Diet Behaviour and Learning in Children
Short summary:
child's diet can improve their behaviour improve their. concentration and even make them more intelligent. Unfortunately there are no magic nutritional ...
Long summary:
Diet Behaviour and Learning in ChildrenPage 1Reports in the media often tell us that changing achild's diet can improve their behaviour improve theirconcentration and even make them more intelligent. Unfortunately there are no magic nutritional pills totake but the evidence suggests that enjoying regularmeals and a healthy balanced diet helps a child to havethe best chance at optimal mental and behaviouralperformance. Regular physical activity or exercise isequally important aim for at least an hour a day.The basics of a healthy diet forchildren are:3 meals a day breakfast lunch and dinner with 1 or 2snacks as well if needed A variety of fruit and vegetables offer at least 5 portions a day (a child's portion of fresh fruit or vegetables is about the size of their fist)For calcium 3 servings a day of dairy foods such asmilk cheese or yogurt. Other calciumrich foods include calciumfortified soya milk sesame seeds kidney beans haricot beans almonds brazil nuts canned sardines or pilchards figs and spinachStarchy carbohydrate foods at each meal (cereals potatoes rice bread pasta noodles yam etc) and offering wholegrain varieties sometimesFor protein and iron eat some meat fish poultry beans lentils eggs or soya every day Limit sugary and fatty foods such as soft drinks sweets chocolate crisps biscuits and fried foodKeep well hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids aim forabout 68 cups a day water or milk are best for the teethWhat about fish fish oils andomega33 fatty acids?For their bodies to get enough of the healthy fats calledomega3 fatty acids it is recommended that children eat2 portions of fish a week including one serving of oily fishsuch as mackerel kippers pilchards trout salmonsardines herring or fresh tuna (omega 3 fatty acids areextracted from canned tuna during processing in the UK).Other sources of omega3 fatty acids are:Breast milk and most infant formulasDark green leafy vegetablesWholegrain cere ...
Source: www.bda.uk.com
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