A Basic guide to Children's nutrition

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]