NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF THE NEWBORN

  1. Calories—108 kcal/kg/day.

  2. Protein—2.2 g/kg/day (1 g protein = 1 oz milk).
RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES: PEDIATRIC, ADULT, PREGNANCY, LACTATION

Table 9-2.

ETHNIC FOOD PATTERNS

Tables 9-3 and 9-4.

COMMON VITAMINS AND RELATED DEFICIENCIES

Table 9-5.
  1. Fluids - 3.5 oz/kg/day.

  2. Vitamin D-400 IU daily for bottle-fed babies after week 2.

  3. Fluoride - 0.25 mg daily up to 3 years old when local water supply has less than 0.3 ppm content.