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From your course textbook, Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing
Approach, read the following chapter:
Nutrition Across the Life Span
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Infant Nutrition
Infant nutrition is critically important, as an infant typically triples his birth weight
and increases his length by 50% in the first year of life alone! Without proper
nutrition, this stage of enormous growth can be jeopardized. With this in mind,
answer the questions below.
What are the energy (kcal) and protein requirements for an infant from age 0-6
months and 6 months to 1 year? How does this compare to your energy and
protein intake? You will need to figure out your kcal and protein intake as
g/kg/day to make this comparison.
The diet of an infant, prior to solid food introduction, consists of either breast milk
or formula. When mothers make the choice of what to feed their child during this
time, what factors come into play? For example, some cultures may be more
accepting of breast feeding than others.
At what point is solid food recommended to be added to an infant's diet?
Nutritionally speaking, why is this? Each infant is different, so how can it be
determined when a certain infant is ready for solid foods?
During the first year of life, what are appropriate foods and beverages to serve to
an infant? Are there any foods or beverages that should be avoided during this
time?

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From your course textbook, Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Applications: A Nursing Approach, read the following chapter: • Nutrition Across the Life Span Text book login: https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/user/signin Login: aliciabentley47@gmail.com PW: Summer2020# Infant Nutrition Infa ...
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