feedingsequence
nounUK /ˈfiːdɪŋ ˈsiːkwəns/
US /ˈfiːdɪŋ ˈsiːkwəns/
A feeding sequence is the order in which you give food to someone or something.
The zookeeper follows a feeding sequence, giving the monkeys fruit first and nuts last.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In animal training, a set order of steps used when offering food to teach a behavior.
The trainer used a feeding sequence to teach the puppy to sit before eating.
3. In biology, the order in which organisms eat one another in a food chain.
The feeding sequence in the pond starts with tiny plants and ends with the heron.
4. In baby care, the order of milk and solid foods given during a meal.
Her feeding sequence is milk first, then a spoonful of cereal.