Energy Requirements or Calorie Intake for Infants, Children, and Adolescents
-Formula and Breastmilk each has 20 kcal/oz. That is, 1 Oz of formula or breastmilk has 20 kcal of energy.
-30 ml = 1oz.
-Look at an energy requirement’s chart to get the energy requirement in Kcal/Kg/day for each child’s age, gender, and exercise/activity level.
Using
1) the child’s weight in Kg, and
2) the estimated daily energy requirement in kcal/kg/day for the child’s age, gender, and exercise/activity level. Get this from an energy requirements chart.
You can determine how many calories (kcal) the child needs in one day. Knowing that 1 Oz of formula or breastmilk is 20kcal, you divide the total estimated daily energy requirements to determine the number of ounces the child should eat in one day. The split them into the appropriate number of meal frequency for the child’s age.
Estimated energy requirements
-For 0-2 months is 100 kcal /kg/day
-For 3 month baby is 95 kcal/kg/day
-For 4-35 months is 82 kcal/kg/day
-For children who are 3 years and older, see Energy Requirements chart or Calories Need Each Day from NIH.gov