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    A Food Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers
    A Food Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers
    A Food Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers
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    A Food Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers

    By Yuchi Yang RD

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    About this ebook

    Parents are bombarded with nutrition information every day. Many are confused about different and conflicting messages that they have received from various sources. 

    In this book, Yuchi Yang, a registered dietitian and mother of two children, provides you with science-based information and practical tips in the following areas of child nutrition:

    Recommended Food Intake for Babies and Toddlers;

    Feeding Newborn Babies;

    Introducing Solid Foods;

    Building Healthy Eating Habits;

    Healthy Weight.

    Each chapter starts with some facts and ends with answers to some of the most frequently asked question. For example:

    My baby and young children do not like vegetables. What can I do?

    How do I introduce solid foods?

    Can I start my child on a vegan diet?

    My baby (or young child) looks a little bit chubby. What should I do?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmerican Nutrition Counseling, LLC
    Release dateFeb 5, 2017
    ISBN9781386679431
    A Food Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers
    Author

    Yuchi Yang RD

    Yuchi Yang is a registered dietitian with over twenty years of experience. She was born in the spring of 1964 and grew up in Taiwan. She earned her bachelor degree in Nutritional Science from Taipei Medical University. In 1986, she came to Storrs, Connecticut where she obtained her master degree in Nutritional Science from the University of Connecticut. The author is a nutrition expert. In the past, she had worked as a clinical dietitian at Children's Hospital, Los Angeles and Gouverneur Hospital in New York City providing nutrition counseling on a wide range of medical diagnoses to clients of all ages. Currently she resides in Issaquah, Washington where she has her private nutrition consulting practice, American Nutrition Counseling, LLC. Yuchi Yang is the author of A Food Guide to Lowering Blood Triglycerides: 4 Simple Steps and A Food Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure: 6 Simple Steps. She is also one of the main editors for Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs.

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      A Food Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers - Yuchi Yang RD

      Preface

      I have been a registered dietitian for more than twenty years. Many of parents and caregivers came to me because they had questions and concerns on how to provide the best nutrition to their loved ones.

      In this food guide, you can find evidence based nutrition information and practical tips in the following chapters:

      Recommended Food Intake for Babies and Toddlers

      Feeding Newborn Babies

      Introducing Solid Foods

      Building Healthy Eating Habits

      Healthy Weight

      Each chapter starts with some facts and ends with answers to some of the most frequently asked question. For example:

      My baby and young children do not like vegetables. What can I do?

      How do I introduce solid foods?

      Can I start my child on a vegan diet?

      My baby (or young child) looks a little bit chubby. What should I do?

      Practice is the key to success. You can use the Notes section included in the end of each chapter to write down your plans or to record memorable feeding events and thoughts.

      It is my hope that A Food Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers will become your helpful tool to create healthful and enjoyable feeding experiences with your precious child.

      Yuchi Yang, MS, RD

      American Nutrition Counseling, LLC

      Chapter 1: Recommended Food Intake for Babies and Toddlers

      In this chapter, we shall cover the recommended food intake for babies and young children, portion sizes, and answers to the frequently asked questions.

      A child’s growth and development are highly individualized and unique to each child. Many factors, including gender, age, and body size, affect a child’s nutritional needs. Talk to your child’s doctor if you have concerns about your child’s growth and development. 

      The following are good indicators that your children are getting enough calories and nutrients from the food they eat:

      They eat a wide variety of food.

      They are growing properly with their own growth curves. (I have included the growth charts in the Chapter 5: Healthy Weight of this book )

      Recommended Food Intake

      Parents often wonder the types and the amount of foods to offer to their babies. The dietary recommendations listed below are based on the babies’ developmental stages, not based on their chronological age. 

      Recommended food intake for babies who sit independently

      When babies can sit independently, they can drink from cups and consume all food groups with the suggested amounts listed in this table. Most babies reach this developmental milestone at about six months of age.

      Recommended food intake for babies who crawl around

      When babies can crawl with their stomachs off the floor, you can offer more vegetables and fruits. They can have ½ cup of fruits and ½ cup of vegetables a day as illustrated in the table. Most babies reach this developmental stage when they are eight or nine months of age. 

      Recommended food intake for children who start walking

      When a child can stand up and start walking, it is recommended that you gradually decrease the amount of breast milk or formula while increasing the amount of fruits, vegetables, and meats/beans. At this developmental stage, children only need two cups of breast milk or formula a day.  Many children reach this milestone when they are twelve months of age.

      Recommended food intake for toddlers

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