Question

Nadia is on extended maternity leave and plans to breastfeed her baby boy Steven until his 1st birthday. He is growing fine. but she worries about his kilocalorie intake now that he is 5 months old and weighs 14.5 pounds. By weighing him before and after breastfeeding, she determined that he eats about 1.2 liters of breast milk per day.

How many calories does he consume through breastfeeding? (round decimal to nearest whole number)

What percentage of kilocalories in breast milk come from fat? (round decimal to nearest whole number)

Answer 1

Breast milk is the most precious food of a newborn until first six months of life.100 ml of breast milk contains a standard amount of calories which is about 65.Here the baby is consuming about 1.2L/day that is 1200ml/day that is 65×12=780 calories. Here the baby is consuming 780 kcal/day

A 100ml milk contains about 2 to 5gm of fat.An average ranges up to 3.8gm/100ml.Do nearly 3.8% of kilocalories are received from fat.On rounding off it is approximately 4%