Question

Chapter 11 Review Questions

Nutrition During Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Short Answer

1.         Preterm and term infants have different nutrition needs. Explain why premature infants have special dietary needs.

2.         When starting a baby on solid foods, what foods are appropriate at this age and why?

3.         What factors influence the nutrition needs and eating habits of toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children?

4.         Consider the factors that influence the changing nutrition needs and eating habits of adolescents. Who is usually at greater nutritional risk during this period, boys or girls? Why? What suggestions do you have for reducing the nutritional risk at this vulnerable age?

True-False

1.         True or False: A good way to keep infants and toddlers (i.e., from birth to the age of 2 years) from being overweight is to use nonfat milk in their diets.

2.         True or False: A variety of protein foods in a child’s diet helps to provide all of the essential amino acids for growth.

3.         True or False: Failure to thrive is a condition in some infants and children who do not grow and develop normally; it is often associated with parental inexperience.

4.         True or False: The rooting and sucking reflexes must be learned before a newborn infant can obtain breast milk.

5.         True or False: A toddler needs the same food variety as an adult, according to the MyPlate guidelines, but with larger serving sizes.

Multiple Choice

1.         Fat is needed in the child’s diet to supply

a.         minerals.

b.         water-soluble vitamins.

c.         essential amino acids.

d.         essential fatty acids.

2.         Iron deficiency in childhood is associated with which of the following diseases?

a.         Scurvy

b.         Rickets

c.         Anemia

d.         Pellagra

3.         The growth and development of a school-aged child (i.e., 5 to 12 years old) are characterized by

a.         a rapid increase in physical growth with increased food requirements.

b.         the more rapid growth of girls during the latter part of the period.

c.         food jags and a refusal to eat.

d.         increased dependence on parental standards or habits.

Answer 1

Short Answer

1. Preterm infants are born with different growth impairments and health problems. So, ideal nutrition is really needed for their development, metabolism, and immunity and therefore special dietary needs are recommended.

2. Pureed foods like apple and pear will help the baby to have different taste and consistency. Vitamin C in these foods helps to absorb iron.

Well - blended vegetables and fruits like potato, carrot. It will promote chewing and introduce a variety of nutrients to them.