I work in a nutrition program (WIC) that is required to screen the dietary intake of our clients. Does anyone have protocol for assessing dietary intake of a 14 mo. old who is nursing? We normally use a standard screening tool for children, which assesses the amount of food they are offered (and eat) based on the basic food groups (milk,protein,fruits,veggies,breads/grains). In the past, we have never specified how to count breastfeeding in this assessment. My thought is to ask the mom how many *substantial* nursings the child had during the day/night and count those as milk servings. Other people I work with would prefer a more accurate measurement. I'm not sure we can have one standard that would work for all children (i.e. only if mom nurses from both sides would we count it as a milk serving). I think that most moms can tell us if the nursing was a significant one or just a snack, based on her knowledge of her own kid. Any opinions? Also, what percentage of moms nursing 14mo olds offer both breasts at each feeding? TIA - Debi VanderMey Barr, MS RD (who exercises for depression!) Oregon WIC Program Portland, OR [log in to unmask] PS. About the CD-ROM nutritional analysis of the 2 week old- I am surprised the CD-ROM was programmed to take infant information. I would be interested in seeing what information they based their analysis on. Were any references given about where the standard data was taken from?