Question: Stan Is 12 Months Old. He Was Started On Solid Foods At 6 Months Of Age And Weaned From Breast Milk At 7 Months Of Age. His Mother Reports He Is Not Growing As Much As Expected Even Though She Thinks He Is Eating A Lot. Typical Daily Intake Morning -juice, Applesauce, Cheerios Snack – Diced Peaches, Crackers, Water Lunch – Tofu, Green Beans, Bread, …

Stan is 12 months old. He was started on solid foods at 6 months of age and weaned from breast milk at 7 months of age. His mother reports he is not growing as much as expected even though she thinks he is eating a lot. Typical Daily Intake Morning -juice, applesauce, Cheerios Snack – diced peaches, crackers, water Lunch – tofu, green beans, bread, diluted juice Snack – infant crackers, ripe banana slices, water Dinner – applesauce, rice, soft cooked squash, almond milk Bedtime – 1 cup of infant formula Age Birth 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months Weight 8.5 pounds 15 19. 19.54 20# Length 20 inches 241″ 26 12 28 29 1. Plot Stan’s weights and lengths on the WHO Boys 0-2 years old growth chart and then complete the tollowing table with data from the growth chart: Age Weight-for-Age %tile Length-for-Age %tile Birth 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months 2. What is your overall assessment of Stan’s growth? 3. Why is it important to have a series of growth measurements available when tracking growth on a growth chart? 4. What might be some problems related to Stan’s growth/nutrition?