Pediatric Nutrition Flashcards
When should we give human milk, since this is the kost desirable complete diet for infants?
First 6 months
TRUE OR FALSE: Infants that reveice breastfeed milk from well-nourished mother required no specific vitamin or mineral supplement with the exception of iron by 8-10 months
FALSE: 4-6 months
This isbthe biggest threat to successful breasfeeding in employed mothers. Hence, maternal leave is a must.
Maternal Fatigue
Complete the data below:
Room Temperature milk
temp: up 77 F (25C)
must be ______ and kept as cool as possible
time: up to ______ hours
covered
6-8 hours
Insulated Cooler Bag milk
______ is directly contacted with the milk container
temp: 5-39F or -15 to 4C
time: up to ____ hours
Ice packs
24 hours
Refrigerated milk
stored at the back of the fridge where the temperature is the most constant
temp: 39F (4C)
Time: up to _____ days
5
Milk in Freezer
stored at the ____ of the freezer where
temperature is more constant
temperature goes to 5F or -15C for older machine and lasts for _____ weeks
Temperature goes 0F or _____C for fridge with separate door and lasts for _____ months
temperature goes _____ or -20C for upright deep freeze fridge and last for 6-12 months
2 weeks
5-6 months
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What is an acceptable alternative to breasfeeding?
a. whole cow’s milk
b. commercial iron-fortified formula
c. goat milk
B
Why should we not give cow, goat, skim, and other animal milk?
It is not acceptable major sources of nutrition because lf poor digestibility
TRUE OR FALSE: skim or low fat milk have inadequate essential fatty acids and high solute concentration of protein and electrolytes like sodium is too high
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: It is acceptable for mothers to drink juices, nonutritive drinks like fruit flavored and carbonated beverages
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Powedered concentrated formula may recieve amounr of lead from tap water, causing lead poisioning
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Should we introduce solid foods at 4-6 months?
FALSE because foods are not yet compatible with the abulity of the GI Tract and nutritional needs of the infant
TRUE OR FALSE: When not introducing solid foods, it may prevent overwhelming the infant’s kidneys with a heavy solute
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Introducing solid foods to infant, it will delay development of food allergies and prevent future obesity
FALSE you musy not introduce solid foods