Well first off, welcome to the forum!
And secondly, I'm glad you're asking for dietary help right away. You can start feeding your hatchling F/T pinkies immediately. Just make sure that they're appropriately-sized. When we first had ours, I was worried about them be able to swallow them down, so I thawed them and chopped them in half. Tegus grow so fast though, that I only did this for a week or two. And you can try to feed fruits and veggies right away as well. Here's a list of some things that you can feed to your little one:
F/T rodents, lean ground turkey, chicken gizzards and hearts, chicken necks (chopped up to an appropriate size), chicken and beef liver, salmon, tilapia, fresh shrimp, superworms/mealworms/hornworms/silkworms (though as the tegu grows bigger, these things will become more like a tasty snack), dubia roaches, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, mango, papaya, grapes and banana (used as only a treat though; too much can be harmful), kale, mustard greens, dandelion greens, eggs (scrambled or soft/hard boiled, as a treat)... there's a LOT that you can feed to them to vary their diet.
What I had done, is made little "turkey balls". I'd mix up a bunch of ground turkey with different kinds of meats and fruits, put them in little single-serving Zip Lock freezer bags, and then put them in the freezer. I'd take out a new one every day or so, thaw it, add the supplements, and then feed them.
Speaking of supplements, make sure that you're adding the appropriate amounts of calcium powder to every meal that doesn't have bones in it. I used the calcium WITH vitamin D3 once a week, and then the calcium WITHOUT vitamin D3 on the other days. Adding a good multivitamin once or twice a week is a good idea too. When I fed scrambled eggs every other week, I'd add a few drops of cod liver oil to it; it helps with healthy shedding.
Hope this helped!
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