Weaning at the correct time

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Learning outcomes

Demonstrate the importance of weaning at the appropriate

time.
Summarise the nutritional requirements for an infant when
weaning.
Discuss the nutritional requirements for a Pre 5 child

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Session outline
Weaning
Group discussions
Main food groups
Pre 5 nutrition
Key Oral Health Message on Diet
Total sugars
Snack ideas
Food diaries

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What is weaning?
It is introducing a variety foods gradually to infants,
alongside usual milk (breast or formula)

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When should weaning begin ?

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Group discussions
Why are infants weaned ?
Nutritional - Reference Nutrient Intake
Developmental - What are the signs the infant is ready ?

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Weaning before 6 months

Weaning before six months is not recommended.
Babies should never be weaned before four months (17
weeks)

Group Discussion
What are the risks of early weaning?
What are the risks with late weaning ?

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Age by which solid food had been introduced

(Scotland)

percentage

Age
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Group discussions
What are suitable first foods?
What foods are unsuitable?
Why are these not suitable & when can they be given?
What are suitable drinks for infants and what drinks
should be avoided?

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How much and how often

Amount
Eating with fingers
Textures and variety
Milk

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Moving on
More meals
More foods
More texture
More nutrients
More food experiences
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Pre 5 Nutrition

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Group discussions
Main food groups
What are the main food groups for children?
Discuss what you know about these food groups.

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Fruit and vegetables

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Bread, rice, potatoes and pasta

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Meat, fish, eggs and beans

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Milk and dairy foods

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Mini Meals
Prepare a menu for a day, incorporating the main food
groups, for a child approaching her first birthday

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Pre 5 Nutritional requirements

Fruit and vegetables Aim for 5 a day
Bread, Rice, Potatoes and Pasta - 4 servings per day
Milk and dairy foods -3 servings per day
Meat, fish, eggs, beans 2 servings per day

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Key oral health message

Diet:
Reduce the consumption and especially the frequency of
intake of drinks, confectionery and foods with sugars.

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Total Sugars
Intrinsic sugars

Extrinsic sugars

Sugar molecules
inside the cell.

Sugar molecules outside

the cell

E.g. fresh fruit and

vegetables

Milk sugars
E.g. lactose in dairy
products (milk)

Non-milk
extrinsic sugars
(NMES)
E.g. table sugar,
confectionery, honey,
fruit juice.

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Group discussions

Healthy Snack ideas

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Group discussions

Childsmile Food Diary

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Further reading
Fun First Foods
Ready Steady Baby
Ready Steady Toddler
Scientific basis of oral health education
Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition:
A Framework for Action Jan 2011
Oral health and nutrition guidance
http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/19522-OralHealthAndNutritionGuidance.pdf

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/337658/0110855.pdf

Questions ?

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