Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Junior Cert Home Economics: Balancing the diet
- Dietary needs
- Babies
- Babies should be breast fed if possible for the first six months of life, because:
- The nutrients in breast milk are more suitable for a baby's needs
- Breast milk is the correct temperature
- Immunity from certain illnesses is passed on from mother to child
- It helps mother-child bondong
- If a dried milk formula is used, follow measuring and steralising instructions carefully
- Skimmed milk is not suitable for children, as it lacks fat and fat soluble vitamins