4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

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2. Pregancy Lactation Infancy (0-12 months) Toddler (1-3 years) Preschool (3+ years) School-aged Teen-aged Adults Older Adults (50+ years) The Life Cycles 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

3. Nutritional Needs Increase calories based upon your Doctor’s recommendations. Increase water, folic acid, calcium, iron and fiber. Reduce sodium. Foods to Avoid Avoid caffeine, alcohol, uncooked hot dogs, luncheon meats, soft cheeses, refrigerated meat spreads, refrigerated smoked seafood, raw milk. No more than two meals per week of fish high in mercury. Pregancy 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

4. Lactation • Foods to Avoid • Eat no more than two meals per week of fish high in mercury. • Nutritional Needs • Increase water, calcium, protein, folic acid. • Increase calories based upon body weight. 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

5. Infancy (0-12 months) • Foods to Avoid • Avoid honey or corn syrup. • Beware of choking risks. • Eat no more than two meals per week of fish high in mercury. • Withhold juice until 6 months of age. • Need whole milk for infants up to two years of age. • Nutritional Needs • Breastfeeding is recommended. • When breastfeeding, use Vitamin D supplements. • Increase iron if formula feeding. • Mom needs Vitamin K supplements. • Baby cereal introduced at 4 months of age. • Table food introduced at 8 months of age. 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

6. Toddler (1-3 years) • Foods to Avoid • Eat no more than two meals per week of fish high in mercury. • No hot dogs, nuts, seeds, chunks of meat or cheese, whole grapes, hard, gooey, or sticky candy, popcorn, chunks or peanut butter, raw vegetables, raisins, or chewing gum. • No more than 16-24 ounces of milk or 4-6 ounces of juice/day. • Servings should be ¼ size of adults. • Nutritional Needs • Increase iron. • Introduce new flavors and textures in order to increase the variety of foods. • Increase self-feeding. This becomes an important developmental milestone. 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

7. Preschool (3+ years) • Nutritional Needs • Need same variety of foods as adults but in smaller proportions. • Serve about 2/3 of a serving. • Entice them with foods that are bright in color, to make it more appealing. • Encourage children to try new foods. • Foods to Avoid • Eat no more than two meals per week of fish high in mercury. 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

8. Nutritional Needs Balanced diet Three servings of dairy daily Daily activity based on age, health, body size Foods to Avoid High-sugar snacks Fatty foods School-aged 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

9. Nutritional Needs Eat more carbohydrates. Females need more calcium and iron. Foods to Avoid Avoid fried and saturated fats, excessive salt and sugars. Teens 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

10. Nutritional Needs Follow dietary guidelines for Americans. Foods to Avoid Avoid excessive weight gain and high calorie foods. Adults 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

11. Older Adults (50+ years) • Nutritional Needs • More vitamin B6, B12, and vitamin D and calcium. • Follow dietary guideline daily. • Foods to Avoid • Eat no more than two meals per week of fish high in mercury. • No unpasteurized cheese, raw fish, raw milk, soft cheese, lightly cooked egg, raw meat or poultry or raw sprouts. 4.02A Keep on Track with Good Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle