Nutrition: Special Diets (Infants)
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HH 514 : NUTRITION (Chapter 6)Presented by : Siti Shifa’ bt Noor Azham Shah (17DHK11F2027)
For : Puan Norhidayah bt Mohd Yunus and Puan Nor Ashikin bt Jamal
SPECIAL DIET INFANTS AND TODDLERS
WHAT IS A SPECIAL DIET?※ The act of coming up with a nutritional menu for people according to their age.※ Need to have a special diet menu to help the growth, health and to help protect against diseases.※ Special diet includes consuming foods that are high in nutrients such as iron, vitamins, proteins, calcium and carbohydrates.
SPECIAL DIET AND MENU FOR INFANTS
SPECIAL DIET FOR INFANTS
※ You need to give your baby enough nutrition during his first year.※ These nutrients includes : calories, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals.※ Good nutrition fed to your child can protect him from diseases.※ BUT if your baby does not gain weight healthily, consult your dietician and make sure that you go to regular check-ups to make sure that he is growing healthily.
SERVING SIZES FOR FEEDING
※ 1 – ½ cups (12 ounces / oz) of liquid※ 1 cup (8 ounces / oz) of food※ 2 tablespoon (tbsp) ※ 1 tablespoon (tbsp)※ 1 teaspoon (tsp)
FEEDING INFANTS
※ One hour after birth※ Breastfeed babies exclusively up to at least six month※ After a child reaches six months of age, mother can feed baby with homemade food with no added salt.※ For working mothers, when off the shelves baby food, read labels for sodium content when purchasing.
MonthsFood 0-3, 0-4, 0-5 4-6, 5-8, 6-8 7-9 7-12, 6-12,
9-12, 10-12
Breast Milk / Formula
18 – 32 ounces
28 – 40 ounces
24 – 36 ounces
18 – 30 ounces
Cereals / Starchy None ¼ - ½ cup of
cereal
1 – 2 ½ serving with
mashed potato
3 – 4 ½ cup
Fruits None ¼ - ½ cup of pureed fruits
1 - ½ cup of pureed / soft
fruits1 – 2 ½ cup of
soft fruits
Juices None ¼ - ½ cup ½ cup 1 – ½ cup
Plain Yoghurt None None None 1 – 2 tbsp a day
Water None None NoneOften as a child will
drink
Meat / Poultry None ½ tbsp pureed 1 tbsp pureed
¼ - ½ cup of serving with
cheese
SPECIAL DIET AND MENU FOR TODDLERS
※ Mothers should limit toddlers intake of high sodium snacks and fast foods.※ Choose snacks such as fresh fruits and vegetables over high sodium food like chicken nuggets and burger.※ Choose and feed your child with low salt or homemade food with less salt.※ Children between two – six years old requires four to six glasses of plain water.
SPECIAL DIET FOR TODDLERS
GOOD BAD
LIMIT PLAIN WATER
KIND OF NUTRIENTS TODDLERS NEED
P R O T
E I N
※ Crucial to ensuring the proper and healthy of toddlers.※ Try to serve protein EVERYDAY, even during snack time.※ 16 oz of milk with 1 oz of meat ensure the proper intake of protein daily.
※ Vital for components such as hemoglobin, the carrier of oxygen in the blood.※ BUT if you over consume your toddler with calcium and milk, this can lead to iron deficiency anemia.※ This is because, milk and calcium is known to hinder the absorption of iron.
I R O N
V I T A M I N S
※ Among the most important vitamins your toddler needs are
VITAMIN
A
VITAMIN
C
※ For vision, growth and development.
※ For absorption of iron, maintain capillaries, bones and teeth.
VITAMIN
D
※ Strengthen bones and is essential for normal growth.
V I T A M I N S
FOLA
TE
※ Water-soluble vitamins helps form red blood cell and formation of genetic materials.
ZINC
※ Important for growth, functioning of immune system and sexual development.
Nutrients
Meal TimeGRAINS FRUITS DAIRY PROTEIN
Breakfast Whole Grain Toast
Bananas + Fruit Juice Milk Turkey
Sausage
LunchPasta Salad +
Olive Oil +Steamed Broccoli
Apple Slices Yoghurt Add Tofu Cubes
Dinner Noodles Sliced Fruits Cheese Cubes Tofu
NUTRITIONAL MENU FOR TODDLERS
※ For snacks, give toddlers milk, graham crackers and milk or water in between meals.
CONCLUSION~※ For your child to achieve good development, not prone to diseases, and in good health, make sure you feed them proper nutrient.※ Good nutrients isn’t only important in the stages during infancy and toddlers but to many other stages in human life as well.