Diana Chastain

The Importance of DHA in Your Toddler’s Diet


I received compensation and free Enfagrow products for this post.

Major infant brain growth occurs during pregnancy and throughout the first two years of life. During these times, infants and toddlers have the greatest need for Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid and a building block for the brain. Since 85% of brain growth happens within the first three years of a child’s life, it is important to maintain the recommended levels of DHA through the toddler years.
On average, toddlers are only getting about 25% of the brain-nourishing DHA many experts recommend so it is important that parents provide them a diet that includes adequate amounts to bridge this gap. It can be trial and error to close this nutrition gap. Food options naturally containing DHA are limited because DHA is mostly found in foods such as fatty fishes which, if your toddler is anything like mine, they don’t eat. Click HERE to learn more about the benefits of DHA in your toddler’s diet.


Thankfully, there are convenient products like Enfagrow Toddler that help make it easy to make sure your child is getting DHA in their everyday diet. Enfagrow Toddler makes drinks that have DHA. They are nutritionally designed for one to three year olds and to complement a toddler’s regular diet. Enfagrow not only has DHA, it also has important nutrients like calcium, vitamin D and iron for healthy growth, and a prebiotics blend designed to help support digestive health in just two servings a day. Enfagrow is sold in a powder or ready-to-drink varieties.

Although I have been buying my daughter Enfagrow since she weaned from breastmilk at 14 months, we recently had the opportunity to try out some of their new products. We usually buy the convenient ready-to-drink boxes because they are so easy when we are on the go, but we were sent one Toddler Transitions can and one Toddler Next Step Natural Milk Flavor can, which she had never tried before. My daughter has always enjoyed drinking Enfagrow since it was first introduced into her diet. My daughter has been just wanting whole grain chicken nuggets, green beans, turkey spaghetti, hummus, and yogurt these days. And with this change in diet, substituting with Enfagrow has made me feel better knowing that she is getting the nutrients she needs to grow into the strong, healthy, beautiful, and smart little girl she is becoming.
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I received compensation and free Enfagrow for this post. Enfagrow would be happy to help you with your question. Please contact them at 1-800-BABY-123.
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