Question

The nurse provides nutritional counseling to the parents of a 6-month-old formula-fed infant who will begin eating solid foods. Which statement by a parent indicates understanding of the nurse's advice? 1 "I'll keep giving him formula instead of regular cow's milk." 2 "I'll buy plenty of pureed spinach so she gets enough iron." 3 "Using a natural sweetener like honey is better than using table sugar." 4 "Baby food is sterilized, so it's better to feed directly from the jar than from a bowl."

Answer 1

The best answer to the question: Which statement by a parent indicates understanding of the nurse´s advice? would be, 1: "I´ll keep giving him formula instead of regular cow´s milk."

Step-by-step explanation:

The most important to remember here is that the baby is just crossing a really important milestone, especially regarding his diet. First, he will now begin also receiving nutrients from other foods, aside from the formula milk. However, the fact that the infant will start eating other types of foods, the parents must bear in mind that his digestive system is not yet ready to deal with heavy foods, especially regarding sugars and fats. So the initiation of much heavier foods than formula milk into the diet, must be slow. Cow´s milk can be a pretty heavy type of food for a child to handle and can produce a lot of intestinal problems. So, when the parent of this child states that he/she will not initiate the child on cow´s milk, but continue using the formula, as he also initiates other types of food, demonstrates that the parent has understood this principle well.