Lecture - 1

Calories calculation for
childrens

Holiday Method:
• For first 10 kg :
Every 1 kg requires 100kcals
So, 10 * 100 = 1000
Hence,
First 10kg Weight requires 1000kcals
• For second 10 kg :
Every 1 kg requires 50kcals
So, 10*50 = 500
Hence,
Second 10kg Weight requires 500kcals

Conti
• For third 10kg and for further :
Every 1 kg requires 20 kcals
So,
10*20=200kcals.
Hence :
Third and further 10kg requires 200 kcals

Question:
• If a child have height 88 cm and having weight 18kg .
How Many calories should he/she consume
?

Feeding patterns :
• From birth to 1 month :
Feedings intervals : 8 to 12
Feeding frequency : 150 ml
Feeds : Just give mother milk or formula milk in
Disease conditions related to breast milk.
• From 1month to 3 month :
Feeding intervals : 6 to 8
Feeding Frequency : 150 to 400 ml
Feeds : breastfeeding or formula feeding

• From 3-6 months:
Feeding intervals : 6 to 8
Feeding frequency : 400ml
Feeds : breastfeeding along with weaning Start after 5
month.
• From 6-12 months :
Feeding intervals : 4
Feeding Frequency : 350-400ml
Feeds : breastfeeding along with complimentary foods.
• 12-24 months :
Gives cow milk, breast milk, All six food groups

Food groups given to 6 months
baby:
Fruits:
• Apples , avacado , banana , pears , Peaches, plums ,
prunes.
Grains and cereals :
• Rice , barley , ragi, quinoa.
Vegetables :
• Carrots , pumpkin, sweet potatoes.
Dairy products :
• Ghee , butter ( but in moderation).

Food groups given to one year
child
• Fruits:
• banana ,pear, blue berries ,apricots, avocado, papaya, mangoes,Plums,
peach, Pineapple, Peach, grapes and kiwi fruit
• Vegetables:
• All can given
• Grains and cereals:
• White Rice, brown rice, oats, barley, Ray, quinoa, wheat ,
• Dairy products:
• Milk, cheese, Yogurt and butter
• Pulses/lentil:
• yellow mong daal.

Avoid mother milk :
• Galactocemia
• Lactose intolerance
• Milk allergies

• If galactosemia patients is given milk ,
unmetabolized milk sugar build up and demage
liver, eyes , kidney and brain.

1-3years 4-6years 7-9years 10-
12years
boys
10-
12year
girls
Weight
kg
12.2 19.0 26.9 35.4 31.5
Energy
kcal
1240 1690 1950 2190 1970
Protein g 22 30 41 54 57
Fat g 25 25 25 22 22
Calcium
mg
400 400 400 600 600
Iron mg 12 18 26 34 19
Retinol 400 400 600 600 600
Beta-
carotene
1600 1600 2400 2400 2400
Thiamin
Mg
0.6 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0
Riboflavi
n mg
0.7 1 1.2 1.3 1.2
Nicotinic
acid mg
8 11 13 15 13

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