The following links are to be used as a clinical resource.

The department of Clinical Nutrition has developed this evidence-based handbook as a resource for providers and students caring for kids at Children's Wisconsin.

If you are unable to find the nutrition information you need, contact the clinical dietitian in your specialty area or email AskThePedsRD@childrenswi.org for additional assistance.

Growth and nutrition assessment

• Tips for weighing and measuring children
• Growth charts
• Weight velocities
• Signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies
• Estimating calorie and protein needs
• Dietary recommendations for fiber & fluid:
  • Increasing Fiber In Your Child's Diet - #1471  | en Español
  • High Fiber Recipes - #1553  |  en Español
• Dietary reference Intakes for nutrients
• Nutrient and measurement conversion factors

Feeding guidelines/resource

• General feeding guidelines from birth to 18 years of age
• Pediatric formula/oral supplements

Infant nutrition

• For access to Children's (CW) inpatient formulary, go to Children's Connect and type "formula" in the Search field.
• Indications for the use of different infant formulas
  • Feeding Your Baby for the First 12 Months - #1593  | en Español
• Recipes for fortifying human milk
• Videos: Formula mixing and Fortifying Expressed Human Milk
• Infant and pediatric powdered formula Recipes
• Infant and pediatric powdered formula data
• Average calorie and protein content of baby foods
• Supplementation for term infants

Healthy lifestyle/weight management

Information for providers

• Elevated BMI information for providers
• Community healthy lifestyle programs and resources
• Estimating calorie and protein needs

Teaching sheets

• 4-3-2-1-0: Steps to a Healthier You - #1550  | en Español
• Building Healthy Eating Habits - #1876 | en Español
• Managing screen time
• Go, Slow, and Whoa Foods - #1558 | en Español
• Eating Well While Eating Out - #1554 | en Español
• Healthy Food Shopping | en Español
• How to Read Food Labels - #1262 | en Español
• Balancing Activities for a Healthier Life: Getting Started | en Español

Online resources

• Resources for schools
• Ellyn Satter Institute – Family meals
• Strong4LIfe – Healthy mealtimes
• Easy, budget-friendly recipes

Vitamin and mineral supplementation

• What multivitamin should I use?
• Calcium and Vitamin D in Your Diet - #1993  | en Español
• Iron and Your Child's Diet - #1999 | en Español

Enteral nutrition and supplementation

• Modular food and formula additives
• Enteral feeding tips
• Essential fatty acids
• Overview of pancreatic enzyme therapy for cystic fibrosis/pancreatic insufficiency

Parenteral Nutrition

• Basics of TPN calculation
• Protocol for monitoring parenteral nutrition labs
• Parenteral trace element requirements

Dietitian coverage

• Children's Wisconsin dietitian/specialty areas