Ms M Is Being Seen in the Well-Baby Clinic with Tamara

Ms. M is being seen in the well-baby clinic with Tamara, who is 21 months old. Ms. M says Tamara is eating well, mainly pureed junior foods. The nurse will base her teaching on which of the following concepts?

A) Attempting to feed herself is too difficult at this age for Tamara.
B) Giving Tamara table foods would be much less expensive for Ms. M.
C) Processing removes much of the iron in canned foods, so this meal pattern puts Tamara at risk of anemia.
D) Varying textures is believed to aid speech development.