Healthy Baby Happy Baby

Infant Nutrition Needs

Macronutrients1: Micronutrients1:

Energy Needs: 98 kcal/kg/day Iron: 11 mg/day Calcium: 270 mg/day

Protein: 11 g/day Fluoride: 0.5 mg/day Vitamin C: 50 mg/day

Fat: 30 g/day Fiber: no recommendations Lead: none

Carbohydrates: 95 g/day Vitamin D: 200 IU/day

Cont…
Physical Activity2: there is no requirement
- Supervised interactive floor-based play
- Recommended to not keep your child
sedentary for more than an hour (in a
car/stroller/etc)
- Avoid encouraging your baby to use
electronic devices
- Should sleep for 12-16 hours/day
Programs4: Women, Infant, Children (WIC)
Possible Supplements3:
- Iron: for healthy tissues and organs
- Vitamin D: for growing bones
- Fluoride: for strong teeth
- Vitamin B12: only if you plan to
introduce a plant-based diet
Summary of Program
Synopsis: We will provide a practical, online, four-week program for parents who are incapable of

receiving proper education in a classroom or area outside their home due to their busy schedules.
The information will be presented through four modules including topics such as: complementary
foods, foods to avoid, how much food is enough, and preparing to drink out of a cup.

Goals:

- Create an easy way for parents to learn the proper nutritional needs for their infant
- Provide a valid and reliable way for parents to learn at home
Week 1 Session - Complementary food (60 min)
Unit 1: The Importance of Complementary Foods
The introduction of complementary foods is crucial for
normal, healthy growth, and development for infants.
Unit 2: Appropriate Feeding Practices
Complementary foods must be introduced in a timely
manner that coordinates with the infant’s hunger cues. They
must also be mindful of portion control and consistency of
the food.
Unit 3: Inclusion of All Food Groups
Getting your children to eat healthy from the start can
promote better eating habits as they grow up.
Unit 4: Practice
Test your knowledge.
Learning objectives:
- To be able to understand the importance of
complementary food on infants’ health.
- To be able to demonstrate how to properly
administer feeding practices that are specific
to your infant.
Learning activities:
Unit 4 will consist of a simulation where a parent is
introducing complementary food to their child.
Throughout the process, the simulation will ask
questions in which the participants will have to
answer correctly in order to continue.
Week 2 Session - Inappropriate and Unsafe Food Choices(60
min)
Unit 1: Main foods to avoid
Learning objectives:

The main major food/drink items that can negatively affect

-To be able to identify what foods are unsafe for infants
your babies health
6-12 months.

Unit 2: Consequences of inaccurate food consumption

- To be able to Incorporate healthier/safer foods into your
babies diet.
Serious negative health effects can take place if an infant
consumes foods their immune system can not handle
Learning activities:

Unit 3: How to avoid unwanted added substances

In unit 4, foods containing substances and foods
caregivers should avoid will be placed around the room
Checking for organic foods and FDA approved
and participants will have to pick them out and identify
supplements is key to avoiding unsafe foods
what is wrong with them.

Unit 4: Practice

Practice tests and quizlets will be given

Week 3 Session - How Much Food is Enough? (60 minutes)
Unit 1: Energy Needs for Infants Learning Objectives:

Making sure your child is consuming enough calories as they age is crucial -Participants will know how many
to their overall development and keeping them well nourished. We will calories their child is in need of for
also talk about the factors that affect the caloric needs for infants.
healthy development
Unit 2: Macronutrient Needs -Participants will understand the
importance of macronutrients and
The appropriate amount macronutrients for your infant helps with healthy
brain function and helps the body to absorb essential micronutrients. micronutrients

Unit 3: Micronutrient Needs Learning Activities:

Micronutrients are crucial to infants cognitive and motor development. At the end of your lesson, there will be a brief
tutorial on how to calculate the energy and
Unit 4: Practice micronutrient needs for your child depending
on their age, weight, height, and sleeping
Test your knowledge
pattern.
 Week 4 Session - Drinking Out of a Cup (60 minutes)
Unit 1: When to Start
Unit 4: Practice
“Parents should be encouraged to have their infants drink from a
cup as they approach 1 year of age.” 1 Test your knowledge.

