I chose nutrition and malnutrition because I found it to be the most interesting. When I was reading about breast feeding from the readings I did not know all the benefits it had for the baby such as better vision and less likely to get sick. I had always told myself that I would not breast-feed when I have children, but I am starting to change my mind. I think good nutrition has to start at a young age. If the parents are making sure the baby is receiving good nutrition throughout their childhood maybe they will be more likely to have good nutrition during adulthood. As a teacher though I see what my students eat at lunch and wish I could strongly urge my parents to bring their child a lunch to school every day. School lunches are not healthy and it just contributing to more and more children becoming obese. This next school year, I am going to be talking about more about nutrition and what it means to eat healthy.
Foods from plant sources are in abundance South American diets. Corn and potatoes are featured in the diet. Locally grown fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds are also included. Fish and chicken or turkey are used when they are available. Red meats are used less often in most South American diets except in Argentina where beef is quite popular. Many South American diets use different kinds of chiles for flavoring. The foods in South America countries are uniquely and richly flavored.
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ReplyDeleteI posted on the same topic. I added some youtube connections starring "Jamie Oliver". I hope you stop my blog and check them out! Thanks for looking out for our future..our children!
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you about school lunches. As a day care provider I have a food program which oversees the meals and snacks the children eat. When my children were in school I often compared the menus they brought home and saw that I would not be in compliance with the nutrition guidelines if I were to serve those same meals. I involve the children in my day care in the planning of meals and healthy eating in order to give them a good start before they being their formal education.
In many developing countries, mothers are being encouraged to breastfeed their babies because of the nutritional value of mother's milk. Unfortunately, if the mother is malnourished, then breastfeeding is almost impossible because the mother cannot produce much milk. On Deanna's blog, she had a video about a group that not only provides nourishment for children, but vitamins for nursing mothers. If you can keep the mothers nourished and healthy, then the infants will benefit.
ReplyDeleteAs a parent i definately agree that the school lunches are not the best thing that children could be eating. Some schools seem to be moving in the right direction by offering salad and fruit bars, but the main dish is never anything that looks appetizing, or healthy. As for breastfeeding what would your reasons be for not wanting to breastfeed? It is something i have always wanted to do when i became a mother, and was proud to be able to feed my children.
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