Baby ukudla yiliphi elithambile, idliwe kalula ukudla ngaphandle lwebele noma usana ifomula ukuthi senziwa ngqo womuntu izingane eziphakathi kwezinyanga ezine futhi eziyisithupha kanye neminyaka emibili.Ukudla kuvela ezinhlotsheni eziningi kanye nama-flavour athengwa esekulungele ukwenziwa kubakhiqizi, noma kungaba ukudla kwasetafuleni okudliwe ngumndeni osikishiwe noma okonakele ngenye indlela. Kusukela ngo-2011, i- World Health Organization, i- UNICEF nezinhlangano eziningi zezempilo zikazwelonke zancoma ukulinda kuze kube yizinyanga eziyisithupha ngaphambi kokuqala ingane ekudleni; izingane ngazinye zingahluka kakhulu kulesi siqondiso ngokuya ngentuthuko yazo eyingqayizivele.Ukudla kwezingane kunganikezwa lapho ingane ikulungele ukudla.Izimpawu zokulungela zifaka amandla okuhlala ngaphandle kosizo, ukulahleka kolimi, nokukhombisa intshisekelo esebenzayo ekudleni okudliwa abanye. Njengesincomo sempilo yomphakathi yomhlaba wonke, i- World Health Organisation incoma ukuthi izinsana kufanele zinceliswe ibele kuphela ezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokuqala zokuphila ukuze zikhule kahle, zikhule futhi zibe nempilo.Iningi lezinsana ezinezinyanga eziyisithupha ubudala zikulungele ngokomzimba nangokwentuthuko ukudla okusha, ukwakheka nezindlela zokondla.Ochwepheshe abeluleka i- World Health Assembly banikeze ubufakazi bokuthi ukwethula okuqinile ngaphambi kwezinyanga eziyisithupha kwandisa amathuba okugula ezingane, ngaphandle kokukhulisa ukukhula. ECanada sodium okuqukethwe kwezingane ukudla ngokomthetho;