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Infants: Understanding Growth and Development

Infants: Understanding Growth and Development. If you could be a baby again you would…. Growth and Development: The First Year of Life. Time of rapid growth and development Time to teach good eating habits Time to develop positive feelings about food and caregivers

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Infants: Understanding Growth and Development

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  1. Infants: Understanding Growth and Development

  2. If you could be a baby again you would…

  3. Growth and Development: The First Year of Life • Time of rapid growth and development • Time to teach good eating habits • Time to develop positive feelings about food and caregivers • Most infants will triple their birth weight

  4. Stages in Infant Development and Feeding • Birth through 3 months • Breast milk OR • Iron-Fortified infant formula

  5. Stages in Infant Development and Feeding • 4 through 7 months • Breast milk OR • Iron-Fortified infant formula • Iron-Fortified infant cereal • Vegetables • Fruit

  6. Stages in Infant Development and Feeding • 8 through 11 months • Same as 4 through 7 months PLUS • Meat • Egg yolks

  7. Infant Development and Feeding • 11 months • Finger foods • Cup

  8. Tips for Introduction of Solid Foods • Speak with parents/physician • Start slowly • Only 1 new food every 4-5 days • Hold baby during feeding • First food: Iron-Fortified infant rice cereal

  9. Tips for Introduction of Solid Foods • Use single-ingredient foods • Read food labels • Avoid desserts • Avoid foods that can choke infants

  10. Tips for Introduction of Solid Foods Always wash your hands and the infant’s hands BEFORE and AFTER feeding.

  11. Feeding Commercially Prepared Baby Food • Wash hands • Listen for the “pop” • Remove food from jar • Throw away leftovers in dish • Refrigerate food left in jar

  12. Infant Feeding Jeopardy™ • Knowledge Categories • CACFP Infant Meal Pattern • Introduction of Solid Foods • Using Commercially Prepared Food

  13. Infant Feeding Jeopardy ™ CACFP Infant Meal Pattern

  14. Infant Feeding Jeopardy ™ Introduction of Solid foods

  15. Infant Feeding Jeopardy ™ Commercially Prepared Food

  16. Dietary Guidelines for Infants • Build to a variety of foods • Watch for eating cues • Infants need fat in moderation • Infants need fiber in moderation

  17. Dietary Guidelines for Infants • Infants need naturally occurring sugars in moderation • Infants need sodium in moderation • Choose foods with iron, zinc, and calcium

  18. Child Care Providers Make a BIG Difference in the Health of Babies in their Care!

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