“The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends weaning Learning Objectives:

bottle-fed infants completely by 15 months.” 4
Unit 2: The Importance of Weaning Away from a Bottle
“Prolonged bottle use can cause tooth decay and may encourage
your child to drink much more milk than he needs.” 6
“The oral skills needed in controlling liquids with the tongue are
more advanced with an open cup. The skills learned in drinking
from an open cup also encourage speech development.” 1
Unit 3: Appropriate Steps to Take
- Participants will be able to understand why an
infant should be weaned off of a bottle at such a
young age.
- Participants will be able to apply the steps
presented in this session to help their infant steer
away from bottle usage.
Learning Activities:
A quiz will be presented during unit 4 to test the
participants knowledge of what was previously presented.

An Infant must be weaned off a bottle in a gradual manner. Since

this is a skill that tends to take a while for an infant to get the hang
of, it’s a good idea to start off with a training cup and go from
there. 4
Marketing and social media
● Find us on instagram: happybb_healthybb
● Twitter: @healthybabyhappybaby
● Facebook: Happy baby Healthy baby
- Come join our team! Educate yourself on how you can
help your baby perform to their best potential.

Sign up now at www.healthybabyhappybaby.org

Educational Materials Used
- We will use online modules, which can be accessed on a laptop, tablet, or cellphone.
- An app, which can be downloaded from an app store, will be an option to use instead of the
internet. This will make it easier for participants using a cell phone or tablet.
- Simulations, quizzes, and more will be presented throughout the modules to test the
participants knowledge.
Evaluation Tool
We formulated a survey, testing the participants knowledge and how they felt about the course.
It’s a simple 5 question quiz that has a mix of opinion based questions and knowledge based
questions regarding the course overall.
1. I understood the course material very well and it was easy to follow.
a. Strongly agree
b. Agree
c. In between
d. Disagree 4. I am confident in what foods I should be giving my
e. Strongly disagree infant.
a. Strongly agree
2. I enjoyed the course material and activities. b. Agree
a. Strongly agree c. In between
b. Agree d. Disagree
c. In between e. Strongly disagree
d. Disagree
e. Strongly disagree 5. I would recommend this program to other parents.
a. Strongly agree
3. I am confident about the needs for my infant. b. Agree
a. Strongly agree c. In between
b. Agree d. Disagree
c. In between e. Strongly disagree
d. Disagree
e. Strongly disagree
Program Implementation and Future Direction
Implement?

- Teaming up with WIC

- Provide this program on their website as an online tool they can offer to parents

Evaluate?

- Number of clients with infants vs. Number of clients who use the program

Future Plans?

- Create more programs; new programs for woman and child nutrition can be added to the WIC website
- Longer modules/more units
- Updating the programs with new research as years pass
- Creating an app for parents to use on their phones
References
Complementary feeding. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/complementary_feeding/en/. Published August 2, 2018. Accessed April
19, 2019.

Physical Activity Guidelines for Your Baby and Toddler. https://www.playgroupnsw.org.au/ParentResources/PlayActivities/physical-activity-guidelines. Accessed
April 19, 2019.

4 Infant Supplements to Ask Your Pediatrician About. EatRight.

https://www.eatright.org/food/vitamins-and-supplements/dietary-supplements/4-infant-supplements-to-ask-your-pediatrician-about. Accessed April 19,
2019.

WIC Works Resource System. Explore Resources | WIC Works Resource System. https://wicworks.fns.usda.gov/explore-resources?f[0]=topic:37. Accessed April
19, 2019.

Brown JE, Lechtenberg E. Nutrition through the Life Cycle. Boston, Ma.: Cengage; 2017.

Pediatricians Can Help Parents Wean Babies Off the Bottle. AAP.org.
https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/Pediatricians-Can-Help-Parents-Wean-Babies-Off-the-Bottle.aspx. Accessed April 20,
2019.

Weaning from the Bottle. AAP.org. https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/aap-press-room-media-center/Pages/Weaning-from-the-Bottle.aspx.

Accessed April 21, 2019.