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Table 1 The nutritional plans formulated for the 22 patients enrolled in the nutritional trial

From: Donkey’s Milk in the Management of Children with Cow’s Milk protein allergy: nutritional and hygienic aspects

Age of patients

Number of nutritional plans

Prescribed daily dose of donkey milk

Vitamin D supplement

Fat addition to the diet

< 6 moa

5b

500–1000 ml according to the age (from 3 months to one year).

2600 UI/week

3 g of fat in each 100 ml of DM [1.5 g of Extra Virgin olive Oil (EVO) and 1.5 g of Medium Chain Triglycerides vegetable oil (MCT oil)]

6–12 mo

1

Addition of fat to the daily meals (for example EVO at lunch and dinner or a snack in the afternoon to be eaten together with bread).

1–3 y

1

200–250 ml

4000 UI/week.

3–6 y

1

  1. DM donkey milk, mo months, y years
  2. aun-weaned infants; b one for each month of age