Trends of food with poshan
Trends of food with poshan is very important concept now a days. as National Nutrition Week is celebrated each year from 1st September to the 7th September to aware the people about important of their health and well-being. so that I will help to plan the diet of adolescent. the individual between 13 and 18 years age is called an adolescent. the period of adolescence heralds major physical, mental and emotional changes. this period witnesses sharp increases in height and weight which as you aware are indicators of growth. Do u know that body weight almost doubles during the period from 10years to 18years?
There is substantial growth and development of many specific body system such as the skeletal system and muscular system, muscles and bones increase in size and strength.
What meal pattern should be adopted ?
As adolescent who attends school and college-going they have more variable schedule, and they consumes packed lunch on some day and consuming lunch at home on others.
As in case of adolescents, well planned snacks are of importance, they help to increase the meal frequency and thus decrease the tendency of the main meals to become heavy. this would ensure that the child consumes enough food to meet his needs . suitable snacks providing substantial energy,protein, calcium and iron can be offered mid-morning and at tea-time.
Some other aspects becomes important -
1. Adolescents some times adopt extreme or strange diet patterns in order to reduce weight in case of girls or build muscles, in case of boys.that they try different "diets" in search of the ideal cure for overweight.
"Reducing or increasing the total amount of food consumed must be done with great care because of its impact on growth."
The best and safest remedy for overweight in the growing years is plenty of exercise or can do yoga(surya namaskar), pranayama. overeating should of course be avoided.
2. too much emphasis should not be placed on fat or carbohydrate rich item consumption of too much ready-to-eat snacks and processed foods also needs to be avoided.
- Foods such as milk,dark green leafy vegetables, deep yellow vegetables and fruits and whole cereals should be emphasized.
- Eating such foods helps to add valuable minerals and vitamins to the diet .
- Vitamin A ans Vitamin C rich foods are frequently neglected and must be included in addition to iron and calcium rich foods which can boost your immunity too.
3. Adolescent quickly adopt food patterns prevalent among their friends they frequently consumes snacks which are junk foods such as potato chips, noodles, pizzas,hamburgers,fish and chips.
fast foods available commercially tend to be rich in energy and may be provide enough protein, vitamins, minerals and fibers, however these foods can easily be modified to improve their nutrient content, a sandwich with butter can be modified to sandwich with a paneer or meat or egg filling mixed vegetables as topping is balanced because the pizza base is made of refined wheat flour(maida) similarly hamburgers are made with meat or cottage cheese and mixed vegetables cutlet rather than just potato they became a balanced snack.
This shows how simple modifications can help to make common and popular snacks more nutritious and balanced .
Physical activity such as sports pushes up energy needs, more energy giving foods must therefore, be included in diet. cares has also be taken to ensure adequate intake of fluids and minerals such as sodium and potassium.
Which Nutrient are of particular importance -
Nutrients of particular importance in adolescence are,
- Energy-giving nutrients(carbohydrates and fats),
- Protein,
- Iron and,
- Calcium.
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