Nutrition and Iron Status of 1-Year Olds following a Revision in Infant Dietary Recommendations

Table 2

Intake of selected foods among boys and girls at 6, 9, and 12 months of age (𝑛=141 at 6 months, 𝑛=122 at 9 months, and 𝑛=110 at 12 months).

	Boys		Girls
	%	Mean (SD) g/day	%	Mean (SD) g/day
6 months
Partial breastfeeding	77.9		71.6
Exclusive breastfeeding	11.1		3
Iron fortified formula	21.9		19.8
Whole milk	3.3		1.7
9 months
Iron-fortified formula	59.7	44.2 (243.7)*	68.3	48.8 (173.0)*
Whole milk	33.9	0 (14.7)*	36.7	0 (27.5)*
Breast milk^†	50	21.7 (287.6)*	50	6.5 (297.5)*
Fruit & vegetables^‡	100	99.0 (61.5)	98.3	89.5 (48.2)
Porridge	77.4	31.6 (33.1)	85	30.2 (26.0)
Dairy products^§	50	2.9 (56.5)*	55	3.8 (58.3)*
Meat	79	8.2 (21)*	70	10.0 (26.9)*
12 months
Iron-fortified formula	53.4	56.2 (222.6)*	75	212.9 (193.3)^||
Whole milk	56.9	11.8 (67.7)*	51.9	6.7 (51.3)*
Breast milk^†	26.5	0 (25.3)*	13.4	0 (0)^1, 5
Fruits & vegetables^‡	100	83.7 (51.3)	94.2	71.65 (46.2)
Porridge	82.8	78.6 (79.9)	92.3	93.0 (83.7)
Dairy products^§	72.4	78.5 (81.1)	90.4	90.3 (69.7)
Meat	100	39.4 (39.5)	94.2	30.0 (26.3)

*Median and interquartile range (IQR).
^†Mean values include nonbreastfed infants.
^‡The food group includes infant purees and fresh fruits and vegetables. Percentage represents infants receiving either fruits or vegetables.
^§Dairy products are milk products and cheese, excluding drinking milk.
||Significantly different from boys (Mann Whitney 𝑈 test; 𝑃≤0.05).