Overview
The right foods are cruical for proper childhood development. Everyone should be eating a balanced died, but proper nutrients are crucial for children from birth all the way through adolescense.
Examples of these proper nutrients include:
Proteins such as non-processed red meat, white meat, fish, and eggs.
Fruits such as apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, pears, and cantoulope
Vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, carrots, tomatoes, and bell peppers
Whole, non-processed grains such as rice, oatmeal, and pasta
Resources
Here are some valuable resources for each level of development in terms of nutrition
Infancy and Early Childhood
[https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/infantandtoddlernutrition/index.html]
[https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=infant-nutrition-90-P02236]
[https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-prevention/early-child-care/early-child-care-nutrition/]
Middle Childhood and Adolescence
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525242/]
[https://www.unicef.org/nutrition/middle-childhood-and-adolescence]
[https://social.jrank.org/pages/441/Nutrition-Middle-Childhood.html]