Infancy : a foundation of simple food (ages 0 to 1)
After purees : the beginning of adventurous eating (ages 1 to 2 1/2)
Preschoolers : emerging independence (ages 2 1/2 to 5)
Big kids : developing a palate (ages 5 to 8)
Adolescence : thinking and eating for themselves (ages 8 to 11).