Feeding An Adolescent
Feeding An Adolescent
The five leading characteristics of adolescence are biological growth and development, an undefined status, increased decision making, increased pressures, and the search for self.
Going out and drinking alcohol every night is an example of adolescent behavior. Adolescent are basically immature. Adolescent is a person who is in between puberty and adulthood. A high school student is an example of an adolescent.
Tips
- Your teenager is more likely to respond to your suggestions if you treat her with respect.
- Teenagers should learn that fruits fresh as well as dry, raw vegetables, corn, sprouts, whole grain preparations, nuts, curd, paneer and cheese are healthier than soft drinks, wafers, biscuits, cake, pastries, candy and chocolates. The second lot mainly supply calories with relatively less essential nutrients. Many teenagers do not realize that cola drinks contain caffeine that can be addictive. Soft drinks also contains extra phosphorus that interferes with absorption of calcium from the diet.
- There should be regular and fixed mealtimes.Fast food and junk foods should be avoided, but an occasional indulgence is fine. This is not the food which is ideal for our body. Once a week remember to have leafy vegetable or raw vegetables, fruits and whole grain preparations. So we can minimize the harmful effect of such foods.
- Fats are essential for our body including our nervous system. Teenagers do need fat for adequate calories. Though polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats are grouped under 'good fats', we also need the saturated or the 'bad fats'. In facts, one third of our fats can come from the latter. A combination of ghee, peanut oil and mustard oil is used in many Indian homes. The type of fat that should be avoided are the partially hydrogenated fats available as vegetable vanaspati. These are also the once most commonly used by fast food joints
- Polyunsaturated fats are found in sunflower oil, fish and almonds; monounsaturated in peanut oil, peanuts, peanut butter and cashew nuts. And saturated fats come from a milk source (butter, ghee and cheese) egg yolk, coconut oil,, palm oil, meat,chicken and chocolate. The best thing to do is to use a variety of vegetables cooking oils from mustard seed, sunflower, groundnut and safflower among others.Equally important is physical activity, as that too, increases the 'good' cholesterol that protects the heart.
- Too much fat, especially the saturated type can lead to problem later on life, including coronary heart disease, and so should be avoided.
- For energy during sports events or otherwise 'instant energy' promised by manufacturers of glucose drinks is a bad bargain. Banana , the favorite of tennis champions, should be our choice. During sports and athletic young people can lose a lot of water and salts. Let them have enough liquids before any intense activity and have a small amount of the same throughout the event. A healthy way of replacing potassium salts is by taking potassium rich fruits like oranges and bananas.
- Teenagers do not need extra vitamins, iron, calcium and protein preparations for healthy growth. They need to get enough food because of their rapid body growth, including the growth of their endocrine glands which secrets several kinds of hormones. If the diet contains enough of fruits, vegetables pulses, sprouts, nuts, whole grain and dairy products, all the required of these nutrients can be met.
- In the past too much stress was given to getting protein and other nutrients, including iron from meat and eggs. Vegetarian should note that all the essential requirements can be met if our diet includes the so-called 'good foods' . In families that eat too much meat, it is recommended to cut down the same and compliment the diet with enough fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
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