{"id":965,"date":"2017-11-16T12:05:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T12:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehealthyguides.com\/?p=965"},"modified":"2018-01-30T10:02:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T10:02:47","slug":"benefits-healthy-food-growing-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ehealthyguides.com\/?p=965","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Healthy food for Growing Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.22 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Link Ads -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4731848175372564\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9465214739\"\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>When the child is growing and starts to go school at that times the nutrition needs of the child is very high. The life of the child becomes active as he\/she have to go to school, need to work after getting back from school, performing any physical activity in school or at home, so, a child needs to get a very healthy diet to keep growing healthy without any health problems.<\/p>\n<h2>Here below are some of the points that you must keep in mind before giving anything to your child:<\/h2>\n<h3>What to give?<\/h3>\n<p>At a younger age, children need a healthy and a balanced diet containing starchy food, vegetables, and fruits. You must encourage your child to choose from a variety of fruits and veggies to get proper nutrients.<\/p>\n<h3>Remember to include these foods:<\/h3>\n<h3>Citrus fruit:<\/h3>\n<p>Oranges, lemon, potatoes, tomatoes are all good source of Vitamin c which is very good for the immune system<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehealthyguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HF1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehealthyguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HF1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.ehealthyguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HF1-300x170.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Calcium-rich food:<\/h3>\n<p>Nuts, milk, cheese, soya, yogurt, soybeans. All of these foods are rich in calcium which is very good for healthy teeth and bones.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2022 Breakfast cereals, oily fish, and margarine \u2013<\/h3>\n<p>These foods are good sources of vitamin D, which helps to keep bones healthy.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2022 Protein-rich food:<\/h3>\n<p>Eggs, beans, chicken, beef, and fish are all rich sources of protein and one of most needed macro for day to day life.<\/p>\n<h3>Foods to limit<\/h3>\n<p>So, there are some sorts of drinks and foods that can harm the health of your child. So, the child must be kept away from these food materials as much as he\/she can.<\/p>\n<h3>Sweets and snacks<\/h3>\n<p>Snack foods such as chocolate, sweets, cake, biscuits all of these are high in sugar and the other is saturated fat which is not good for our body. These sugary foods are extremely dangerous if taken daily. These are low in vitamin and minerals. If your children eat these foods than:<\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.22 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4731848175372564\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9884017136\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u2022 Tell your child to only eat them occasionally.<br \/>\n\u2022 Encourage your child t to brush their teeth twice in a day.<br \/>\n\u2022 Always check the nutrition label before purchasing anything from the market, if the food material is rich in sugars and saturated then strictly stay away from that food.<br \/>\n\u2022 Can have a sweet day like in the weekend or something.<\/p>\n<h3>Drinks<\/h3>\n<p>Packaged drinks are extremely no for the child. It includes any soft drinks, juices, lassi. These are rich in sugars and many other things which is not good for the health especially teeth health. Ask, your child to abandon all the packaged drinks and ask him\/her to drink water often.<\/p>\n<h3>Salt<\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s no need to add salt to your child\u2019s food. The maximum amount of salt your child should have depended on their age. As a guide:<br \/>\n\u2022 four to six years \u2013 3g a day<br \/>\n\u2022 seven to ten years \u2013 5g a day<br \/>\n\u2022 11 years upwards \u2013 6g a day<\/p>\n<h3>Healthy weight<\/h3>\n<p>You must take care of the child weight; it should be according to the height. If you are encouraging your child to stay away from the food that contains sugar and saturated fats then also asks him to go for any physical activity to keep their body healthy. By doing this their body weight will become balanced.<\/p>\n<h3>Getting enough iron<\/h3>\n<p>Good sources of iron include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 wholegrain cereals<br \/>\n\u2022 leafy green vegetables such as spinach and watercress<br \/>\n\u2022 pulses<br \/>\n\u2022 dried apricots or figs<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehealthyguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/iron1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehealthyguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/iron1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ehealthyguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/iron1-300x199.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remember, eating foods containing vitamin C with iron-rich foods, might make it easier to absorb iron from our food.<br \/>\nSo, that was all for the Benefits of Healthy food for Growing Children. 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