Question

Chewing movement in an infant begins:

     a. at birth                      c. 24 to 28 weeks of age

     b. 16 to 24 weeks of age    d.    after 9 months of age

62.     Appropriate age for addition of semisolid food to the infant diet is:

     a. 1 month                     c. 4-6 months

     b. 2 months                   d. 10-12 months

63.     Eliminating which of the following foods from the mother's diet may resolve colic in a breastfed infant?

     a. milk                           c. fruit                 

     b. meat                       d. broccoli

64.     When feeding infants solid foods it is wise to consider that:

     a. home preparation of infant foods is unsafe

     b. commercially available infant foods always have high amounts of sugar and/or salt

     c. salt and sugar should be used sparingly in home preparation of infant foods

     d. honey is highly recommended as a sweetener in home preparation of infant foods

Answer 1

Chewing movement in an infant begins;

d.    after 9 months of age as by this time the infant begins to develop vertical chewing movements(Smith 2014)

62.     Appropriate age for addition of semisolid food to the infant diet is;

c. 4-6 months

63.     Eliminating which of the following foods from the mother's diet may resolve colic in a breastfed infant;

d. broccoli as the cruciferous vegetables contain raffinose, a sugar that remains undigested until bacteria in gut ferment it,  producing gas

64.     When feeding infants solid foods it is wise to consider that: b. Commercially available infant foods always have high amounts of sugar and/or salt