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Table 2 Suggested strategies to control protein intake during the first 24 months.

From: "Mi voglio bene": a pediatrician-based randomized controlled trial for the prevention of obesity in Italian preschool children

 

Human milk

Formula milk

Toddler milk

Cow milk

0-6 months

No limitation

Up to 1000 mL/day (at 6 months) with low-protein formula

Not allowed

Not allowed

6-12 months

No limitation

Up to 500 mL/day with low-protein formula

Not allowed

Not allowed

 

Meat = 30 g

Meat = 30 g

  
 

Jam = 30 g

Jam = 30 g

  
 

Cheese = 20 g

Cheese = 20 g

  
 

Parmesan = 1 little spoon

Parmesan = 1 little spoon

  
 

Yogurt = 60 g

Yogurt = 60 g

  

12-24 months

No limitation

Not allowed

Up to 500 mL/day with low-protein formula

Up to 300 mL/day

 

Meat = 30 g

 

Meat = 30 g

Meat = 30 g

 

Jam = 30 g

 

Jam = 30 g

Jam = 30 g

 

Cheese = 20 g

 

Cheese = 20 g

Cheese = 20 g

 

Parmesan = 1 little spoon

 

Parmesan = 1 little spoon

Parmesan = 1 little spoon

 

Yogurt = 60 g

 

Yogurt = 60 g

Yogurt = 60 g