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Today i saw a baby girl turning 1 year old with her mum, what are the nutrition tips for this 12-24 month transition period?
The main thing is to ensure adequate iron as by this time the baby has weaned off breast milk and started solid. Babies can get their iron from food only. Parents can ensure their babies have 2 tablespoons of red meat, twice a day, with some iron-fortified baby cereals in the morning and pork liver once a month.
When preparing a meal for the babies, include grains, vegetables, and meat. Fruit and milk products can be offered as nutritious snacks between meals.
To share family dishes with the babies, remember to take out the baby's portion before seasoning.
Babies with a poor appetite? Check if being offered too much milk. 360ml -480ml milk per day is adequate for 1-2 years old.
If you want to know more about your babies' nutritional requirement, please feel free to contact Carol Ho (Accredited Practising Dietitian). Carol has over 12 years' experience working in the community health sector seeing children and their family with failure to thrive, food allergy, food intolerance, bowel issues and weight management. Carol is trained with the SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) approach to feeding and can provide SOS feeding therapy to fussy eaters and problem feeders.
Carol can speak Cantonese, Mandarin and English. She provides bulk-billed medicare service with a valid medicare referral and also sees clients under NDIS funding. If these two do not fit, please enquire about the cost.
Carol offer phone consultation, video call consultation via Zoom and home visits (NDIS funded or cost recovery). Carol is based in the Eastern suburb of Melbourne.
For referrals or any enquiries, please email Carol at (caroline_ho@outlook.com) or call 0452 638 812
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