RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2120 of 2368

A parent is starting solid foods for a 6-month-old. Which plan shows correct understanding?

  1. Introduce several new foods each day to build variety quickly
  2. Introduce one different new food every single day of the week
  3. Mix new foods together to hide the flavors from the infant
  4. Introduce one single-ingredient food every three to five days
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Correct answer: Introduce one single-ingredient food every three to five days

Single new foods spaced three to five days apart let the parent watch for a rash, hives, or shortness of breath.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Nursing Care for Infancy Through Adolescence: INFANT NUTRITION. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026