Nutrition in Children and Adolescents (II)
3. What are the most important aspects in nutrition for children 1 to 3 years?
During these years, the child begins to have its own personality and demonstrate their independence by moving around freely and choosing foods to eat. Although the child is still growing, the rate of growth is lower than in the first 12 months of life. At the end of the third year of age, both girls and boys reach 50 percent of their adult height.
During this time, children are able to drink through a straw and eat with a spoon, and often they become “fussy” eaters. The consumption of different foods allows the child to choose between different flavors, textures and colors to help satisfy your appetite. The most important factor is that different foods to meet their energy needs.
Food intake will be increasingly influenced by the eating habits of your family and people around him. Early food experiences may have important effects on food likes and dislikes and eating habits in later life. You should not to rush in meal times, but you have to feed them relax and prepare the ground for their attitudes toward food are healthy.
4. What are the most important in terms of nutrition for school children?
After 4 years diminish the child’s energy needs per kilogram of weight, but the actual amount of energy (calories) required increases as the child gets older. From 5 years to adolescence, there is a period of slow but steady growth. In some cases, dietary intake of some children do not contain the recommended amounts of iron, calcium, vitamins A and D and vitamin C, although in most cases, provided the energy and protein inputs are correct and a variety of foods consumed , including fruit and vegetables, is unlikely to have deficiencies.
Regular meals and healthy snacks that include foods rich in carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, lean meats, fish, poultry, eggs, legumes and nuts should contribute to proper growth and development, provided that the contribution energy from the diet is not excessive.
Children need to drink plenty of fluids, especially if it gets too hot or they are active. Obviously, water is a good source of fluid, and is a fluid that has no calories. Variety is important in the diets of children and other fluids can be chosen to provide the necessary fluids such as milk and milk drinks, fruit juices and soft drinks.
Source: www.eufic.org/article/es/page/BARCHIVE/expid/basics-nutricion-ninos-adolescentes/
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