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The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding of infants until approximately 6 months of age and then transition to complementary feeding, defined as the period when breast milk alone is no longer sufficient to meet infants’ nutritional requirements. Complementary feeding extends from approximately 6 to 18 months well into toddlerhood. Breastfeeding often continues in the second year as food occupies an increasingly larger proportion of toddlers’ diet. Guidelines for complementary feeding have focused primarily on toddlers’ nutrient requirements and advances in flavor and texture as their diet expands and begins to approximate the family diet [16].