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Chapter 15: Feeding Infants
1. By six months of age, infants can be fed undiluted cow’s milk.
a. True
b. False
2. Vomiting and diarrhea in infants can be caused by food allergies and/or overfeeding.
a. True
b. False
3. Infants are able to sit alone with little support by four months of age.
a. True
b. False
4. An infant who turns her head to the side while eating should be urged to continue eating until all of her food is gone.
a. True
b. False
5. Microwaving is a quick and easy way to heat bottles of formula or frozen breast milk.
a. True
b. False
6. The first semi-solid food offered to an infant is usually a rice cereal.
a. True
b. False
7. A mother’s breast milk changes in composition to meet the infant’s nutrient needs.
a. True
b. False
8. Adding cereal to the infant's bottle can lead to Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (BBTD).
a. True
b. False
9. Pureed meats should be introduced into an infant’s diet around three to four months of age to address depleted iron
reserves.
a. True
b. False
10. Infants are able to digest carbohydrates (cereals) by six months of age.
a. True
b. False
11. Infants will their birth weight by the time they turn one year old.
a. double
b. triple
c. quadruple
d. equal
12. An infant's high nutrient needs are the result of:
a. rapid growth
b. physical activity
c. frequent illness
d. genetics
13. Honey or foods containing honey should not be fed to infants because they:
a. are difficult to digest
b. provide too many empty calories
c. may contain botulism spores
d. can cause diarrhea
14. Eggs, meats, citrus juices, and wheat cereals may cause:
a. allergic reactions
b. constipation
c. growth that is too rapid
d. excessive weight gain
15. At approximately what age does an infant develop a pincer grip?
a. 3-4 months
b. 5-6 months
c. 7-8 months
d. 9-10 months
16. Infants often begin to drink liquids from a cup at approximately:
a. 2 to 3 months
b. 6 to 7 months
c. 9 to 10 months
d. 12 months
17. A three-month-old infant's diet should consist of:
a. plenty of fruits and vegetables
b. only cereals
c. meats, vegetables, and milk
d. breast milk or formula only
18. All of the following foods are common allergens EXCEPT:
a. eggs b. orange juice
c. rice d. whole wheat bread
19. Infants’ teeth usually begin to erupt around months of age.
a. 3-4
b. 6-7
c. 8-9
d. 10-12
20. Infant formulas are manufactured so they are:
a. high in protein
b. low in sugar
c. high in minerals and vitamins
d. similar in composition to breast milk
21. Maternal nutrient deficiencies that commonly produce low-birth weight infants include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. protein
b. folacin and vitamin D
c. fat and zinc
d. calories
22. Cereals containing should be introduced by six months of age.
a. iron b. vitamin D
c. vitamin C d. calcium
23. The federally funded WIC program provides food supplement vouchers for:
a. pregnant women b. infants
c. young children to age 5 d. all answers are correct
24. Infants should not be fed meat or meat alternatives before the age of because their kidneys cannot handle the
extra nitrogen waste until then.
a. 3 to 4 months
b. 4 to 6 months
c. 8 to 9 months
d. 12 months
25. Feeding an infant, who is lying down, with a bottle that is propped up, may result in:
a. aspiration of formula
b. ear infection
c. baby bottle tooth decay (BBTD)
d. all answers are correct
26. Full-term infants are born with stores of the mineral and the vitamin
to last them for the first six months after birth.
27. Approximately one-fourth to one-half of a young infant’s calories are used for .
28. The breast-fed infant should be supplemented with vitamin soon after birth, but the formula-fed infant
should not because formulas provide generous amounts of this vitamin and excess intake may cause toxicity.
29. It is recommended that the introduction of semisolid foods be delayed for infants whose parents or siblings are
known to have food ____________________.
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30. Ingredients in commercially jarred infant foods are listed in order based on the amount of
each item present.
31. List five advantages that breast milk has over formula as the first food for an infant.
32. Describe why it is so important to mix infant formulas precisely according to the instructions.
33. Why is iron-enriched cereal recommended as the first semisolid food to be given to the infant?
34. Describe several health and developmental problems that low-birth weight infants are more likely to experience.
35. List three reasons why a mother may choose not to breast-feed.
36. Briefly discuss why a formula-fed infant should not be given vitamin supplements unless they are prescribed by a
physician.
37. Discuss why it is important that a caregiver hold an infant during feedings?
