Health Safety and Nutrition Exam
(Module Three) Questions and Answers.
Nutrition - Answer The process of being nourished by the foods we eat and how our bodies
use the nutrients in those foods
The food needs of infants, babies, and children are: - Answer essential for their growth and
development
Food experiences also have an impact on: - Answer -social skills or behaviors during meal
times
-motor skills or dexterity in handling utensils and foods
Each age group has specific nutritional needs that: - Answer must be met in order to supply
essential resources their bodies must have to grow and develop
When we discuss the developmental skills related to eating for children, we consider three
things: - Answer 1. Mouth patterns
2. Hand and Body Skills
3. Feeding Skills or Abilities
Apetite - Answer A desire to eat
Hunger - Answer A craving or urgent need for food
Meal - Answer A portion of food eaten to satisfy appetite
Nutrient - Answer A nourishing substance or ingredient
Snack - Answer A light meal, or food eaten between regular meals
Thirst - Answer A desire or need to drink
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: - Answer that mothers breastfeed their
babies for at least one year
, The optimal food for any infant is: - Answer its own mother's milk; in fact, it is the only food an
infant needs in the first 4 to 6 months of life
Breastfeeding helps develop a: - Answer secure, nurturing and loving relationship between a
mother and her child
Breast milk: - Answer -ready to feed and needs no additives
-does not cost anything
-more easily digested than cow's milk, so infant should be fed more often, usually every 1 ½ to 3
hours. Caregivers should ask each mother how often their child needs to be fed; write
information down and keep it hand
Breast-fed infants: - Answer -do not get as sick as often as formula-fed infants
-do not have constipation or diarrhea as often as formula-fed babies
Breast milk, formula, and food must be: - Answer handled in a sanitary manner at all times
All formula and food brought from home must be: - Answer labeled with the child's first and
last names
If label is not completed by parent, child care program must complete label upon receipt of the
formula or food
Prepared bottles must be: - Answer refrigerated immediately and used within 48 hrs
Bottle warming; for optimum digestion: - Answer breast milk and infant formula is to be
served at body temperature
Bottled breast milk, infant bottles, and formula shall not be: - Answer heated in a microwave
oven.
They should be heated in a bottle warmer or by placing bottle in warm water for no more than
15 minutes
Heated bottles or food must be: - Answer tested before feeding, to ensure heat is evenly
distributed and to prevent injury to children
A bottle may be warmed: - Answer only once; a warmed bottle may not be returned to the
refrigerator or re-warmed
(Module Three) Questions and Answers.
Nutrition - Answer The process of being nourished by the foods we eat and how our bodies
use the nutrients in those foods
The food needs of infants, babies, and children are: - Answer essential for their growth and
development
Food experiences also have an impact on: - Answer -social skills or behaviors during meal
times
-motor skills or dexterity in handling utensils and foods
Each age group has specific nutritional needs that: - Answer must be met in order to supply
essential resources their bodies must have to grow and develop
When we discuss the developmental skills related to eating for children, we consider three
things: - Answer 1. Mouth patterns
2. Hand and Body Skills
3. Feeding Skills or Abilities
Apetite - Answer A desire to eat
Hunger - Answer A craving or urgent need for food
Meal - Answer A portion of food eaten to satisfy appetite
Nutrient - Answer A nourishing substance or ingredient
Snack - Answer A light meal, or food eaten between regular meals
Thirst - Answer A desire or need to drink
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: - Answer that mothers breastfeed their
babies for at least one year
, The optimal food for any infant is: - Answer its own mother's milk; in fact, it is the only food an
infant needs in the first 4 to 6 months of life
Breastfeeding helps develop a: - Answer secure, nurturing and loving relationship between a
mother and her child
Breast milk: - Answer -ready to feed and needs no additives
-does not cost anything
-more easily digested than cow's milk, so infant should be fed more often, usually every 1 ½ to 3
hours. Caregivers should ask each mother how often their child needs to be fed; write
information down and keep it hand
Breast-fed infants: - Answer -do not get as sick as often as formula-fed infants
-do not have constipation or diarrhea as often as formula-fed babies
Breast milk, formula, and food must be: - Answer handled in a sanitary manner at all times
All formula and food brought from home must be: - Answer labeled with the child's first and
last names
If label is not completed by parent, child care program must complete label upon receipt of the
formula or food
Prepared bottles must be: - Answer refrigerated immediately and used within 48 hrs
Bottle warming; for optimum digestion: - Answer breast milk and infant formula is to be
served at body temperature
Bottled breast milk, infant bottles, and formula shall not be: - Answer heated in a microwave
oven.
They should be heated in a bottle warmer or by placing bottle in warm water for no more than
15 minutes
Heated bottles or food must be: - Answer tested before feeding, to ensure heat is evenly
distributed and to prevent injury to children
A bottle may be warmed: - Answer only once; a warmed bottle may not be returned to the
refrigerator or re-warmed
