Calcium for one year old
My one-year-old doesn't like milk. He screws up his face when he swallows and then pushes the cup away. He does, however, like yoghurt and cheese. How much calcium does he need? How much of these foods constitute a day's worth of calcium? He's two foot six inches tall and one stone five pounds.
Thank you for your advice.
Your one-year-old son needs 80 grams (2.8 ounces) of calcium per day. One cup of plain, whole milk yoghurt contains 30 grams (1.05 ounces) of calcium. Some non-fat yoghurts with non-fat dry milk solids added can have up to 40 grams (1.4 ounces) of calcium. A chunk of cheddar cheese weighing 28.35 grams (one ounce) has 20 grams (0.7 ounces) of calcium.
Food labels will state the percentage daily value of calcium based on the adult requirement of 100 grams (3.5 ounces). Therefore if a label indicates that one serving of a food provides 30% of an adult's needs, you can work out that it provides 30 grams (1.5 ounces) of calcium or almost 40% of your baby's needs. You may find this information helpful when choosing puddings, yoghurts, creamed soups, tofu, fortified soy milks or other foods containing calcium which you may use to increase the calcium content of your son's diet.
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