Weaning at the correct time

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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 discussionsWhy 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)
• What are the risks of early weaning?
• What are the risks with late weaning ?

Group Discussion
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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 discussionsMain 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.

Scientific basis of oral health education
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Total Sugars
Extrinsic sugars Sugar molecules outside the cell
Intrinsic sugars Sugar molecules inside the
cell. E.g. fresh fruit and vegetables
Non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) E.g. table
sugar, confectionery, honey, fruit juice.
Milk sugars E.g. lactose in dairy products (milk)
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Group discussionsHealthy 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/19
  522-OralHealthAndNutritionGuidance.pdf
• http//www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/337658/011
  0855.pdf
• Questions ?