calorie foods for toddlers with USDA calories per toddler portion, a calorie calculator for ages 1 to 14, choking notes, and when to call the doctor.
Read ArticleIs dinnertime a battleground? Stop fighting over broccoli. Here are 10 proven, low-stress strategies to get your picky eater to consume their daily vitamins without the tantrums.
Read ArticleConstipation is one of the most common pediatric complaints. Learn exactly how much fiber your toddler needs, which foods provide it, and how to track it without losing your mind.
Read ArticleWhy using adult weight-loss apps for kids is a mistake. Discover why tracking specific micronutrients and macros matters infinitely more than counting raw calories for growing bodies.
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