Pediatrics/Paediatrics - Child Growth

Nutrition Care Process

Last Updated: 2023-09-13 Target Group: All children(0-12 yr.), Infant(0-2 yr.), Youth(13-17 yr.)

Nutrition Prescription
Example

Recommend:

Regular Diet
- Food intake (consistent with age-appropriate Healthy Eating Guidelines, with an emphasis on number and size of servings).
Modified Diet
- Energy/nutrient modification
  - Calorie modification (e.g. to prevent weight loss; promote catch-up growth)

Food and/or Nutrient Delivery Example(s)

Meals and Snacks
- General/healthful diet (breastmilk)
- Modified diet (food choices appropriate for development stage in terms of quantity, type and texture)
  - Increased