Food & Nutrition
True or False: You can work with food when you have a fever.
False. You must be fever free for at least 24 hours before handling food you are giving to someone else.
At 0 to 5 months, what is the newborn eating?
Formula or breast milk
True or False: At this age, babies may begin to eat solid foods such as infant cereal or mashed fruits & vegetables.
True
True or False: The child you are babysitting does not want to finish their food so you should force them to finish what is on the plate.
False, you should never force a child to finish what is on their plate.
True or False: Children at this age will often tell you and show you what they want to eat.
True
List 3 common food allergies.
1. Dairy
2. Nuts
3. Seafood
4. Fruit
5. Gluten
True or False: When feeding a baby, you should put them in their crib and let them hold the bottle.
False, you should always be holding the paper when you are bottle feeding them.
True or False: Babies like the same textures & flavors.
False, babies like different textures & flavors.
They may scream "NO" & refuse the food you have provided them.
At this age, what might they prefer to do rather than eating?
Play
How much of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
Half
True or False: You should avoid heating up a bottle in the microwave.
True, you should avoid this as it may become too hot & burn the baby.
Name 3 examples of the type of food they may be eating at this age
Pudding, scrambled eggs, cheese, cooked vegetables, cottage cheese
You are babysitting a 4-year-old and have begun preparing a healthy snack for them. What should you do?
Allow the child to participate in the preparation of the snack with adult supervision.
True or False: At this age, snacks are no longer important to eat.
False
What nutrient does drinking milk provide you with?
Calcium
You are babysitting a 5 month old baby, how much formula should you be feeding the baby and when should you feed them?
You should ask the parents' about a feeding schedule & how much they should be drinking.
You are babysitting an 8-month old baby, but are unsure of what to feed them. What should you do?
Contact the parents & ask them if the baby should be fed formula/milk or if they are allowed to eat solid foods. If so, what solid foods has the baby been introduced to?
You are babysitting a 5-year-old & they stop eating their dinner but they still have a lot of food on their plate. What should you do?
DO NOT force the child to finish what is on their plate. They have decided that they are full. You can always save the food and see if they will want to finish it later.
You are watching an 8-year-old boy who says that his mom lets him eat ice cream every night after dinner. What do you do?
As long as you have permission from a parent, you can allow them to have ice cream after dinner.
List all five areas of a food pyramid and an example from each.
1. Grains - Bread, Pasta, Crackers, Cereal, etc.
2. Vegetables - Carrot, Pepper, Cucumber, Broccoli, etc.
3. Fruits - Strawberries, Watermelon, Banana, Orange, etc.
4. Dairy - Milk, Yogurt, Cheese, etc.
5. Meat & Beans - Steak, Hamburger, Brown Beans, etc.
You are feeding a baby a bottle, but then they pull away and didn't finish the bottle. What should you do?
Remove the bottle from their face. They are done and you should not force them to finish the bottle.
You are babysitting a 9 month old baby. For dinner you have decided that you would like to eat a steak with mashed potatoes & broccoli. What should you feed the baby?
You can feed them the mashed potatoes & pureed broccoli (or some other vegetable that is pureed).
True or False: Between 1 and 3 years, their energy is high & their stomachs are big so they need to eat often.
False, their energy is high but their stomachs are small so they need to eat often.
List 2 healthy food options for children at this age.
Fruits & Vegetables