Nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition Education
Nutritional Concerns
Nutrient-deficiency diseases
Eating habits
Bad-vs-good-eating-habits-among-children
Family teaching
Advice for school-aged children good nutrition
How to manage overeating and undereating
Introduction
Maintaining a balanced diet and regular exercise is important
for all individuals, especially school-aged children (6-12 years).
These children are required to eat a variety of foods from each
food group to ensure optimal intake of all vitamins and minerals.
At the same time, they may face new challenges regarding
food choices and habits. Decisions about what to eat are partly
determined by what is provided in school, at home,
the influences from friends at school, and the media, especially
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Poor nutrition compromises both the quality of life
of school-aged children but also their potential to
.benefit from education
Adequate nutrition of school aged children will also
ensure they grow to their full potential, and provide
.the stepping stones to a healthy life
Attaining optimal nutrition involves eating three meals
a day and two nutritious snacks as well as limiting the intake
.of high sugar and high fat foods can also prevent many medical problems
Dietary requirements
from 4 to 18year-olds
suggested intake proportions of energy are 45% to 65%
as carbohydrate, 25% to 35% as fat, and
.to 30% as protein 10%
especially omega-3 fatty acids, are important for your child’s cognitive
development. The American Heart Association recommends that school-age
children and teens gain 25 to 35 percent of their daily calories from
Sources of these healthy fats include vegetable oils, canola oil, peanut oil,
and olive oil, avocados, peanut butter, hummus, nuts (like almonds,
hazelnuts, and pecans), and seeds. Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids include ,
found in fatty fish, such as salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies,
and sardines, purified fish oils, canola oil, walnut oil, walnuts, soybeans
, soybean oil, algal oil, flaxseeds, flaxseed oil and pumpkin seeds.
Vegetables
3-5 servings per day. A serving might be one cup of raw leafy
raw or cooked.
Fruits
need to be reminded to
4-8 10 milligrams
9-13 8 milligrams
Because milk and other dairy products are primary sources of calcium,
such as soy and rice milks and fruit juices are also good sources.
Zinc
1- Family Environment
family is the primary influence
in the development of food habits.
Food attitudes of parents can be strong predictors
of food likes and dislikes and diet complexity in
children of primary school age. Similarities between
children’s and their parents’ food preferences are likely
to reflect genetic and environmental influences .
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School age children and adolescents who eat more
dinners with their families consume more fruits and
vegetables, less soda, and fewer fried foods than those
who rarely eat dinner with their families.
Unrealistic expectations for a child’s mealtime manners,
arguments, and other emotional stress can have a
negative effect.
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Meals that are rushed create a hectic atmosphere
and reinforce the tendency to eat too fast.
A positive environment is one in which
sufficient time is set aside to eat, and
conversation that includes all family members is
encouraged.
2- Societal Trends
xerophthalmia blindness from chronic eye infections, liver, fortified milk, sweet potatoes,
(vitamin A) poor growth, dryness and keratinization spinach, greens, carrots, cantaloupe,
of epithelial tissues apricots
rickets (vitamin D) weakened bones, bowed legs, other bone fortified milk, fish oils, sun exposure
deformities
bone deformities
(moisten)
Permanent severe
fatigue.
Shortness of breath,
waking up at night.
Swelling in hands
and feet.
(Dry)Muscle
weakness and
fatigue, especially in
the feet with
difficulty walking.
Numbness of the
extremities, and
sometimes a lack of
sensation in them.
Vomiting.
pellagra (niacin) diarrhea, skin mushrooms, bran,
inflammation, tuna, chicken, beef,
dementia peanuts, whole
and enriched
grains
Pale skin
Headache, dizziness
or lightheadedness
Inflammation or
soreness of your
tongue
Brittle nails
goitre (iodine) enlarged thyroid iodized salt,
gland, poor growth saltwater fish
in infancy and
Dairy products
childhood, possible
mental retardation, Spinach
cretinism
Dental caries