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Nutritional Needs Throughout the Life Cycle

Nutritional Needs Throughout the Life Cycle. Preschooler. Case Study: Preschooler. Girl 3 years old Family situation: Nuclear family Nutrition concern: Male family member has high cholesterol. Canada’s Food Guide.

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Nutritional Needs Throughout the Life Cycle

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  1. Nutritional Needs Throughout the Life Cycle Preschooler

  2. Case Study: Preschooler • Girl • 3 years old • Family situation: Nuclear family • Nutrition concern: Male family member has high cholesterol

  3. Canada’s Food Guide Recommendations apply for children 2 – 3 years old (does not change based on gender) • Vegetables and fruit – 4 servings • Grain products – 3 servings • Milk and alternatives – 2 servings • Meat and alternatives – 1 serving

  4. Nutrient Requirements: Macronutrients

  5. Nutrient Requirements: Vitamins

  6. Nutrient Requirements: Minerals

  7. Characteristics: A preschooler • Physically smaller than adults • Strong likes and dislikes • Easily influenced by peers, adults and media (commercials and TV shows) • Gaining autonomy

  8. Key issues • Young children must eat nutrient dense foods because they eat much less food than adults (physical limitations) • Preschoolers can be very picky eaters and forcing children to eat will create behavioural problems and poor eating habits in the future • A nutritious diet is important for optimal development (including physical and intellectual) and can have an impact on their future • Time constraints: Nuclear families with kids involved in extracurricular activities and parents who both work full-time often find it difficult to find time to make nutritious meals and sit down to eat them together

  9. Encourage good eating habits • Give preschoolers choices. For example, carrots or corn with dinner. • Keep the atmosphere at the table quiet, happy, and relaxed with conversation. • Do not play tricks. Tricks and punishment with food cause distrust and unhealthy attitudes. • Do not use sweets as a reward, or they will seem more desirable than they are. • Show children that food and cooking can be fun. • Allow children to have more autonomy. Give them their own plastic cutlery and dishware.

  10. Menu: One-day • Breakfast: • 15 g whole-grain cereal (1/2 serving grain) • ¼ cup fresh blueberries (1/2 serving fruits vegetables) • 1 cup 2% milk (1 serving milk) • ½ cup orange juice (1 serving) • Snack: • 6 whole-wheat crackers (1/2 serving grain) • 25 g cheddar cheese slices (1/2 serving milk) • Lunch: • Peanut butter (1 tbsp) and jelly sandwich (1 slice) (1 grain + 1/2 meat and alternatives) • 4 carrot and celery sticks (1/2 serving vegetables) • 1 extra -small oatmeal muffin (1/2 serving grain) • Snack: • ½ granola bar (1/2 serving grain) • ½ apple (1/2 serving fruits/vegetables) • Dinner: • ½ boiled potato (1/2 serving fruits/vegetables) • ½ cup mixed corn and carrots (1 serving fruits/vegetables) • 1 ¼ oz. cubed chicken breast (1/2 serving meat) • ½ cup 2 % milk (1/2 serving)

  11. Menu: eaTracker analysis Macronutrients

  12. Menu: eaTracker analysis Vitamins

  13. Menu: eaTracker analysis Minerals

  14. Recipe: Celery Race Cars

  15. Recipe: Celery Race Cars Ingredients • peanut butter • 4 ribs celery, cut in half • 16 toothpicks • 2 large carrots, sliced into 1/2 inch rounds • 8 chocolate chips Directions • Using a butter knife, spread peanut butter in the cavity of each of the celery rib halves. • Pierce each of the celery ribs with two toothpicks (one at each end), pushing all the way through. This forms the "axle" for the car's wheels. • Attach carrot rounds to the ends of the toothpicks (4 per car). • Place one chocolate chip on each car (this is the driver's head). • Enjoy!

  16. Recipe:Explanation • Makes eating fun for kids • Also contains vegetables and protein-rich peanut butter (best to buy a natural peanut butter rather than commercial brand names) • Skippy, Kraft peanut butters contain high amounts of added sugar that is not beneficial for a preschoolers diet • Note: Could replace chocolate chip with raisin to decrease added sugars.

  17. References Celery Race Cars. (n.d.). Retreivedfrom:http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/celery-race-cars-recipe/1/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=recipe-img Health Canada. (2007). Eating well with Canada’s food guide. (HC Pub.: 4651). Ottawa: Queen’s Printer. Lagoni, L. S., Martin, D. H., Maslin-Cole, C., Cook, A., MacIsaac, K., Parrill, G., Bigner, J., Coker, E., & Sheie, S. (1989). Good times at mealtime. In Good times with child care (pp. 141-158). Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. United States Department of Agriculture (2010). Dietary Reference Intakes: Recommendations for Individuals. Retrieved from: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/dietary-guidance/dietary-reference-intakes/dri-tables

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