Junior Cert Home Economics: Balancing the diet

Junior Cert Home Economics: Balancing the diet

1. Dietary needs

   • Babies
     • Babies should be breast fed if possible for the first six months of life, because:
       • The nutrients in breast milk are more suitable for a baby's needs
       • Breast milk is the correct temperature
       • Immunity from certain illnesses is passed on from mother to child
       • It helps mother-child bondong
     • If a dried milk formula is used, follow measuring and steralising instructions carefully
     • Skimmed milk is not suitable for children, as it lacks fat and fat soluble vitamins