Nutrition
During the second trimester, a pregnant client needs this many additional calories per day.
What is 340 calories?
Preschoolers commonly prefer this type of easy-to-handle food.
What are finger foods?
A pregnant client with a normal pre-pregnancy BMI should gain this amount of weight.
What is 25–35 pounds?
An infant’s birth weight normally triples by this age.
What is 1 year of age?
Adolescents commonly skip this meal.
What is breakfast?
Children should learn to eat snacks when they experience this rather than when they are bored or inactive.
What is hunger?
Pregnant clients should limit this stimulant to less than 200 mg/day.
What is caffeine?
Females ages 14–18 need this amount of iron per day.
What is 15 mg/day?
Difficulty swallowing may require foods to be minced or chopped and liquids prepared this way.
What are thickened liquids?
Shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish should be avoided during pregnancy because they belong to this category.
What are high-mercury fish?
Adolescents need approximately this amount of calcium each day.
What is 1,300 mg/day?
These two nutrients are especially important for toddlers, including for bone development.
What are iron and vitamin D?
Expressed breast milk can be stored in the refrigerator for this many days.
What are 4 days?
Approximately this percentage of bone mass is added during adolescence.
What is 45%?
For adults, carbohydrates should make up this percentage range of total intake.
What is 45–65%?