WELCOME TO OUR LESSON ON: UNDERSTANDING THE

NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN

Laura ParryUnit two

Homework

Create an instruction poster stating:

How to make up a formula feed

Due in next session ( can be used towards future assignment)

OBJECTIVES Identify the main nutritional requirements of children 1-7 years old

Research nutritional requirements

Evaluate differences of requirements for different age ranges

Nutritional requirements 1-7 years old

WEANING - Gradual introduction of solids - Department of Health recommend 6mths onwards meets nutritional requirements as milk alone is no longer enough. Especially iron. - larger appetites - Developing mouth muscles through chewing

FOOD ENCOURAGED FOR WEANING Simple ingredients with no salts , sugars or spices.

Purify food by: Mashing Rubbing through sieve blender

UNDER 1 YEAR OLDNot pasteurised

and can result in a

serious illness.

NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Children require a healthy, balanced diet, to ensure that this is the case we make choices from each of the food groups. A healthy diet should include food that are rich in;CalciumIronVitamin DSugars

NUTRITION RESEARCHIn groups research and add to each poster on the different nutrients.You will have 9 minutes on each.We will end up with lots of facts , advantages and disadvantages of each nutrient.

IRON Iron is essential for children’s health Red blood cells circulate throughout the body to deliver oxygen to all its cells. Without enough iron, the body can't make enough red blood cells and tissues and organs won't get the oxygen they need. So it's important for children to get enough iron in their daily diets. Iron can come from meat and fish and also from plant foods (leafy vegetables) Iron can also be found in egg yolks, dried fruit and beans and lentils.

CALCIUM Children need calcium for maintaining and repairing bones and teeth. Younger children and babies who don't get enough calcium and vitamin D (which aids in calcium absorption) are at increased risk of rickets. Rickets is a bone-softening disease that causes severe bowing of the legs, poor growth, and sometimes muscle pain and weakness.

Calcium also plays an important part in making sure that muscles and nerves work properly, and in the release of hormones and enzymes. So if blood calcium levels are low, the body takes calcium from the bones to help these functions.

VITAMIN D Vitamin D is important for bone and muscle health. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and phosphate from food (mostly from milk and dairy).

The main role of vitamin D in the body is to make sure there is enough calcium to keep the bones healthy and strong. You need Vitamin D to ABSORB calcium.

Most vitamin D is made in the skin when the skin is exposed to the sun. This is the best way for our bodies to make vitamin D. Only a few foods (some types of fish) naturally contain vitamin D.

It is hard to get enough vitamin D from food alone. Margarine, baby formula and some types of milk have added vitamin D, but most people only get about a quarter (or even less) of their vitamin D needs from food

SUGAR Most adults and children in the UK eat too much sugar.

Cut down by eating fewer sugary foods, such as sweets, cakes and biscuits, and drinking fewer sugary drinks.

The kind of sugar we eat too much of is known as "free sugars". Free sugars are any sugars added to food or drinks, or found naturally in honey, syrups and unsweetened fruit juices.

Sugary foods and drinks can also cause tooth decay, especially if you eat them between meals. The longer the sugary food is in contact with teeth, the more damage it can cause.

OBJECTIVES Identify the main points of breast feeding and bottle feeding

Investigate the nutritional value that babies get from both feeding techniques

Evaluate issues linked to breast feeding and bottle feeding