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.