Nutripro – Health And Sports Nutrition

I Am Dr. Cathy Hooper Here For You To Help Kids Learn About Nutrition!

A study published in a leading medical heart journal showed that fat laden foods in childhood diets will produce fatty deposits in the blood vessels of all American youngsters by the end of their teen years.

In an effort to help introduce and foster more nutritious eating habits in very young children, the Pear Bureau Northwest and USA Pears created PearBear as the conduit to better diets, and having a lot of fun at the same time.

PearBear is based on the real black-brown bears native to the American West, which are sometimes found in the orchards where pears are grown. A kind, child-friendly, pear-loving character, PearBear roams the forests and fields with his friends, the other animals that share them. Their adventures develop through humorous stories with enough sophistication that even adults will enjoy reading them.

PearBear’s favorite food is, of course, pears. But he delivers, through posters and stories, other messages by example, such as: wash fruits and vegetables before eating them, sharing, care for others, don’t litter, don’t quarrel with your friends… lessons for us all!

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Food for the Toddler Years

For 2-to-4 year olds (toddlers) include

Consume a variety of foods from the Food Guide Pyramid
plan menus
use proper serving sizes
make meal and snack times enjoyable

Food that Guide Pyramid focuses on
good nutrition for people ages two and up
five food groups and a fats and sweets group
eating a variety of foods
setting serving sizes

Keep the same number of servings from each group, but give smaller than adult-size servings
6-11 servings of bread
3-5 servings of vegetables
2-4 servings of fruit
2-3 servings of milk
2-3 servings of meat
fats and sweets used sparingly

For toddlers is 1 tablespoon per year of age or 1/4 of an adult serving per year of age

For example:
One serving of milk for a two-year-old would be 1/2 cup.
One serving of cooked carrots for a three-year-old would be 3 tablespoons.
One serving of ground beef for tacos for a four year old would be 4 tablespoons.
One serving of bread for a two-year-old would be 1/2 slice.

For times when one food, or group of foods, is the only item a child will eat
The food may be peanut butter, cereal, bananas, or some other favorite.
This is normal and the child will grow out of it.
Often the child is in a resting stage of the growth process.
The best way to get through this period is to offer the child many foods, providing his or her special food now and then.
When the child is hungry, he or she will eat, no matter what food is served.

Choices for a healthy future
Eating should be a good experience.
Some children do not want to try new foods.
Try to offer just one new food at a time and do not mix foods.
Serving one favorite food with one new food often helps a child to try the new food.
Try to offer fun foods that children can eat with their fingers.
Let the toddlers help to prepare the foods. Little ones can sprinkle cheese, place raisins on top, spread peanut butter, use cookie cutters to form unique shapes in bread, shake up beverages, and roll up tortillas.

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Key Nutrients Provided by Fruits or Vegetables

Vitamin A — apricots, cantaloupe, mangos, carrots,
spinach/dark greens, sweet potatoes

Vitamin C — cantaloupe, oranges, strawberries, broccoli,
potatoes, green

peas, tomatoes

Folate — strawberries, oranges, avocados, broccoli,
spinach/dark greens, green peas

Dietary Fiber — applesauce, mangos, pears,

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Essential Nutrients Provided by 5 A Day

Fruits and vegetables eaten each day provide many essential nutrients for babies and young children. Fruits and vegetables are two distinct food groups in the pyramid, but they provide many of the same nutrients. You can think of them together for young children.

Vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid, potassium and dietary fiber are examples of key nutrients found in a variety of both fruits and vegetables. If your toddler won’t touch sweet potatoes, try cantaloupe.

They’re both excellent sources of vitamin A. Offering different kinds or combinations of fruits and vegetables help babies and toddlers learn to enjoy

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Although it can be prevented with a vaccine, roughly 90 million children worlwide who are younger than 5 get the flu each year, resulting in about 1 million hospital admissions, a new study indicates.

Published in the Nov. 11 online edition of The Lancet, the research also revealed that flu-related pneumonia claimed the lives of up to 111,500 children in 2008. According to the report, 99% of these deaths occurred in developing countries.

The study authors based their research on 43 previous studies, which included information on roughly 8 million children. They also found that 20 million young children are also diagnosed with flu-related pneumonia. Of these cases, the researchers added, 7% are considered severe.

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